September 18, 2024

The association’s website, www.CATA.info is CATA’s membership resource portal. It is intended to be an information clearinghouse exclusively for new-car dealerships. With the simple click of a mouse, www.CATA.info provides the necessary information, forms and tools to make your dealership operations more efficient. CATA members have exclusive access to all of the resources and information available on the site.

Charities and civic organizations know that Chicagoland new-car dealers are an integral part of their communities and are often deeply involved in charitable causes.

DriveChicago.com, a significant complimentary benefit to all CATA dealer members, recently launched a completely redesigned website. As before, the primary mission of DriveChicago.com is to capture in-market vehicle shoppers and deliver them to CATA member dealers. Ancillary to that is advancing CATA marketing initiatives like BBQ for the Troops, the Chicago Auto Show and Chicago Drives Electric.

The CATA headquarters building, dedicated in 1997, has grown to become the focal point of meetings and training for the association’s 600-plus members. Line associations, area dealer associations, manufacturers, our allied members and zone personnel find the facility’s six main conference areas to be meeting-friendly and the building location easily accessible from anywhere in the greater Chicago area.

The CATA has strong and longstanding relationships in both local and state governmental bodies. However, to continue this effort, we must work together on an annual basis to maintain, strengthen and expand those relationships in legislative and regulatory affairs. One of the main reasons for the strong relationships is the great support CATPAC/NADA PAC has been able to provide our legislative team. To that end, it is of vital importance that we maintain that support in the upcoming years.

The CATA is pleased to announce a new partnership with SESCO Management Consultants. Since 1945, SESCO has been providing professional human resource consulting services to clients throughout the country, with a rich history in the automotive industry and labor relations. SESCO’s professional staff, field consultants and in-house employment attorneys are dedicated to providing CATA members with timely, practical human resource consulting services and information dealers need to effectively compete in today’s marketplace.

Each CATA member is entitled to a limited amount of general legal advice from the association’s general counsel, Dennis O’Keefe. Dennis has extensive experience in the automotive industry, dealer line associations and manufacturer relations, as well as state and local government.

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