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William Perkins
President, Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA)
Merollis Chevrolet
Sales & Service
Bill Perkins
President, Perkins Automotive Group
President, Detroit Auto Dealers Association
On October 13, 2009, Bill Perkins becomes the 102nd president of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA), one of the nation’s largest and most influential dealer organizations.
Perkins is president of the Bill Perkins Automotive Group, which operates Taylor Chevrolet of Taylor, Merollis Chevrolet of Eastpointe, and Jim Bradley Pontiac-Buick-GMC of Ann Arbor.
During his automotive retailing career, Perkins has been active on dealer councils, having served as a member of the GM National Dealer Council and the GM Minority Dealer Advisory Committee; a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers; and president of the GM Minority Dealers Association. He currently serves as a member of the GM Assessment Committee, which evaluates candidates for the GM Minority Dealer Training Program. He is also a member of the advisory committee of the DADA Charitable Foundation Fund, a fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.
Perkins began his automotive career with GM’s Pontiac Motor Division. After 14 years with the automaker, Perkins enrolled in the Dealer Development Academy, purchasing his first dealership in 1988 and a second dealership in 1993, which have subsequently been sold. The current franchises were added to the Perkins Automotive Group in 1998, 2001, and 2005, respectively.
Perkins is a graduate of Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, with a minor in Economics.
Jim Seavitt
Vice President
Village Ford, Inc.
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Bob Shuman
Treasurer/Secretary
Shuman Chrysler Jeep
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Rod Alberts
Executive Director
Detroit Auto Dealers Association
Executive Director
North American International Auto Show |
1990-Present Rod Alberts is executive director of the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA), an organization that represents more than 221 domestic and import new car and truck dealers in Southeast Michigan. Alberts is also executive director of the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Alberts’ duties as DADA executive director include representing dealers’ business interests at the state and federal levels, industry representation, communications, community relations, and educational and charitable endeavors such as Courageous Persuaders, a scholarship competition for high school students focusing on the dangers of underage drinking, and the DADA Charitable Foundation Fund, a fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan that provides support to nonprofit organizations that benefit the lives of children and youth in southeast Michgian. As the executive director of the NAIAS, Alberts manages all aspects of auto show operations. Highlights of the 2010 NAIAS include: 146 exhibits; 37 worldwide and North American introductions of new vehicles; media attendance of 4,536 from 63 countries; and Charity Preview, the opening night ceremony, raised $2.1 million for 12 Detroit-area children’s charities, which includes the Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation Fund, a fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. In the last 10 years alone, these charitable programs have raised $56 million. Alberts is currently a resident of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri. In addition to his duties at the DADA, Alberts is a member of the Executive Committee of the Metro Detroit Visitors and Convention Bureau; is a member of the Board of Directors of the Motor Cities Automobile National Heritage Area; serves on the Board of Directors for The Parade Company; serves on the Steering Committee of the Harold E. LeMay Museum; serves on the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference Committee; served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan (2005-2006); and in 2002, served as President of the Automotive Trade Association Executives (ATAE), an affiliation of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). Professional affiliations include the American Society of Association Executives, Automotive Press Association, Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) Founder’s Society, Detroit Economic Club, Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Michigan Society of Association Executives. In 2008, Alberts was inducted into the Macomb County Hall of Fame by Michigan’s Macomb Foundation Board of Trustees, in recognition of “outstanding contributions to the lives of our citizens.” In 1995, Alberts was selected as one of Crain’s Detroit Business, “Metro Detroit’s Brightest and Best Under the Age of 40." |
