The National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD) and IHS Automotive, part of IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) and a leading source of critical information and insight to the global automotive industry, will be joined by actress, model and TV personality Dariany Santana to kick off the first 2016 Diversity Volume Leadership Awards (DVL Awards) preceding the North American International Auto Show.
Dariany Santana will leverage her talent and TV correspondent experience to serve as a celebrity host for the Diversity Volume Leadership Awards. As the host, Santana will honor and give recognition to nominees that are driving sales with multicultural consumers. In addition to having over 10 years of on-camera and hosting experience, Santana also runs her own blog and co-runs a Cuban café. She is an influencer, a leader and entrepreneur. She also has a passion for providing relevant content for multicultural audiences.
The Diversity Volume Leadership Awards will precede the North American International Auto Show on Sunday, January 10, 2016. The invitation-only awards program, reception and dinner will take place from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in Room 410-A at Cobo Center in Detroit.
One of the premier industry events, the DVL Awards will annually celebrate segment leaders. It is the only event of its kind focused on multicultural automotive buyers.
Of the top industry honors presented to automotive manufacturers, nominees for the DVL Awards have demonstrated the highest new vehicle registrations with ethnic, women and millennial consumers. New vehicle registration data from IHS Automotive has been used to determine the nominees based on 2015 model year actual U.S. personal new vehicle registration volumes (October 2014 through September 2015). This year’s awards are based on an analysis of more than 13 million personal new vehicle registrations.
The Diversity Volume Leadership Awards would not be possible without the generous sponsorship from the following organizations:
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CORPORATE SPONSORS
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EVENT SPONSORS
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MEDIA SPONSORS
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Cox Automotive
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American Honda
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Black Enterprise
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Ford Motor Company
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BMW/ Mini of North America
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Latino Magazine
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General Motors
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
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Nissan of North America
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Hyundai Motor Company
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Shinola Detroit
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Kia Motors America
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Toyota Motor Sales
Volkswagen Group of America
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Mercedes-Benz, LLC
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Connect with DVL Awards:
Hashtag: #DVLawards and #DVLawards2016
Website: www.namad.org and www.ihs.com/automotive
Twitter: twitter.com/NAMAD_USA
Facebook: facebook.com/NAMAD_USA-468806139894019
Eventbrite: eventbrite.com/e/automotive-diversity-volume-leadership-awards-tickets 19899329430
About The National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers
The National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers’ (NAMAD) objective is to pursue the meaningful presence and participation of minority businesses and diverse employees across all aspects of the automotive economic sector, including:
- Increasing the number of minority-owned dealerships in communities across America.
- Advocating workplace and supplier diversity in the automotive manufacturing environment.
- Supporting minority engagement in the automotive retail sales and service sectors.
We are committed to developing strategic relationships and advocating for the advancement of business policies and practices that ensure diversity and economic parity remain a priority in all aspects of the American automotive industry.
NAMAD is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area. For information on National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers visit: www.namad.org
