NAAA Milestone History
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1938   J. M. "Martin" Rawls held the first auto auction
1948   C. B. Drake assembles auto auctioneers and founds NAAPA*
1954   Name is changed from NAAPA to simply NAAA
1955   Auction Insurance Company began providing insurance to auctioneers
1962   NAAA produces first promotional brochure
1963   Chrysler's first ever "buy-back" sale of rental and company cars via auto auction is held
1968   NAAA 20th Anniversary
1971   First published NAAA directory
1978   NAAA's 30th Anniversary is held in Toronto, Canada
1986   NAAA helps "Truth in Mileage Act" become law
1988   NAAA's 40th Anniversary
1989   Headquarters are moved to Frederick, Maryland
1992   "Anti-Car Theft Act" pushed forward via the NAAA
1996   NAAA.com is launched, featuring auction-to-auction e-mailing
1998   50th Anniversary of the NAAA, 60th Anniversary of the auto auction industry
2002   NAAA Recommended Water/Flood Damage Policy is approved
2004   NAAA Recommended Title Warranty Policy is approved
2005   Scholastic Foundation awards first scholarships
2006   NAAA adopts Vehicle Condition Grading Scale and Arbitration Policy
2007   Scholastic Foundation is renamed the NAAA Warren Young, Sr. Scholastic Foundation, Inc.
2008   60th Anniversary of the NAAA, 70th Anniversary of the auto auction industry
2009   Electronic Condition Report and National Arbitration Policy: In-Lane and Online approved
2010   Wholesale Certification Standard is developed

2011

  NAAA Dynamic Leadership Institute