The mission of the national independent automobile dealers association, the only national not-for-profit organization representing the independent motor vehicle industry, is to promote, educate and advance the independent motor vehicle dealer by: accumulating, processing, and disseminating information relative to the motor vehicle industry; developing, compiling, and providing to the consumer, information which will promote a better understanding of the independent motor vehicle dealers' place in the economy; providing relevant information to regulatory and lawmaking bodies so that they may have a better understanding of the possible effects of proposed LAWS, rules and regulations on the consumer and the motor vehicle industry; assisting in the promotion and organization of local, state or regional independent motor vehicle dealer associations; and anticipating, recognizing and responding to current and future issues and needs of the independent motor vehicle industry and the consumer