How to Join the CPA Auto Dealer Consultants Association (CADCA)

Joining CADCA is the best decision you can make to promote your firm’s auto dealership accounting and consulting services.

• Affiliation with a Premier Association: Become a CADCA member and show your clients that your firm belongs to an organization of highly experienced professionals dedicated to serving the unique needs and demands of the auto dealership industry.
• Network with Those in the Know: From ListServ postings to joining a committee or attending a conference, CADCA members enjoy a number of opportunities to discuss ideas and other current issues facing the auto dealer clients with peers.
• Exclusive Membership: In general, each member firm holds the exclusive territorial rights of membership in its Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Annual dues are determined in part by the number and size of the MSA of the member firm.
  
  Please contact Patrick Pruett, CADCA Executive Director at 800-231-2524 or email patrick@the-apa.com to determine if your firm is eligible for membership prior to submitting your application.
• Access to Marketing Services: CADCA members exchange many marketing concepts and share materials to help develop, grow and promote their firm’s auto dealership service niche.
• Certified Automotive Financial Manager (CAFM): A turnkey training certification program designed and taught exclusively by the members of the CPA Auto Dealer Consultants Association to dealership controllers, office managers, and CFOs of auto dealers in their area. CAFM sets a distinction of excellence in the field of accounting and operational management in the auto dealer industry through comprehensive qualification, training and examination.
• Continuing Education & Professional Development: Members stay current with regulations and other important issues facing auto dealers through CADCA’s ListServ (electronic e-mail bulletin board system) as well as the annual niche building conference and industry roundtables.

• $1,800 annual membership dues (based on territorial structure). Contact Patrick Pruett, CADCA Executive Director for more information ~ patrick@the-apa.com
• $1,500 one-time enrollment fee
• $1,000 CAFM licensing fee (optional)

  Download a membership application (PDF)