The unified voice of Northeast Ohio's franchised dealers.
For nearly a century, NOADA has represented the dealerships that employ your neighbors, sponsor local teams, and keep Northeast Ohio moving — with advocacy, training, market data, and consumer trust.
Two ways in
NOADA is your association.
Membership, advocacy, compliance, training, and events that protect your franchise and grow your store.
Explore Membership → For Car BuyersBuy with confidence.
Find a trusted member dealer, learn why a franchised dealer protects you, and get help with a dispute.
Find a Dealer →Need the BMV? We operate the Akron BMV (Agency 7731). For registration, plates, REAL ID & titles routing, visit AkronBMV.com.
About the agency →Membership pays for itself.
Dealers join NOADA for a unified voice with regulators, real savings through endorsed partners, and resources that are hard to assemble alone.
Advocacy that protects your franchise
We track and shape legislation and regulation at the state and federal level — franchise law, titling, advertising rules, and more.
See our advocacy →Compliance you can actually use
Our public Compliance Hub breaks down the FTC Safeguards Rule, advertising rules, temp-tag requirements, and Ohio's e-title fee in plain language.
Open the hub →Training for every role
Live seminars and webinars plus an on-demand library, with a NextGen track for emerging dealership leaders.
Explore education →The most-cited read on Northeast Ohio's vehicle market.
Each month, NOADA publishes new-vehicle registration and market-share data dealers use to benchmark, journalists cite, and nobody else produces at this local depth.
*Illustrative figure for layout — pending NOADA verification.
Chart shown for layout. Live AUTO KNOW releases publish as indexable HTML + downloadable datasets.
Find a trusted member dealer.
Browse member dealerships across Summit, Cuyahoga, Medina, Portage, and Wayne counties. A NOADA member is a franchised, factory-authorized store accountable to our Code of Ethics.
Add your voice. Join the association built for Northeast Ohio dealers.
Frequently asked questions
What is NOADA?
The Northeast Ohio Automobile Dealers Association, a nonprofit trade association founded in 1927 that represents the region's franchised new-vehicle dealers in Akron and the surrounding counties.
Is NOADA the same as the Akron BMV?
No. NOADA is the trade association; it also operates the Akron BMV (Ohio Deputy Registrar Agency 7731) as a separate public-facing service with its own website, AkronBMV.com, and its own phone line.
How is NOADA different from OADA?
The Ohio Automobile Dealers Association (OADA) is the statewide body; NOADA is the regional association focused specifically on Northeast Ohio, with local market data, local advocacy, and local events.
How do I join NOADA?
Franchised dealers can join online; vendors who serve dealers can apply for associate membership.
Where is NOADA located?
688 Wolf Ledges Parkway, Akron, Ohio 44311.