Apr 13, 2021 Wes Lutz says his dealership sells lots of Jeeps. Despite stepped-up electric-vehicle efforts of many automakers, his customers aren’t particularly interested in EVs. ‘Thoughtfulness’ a Job Requirement for NADA Chairman “You have to realize you are representing 17,000 dealers, and your view on a particular topic is not necessarily NADA’s,” says Wes Lutz, the trade group’s 2018 chairman. Veteran car dealer Wes Lutz speaks his mind more times than not. After nearly 45 years in the auto industry, he knows it well. He’s expressive in voicing opinions as an auto retailer who’s been around. But as the 2018 National Automobile Dealers Assn. chairman, Lutz offers talking points on discretion to Paul Walser, who assumes the trade group’s chairmanship.