For Immediate Release: May 5, 2008

McLean, Va. – Automotive Retailing Today (ART), a coalition of major automobile manufacturers and dealer organizations, installed William H. Bradshaw of Greer, SC as its new chairman during its April board meeting. Bradshaw succeeds Carter Myers of Charlottesville, VA, who has served as chairman since 2006. Bradshaw brings three decades of experience and leadership to the role of ART chairman.

Bradshaw is a past chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, a past president of the Greer Dealers Association and the Greenville Dealers Motor Mile Association and is a member of the board of the South Carolina Dealers Association. He is president of Bradshaw Automotive Group, operating Chevrolet, Cadillac, Pontiac, Buick, GMC, and HUMMER franchises in Greer, SC, Honda, Acura, Infiniti and Saturn franchises in Greenville, SC, and Saturn franchises in Spartanburg, SC and Asheville, NC.

"ART is an established resource for journalists and is recognized as a source of unbiased industry data,” noted Bradshaw. “I look forward to building on the impressive foundation that’s been established over the last ten years. ART’s work benefits the entire auto industry by creating a better understanding of our retailing operations and attracting qualified people to dealership careers.”

Newly-elected officers on the ART board include: Vice Chairman Dianne Craig, Ford Dealer Relations Manager; Secretary/Treasurer Irv Miller, Toyota Group Vice President Corporate Communications; and At-Large Members Susan Garontakos, General Motors Manager, Dealer/Field communications and Annemarie Pender, Honda Senior Public Affairs Specialist. Denise Patton-Pace continues as the organization’s vice president/executive director.

ART is known for researching the attitudes and perceptions of consumers and journalists regarding the auto purchasing experience and its efforts in growing a quality, qualified auto retailing workforce. For more information about ART or related programming, visit www.autoretailing.org.