USU Eastern Automotive Technology: Automotive Organizations

"Established in 1982, AIAG is a not-for-profit association where professionals from a diverse group of stakeholders – including retailers, suppliers of all sizes, automakers, manufacturers, service providers, academia, and government – work collaboratively to streamline industry processes via global standards development & harmonized business practices."

"The ONLY international organization devoted to teachers and trainers of automotive technology and its related fields. NACAT's mission is to promote, update and improve automotive service education. It is the ongoing goal of NACAT to develop and maintain a strong professional organization that will serve the needs of automotive educators in public and private enterprise throughout North America."

"The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy."

"The National Automobile Dealers Association, founded in 1917, represents nearly 16,000 new-car and -truck dealerships, both domestic and international with more than 32,500 franchises. Today, about 90 percent of U.S. new-vehicle dealerships are NADA members. New-car dealers employ about 900,000 people in the United States."

"The United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) was founded in 1992. Its goal is to further strengthen the technology base of the U.S. auto industry through cooperative research and development."