Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association
Advocating for Florida’s
independent dealers.
Your dealership. Your livelihood. Your voice. FIADA works to protect, promote and preserve Florida’s independent automobile industry through advocacy for fair legislation and regulation.
From Tallahassee to Washington, our goal is to help policymakers understand how their decisions affect independent businesses and the customers who depend on them.
A voice for your business
Policy decisions reach your dealership every day.
Licensing. Titles and registration. Vehicle repair. Financing. Compliance. The rules governing our industry influence how you operate, what it costs to do business and how you serve your customers.
FIADA brings the independent dealer perspective to those conversations. Member experiences help explain the practical effects of proposed policies—and why fair, workable rules matter to Florida’s dealerships and communities.
Represent dealer concerns
Bring the challenges facing Florida’s independent dealers into discussions about legislation and regulation.
Support fair policies
Advocate for rules that recognize the realities of independent businesses and support a fair marketplace for dealers and consumers.
Connect members to the process
Encourage dealers to share their experiences, build relationships and participate in decisions affecting our industry.
From Florida to Capitol Hill
Local experience. State and national reach.
Your experience at the dealership helps policymakers understand how a rule works in everyday business. Sharing that perspective is an essential part of advocacy.
In Florida
FIADA’s state advocacy focuses on legislative and regulatory issues affecting independent dealers across Florida.
Member feedback helps identify concerns, inform policy discussions and bring dealership experiences into the conversation in Tallahassee.
On the national stage
FIADA participates alongside NIADA and fellow state associations to bring the independent dealer perspective to federal policy discussions.
Opportunities such as the NIADA National Policy Conference connect dealers with industry colleagues, policymakers and the issues being considered in Washington.
News & legislative developments
Advocacy Updates
Follow the issues affecting Florida’s independent dealers, FIADA’s advocacy efforts and opportunities to make your voice heard.
Help Us Shape the 2027 FIADA Policy Agenda – Your Feedback
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Read MoreCFPB Accountability Bill Advances: An Update for Florida Dealers
Federal oversight matters to independent dealers, particularly when regulatory decisions affect financing, compliance and the cost of doing business. In a September 22, 2026 update,…
Read MoreWhat are you seeing at your dealership?
A recurring title problem, a regulatory burden or an issue affecting your customers may point to a broader concern. Tell FIADA what is happening, how it affects your business and what would help.
Contact us about participating in advocacy efforts or future opportunities to represent Florida’s independent dealers.
Advocacy in action • 2026 recap
FIADA at the NIADA National Policy Conference
September 28–29, 2026 | Washington, D.C.
FIADA leaders joined independent dealers from across the country in Washington to bring our industry’s concerns to Capitol Hill.
The 2026 NIADA National Policy Conference paired policy briefings and preparation with a day of advocacy. Discussions focused on repair access, catalytic converter theft, CFPB accountability and credit-reporting liability reform.
For FIADA, the trip was also an opportunity to listen, exchange experiences and strengthen relationships with colleagues working on many of the same challenges. Between conference sessions and time around the city, our team shared a common purpose: representing Florida’s independent dealers.
Thank you to the FIADA leaders who contributed their time and perspective. Their participation is part of an advocacy effort that continues throughout the year.
The conference’s four national priorities
Right to repair
Support the REPAIR Act and access to the vehicle data and tools needed for independent repair.
Catalytic converter theft
Support the PART Act to address catalytic converter theft.
CFPB accountability
Advance legislation focused on oversight and reform of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Credit-reporting liability
Advance the FCRA Liability Harmonization Act addressing liability under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
These priorities reflect the September 2026 conference agenda. Legislative status and priorities may change.
2026 • FIADA in Washington
The people behind the advocacy.
Conference conversations, connections with fellow dealers and moments together around the city—a look at FIADA’s time in Washington.
