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 →A century, in figures
The numbers behind a century of Northeast Ohio's franchised dealers.
NOADA keeps the ledger on the region's vehicle market — advocacy, training, and the most-cited local data the dealerships that employ your neighbors rely on.
1927
Serving dealers since
Founded in Akron, Ohio
99
Years of local trust
A nonprofit trade association
5
Northeast Ohio counties
Summit · Cuyahoga · Medina · Portage · Wayne
12K+
Jobs supported
Across member dealerships
*Illustrative figure for layout — pending NOADA verification. All charts and tables below are sample data shown for design.
Choose your path
For Dealers & Industry
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 →AUTO KNOW · The region's market data
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 — as indexable HTML and downloadable datasets, not thin PDFs.
New-vehicle registrations
Figure 1 — sample data shown for layout. Live AUTO KNOW releases publish quarterly with sourced figures.
Market-share trend
Figure 2 — sample trend shown for layout, drawn from indexed registration data.
Top makes & county registrations
| Make | Registrations | Market share | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | 4,182 | 18.4% | +3.1% |
| Chevrolet | 3,907 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| Toyota | 3,344 | 14.7% | +4.6% |
| Honda | 2,615 | 11.5% | −0.9% |
| Jeep | 2,108 | 9.3% | −2.2% |
| All others | 6,584 | 28.9% | +1.2% |
| Five-county total | 22,740 | 100% | +1.7% |
Sample data shown for layout. Full AUTO KNOW datasets are downloadable as CSV and cited with sources in each release.
What NOADA does for members
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.
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 →Consumer trust
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.
Common questions
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.
What is AUTO KNOW?
AUTO KNOW is NOADA's market-data program — new-vehicle registration and market-share reporting for Northeast Ohio, published as indexable HTML and downloadable datasets that dealers benchmark against and journalists cite.
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 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.