Over the past one hundred years, franchised dealers have literally changed the landscape of Texas. Opening the state’s 267,277 square miles to every citizen and making Texas a better place in the process.

The state is widely populated because of the availability of vehicles and service in 190 counties and 300 Texas towns. Without new car and truck dealers Texas wouldn’t be…well, Texas.

Of the many families who own and operate Texas dealerships, several date back to the very beginning of the vehicle retail industry. Some who started selling cars from buggy shops, hardware stores and feed stores. Those dealers decided in 1916 to form an Association to represent their interests. TADA today proudly represents over 1300 new car and truck dealerships with in excess of 90,000 employees, all serving Texas.

Virtually every Texan needs private transportation to travel to purchase food, medicine, clothing and every other necessity of their daily lives. Texas business and industry would come to a standstill without franchised dealers to sell and service their vehicles.

Dealers provide essential transportation to their customers while at the same time serving as a vital economic force for Texas and are the leading community volunteers in cities throughout the state.

Still primarily home-owned and home-operated, as they have been for over a century, Texas franchised dealers working together through TADA and their metropolitan associations are essential to the very fabric of Texas and of America.