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For credit unions, mechanics, insurers and local businesses

Our buyers ask us who to use.
We’d like to say your name.

Every event, hundreds of local buyers and 50+ private sellers come through our lot, and they ask us where to get financing, an inspection, insurance, or repairs. We partner with a few local businesses we can point them to.

Let's talk partnership See who's already asking for you
Hundreds
of private sellers helped
650+
buyers walked the lot at our last event
50+
vehicles per event
Real demand

People already ask us who they should use.

Every event, the same questions come to our table. Right now we don't have good answers for most of them.

BuyerCan I finance a car I'm buying from a private seller?
BuyerWhere can I get the car inspected before I buy it?
SellerDo you know a good mechanic?
SellerShould I fix this before I sell my car?
BuyerHow do I get insurance before driving the car home?

We'd rather connect them with trusted local businesses.

These aren't ad impressions. Every person asking is in the middle of buying or selling a car.

We don't just know people are coming. We know what they're shopping for. 46% want an SUV, 33% a sedan. 71% plan to spend under $10,000. 30% plan to spend $10,000 or more.

From more than 1,000 buyer RSVPs across our events.

Hundreds of sellers

This is what a sale looks like here.

Ricardo and his buyer holding an I sold it in 3 minutes sign
3 minutes
Jeffrey and his wife holding an I sold it in 4 minutes sign with their Subaru Forester
4 minutes
A seller holding an I sold it in 1 hour sign with her Honda Crosstour
1 hour
A seller holding an I sold it in 1 hour sign with his Chevrolet Volt
1 hour
A seller holding an I sold it in 7 hours sign with his Ford Ranger
7 hours
A seller holding an I sold it in 9 minutes sign with their BMW X5
9 minutes
A seller holding an I sold it in 1 weekend sign with his Chrysler Pacifica
1 weekend
A seller holding an I sold it in 31 minutes sign with their Honda Accord
31 minutes
A seller holding an I sold it in 2 hours sign with their Toyota Yaris
2 hours
A seller holding an I sold it in 2 hours sign with her Toyota Corolla
2 hours
A couple holding an I sold it in 3 hours sign with their red Mazda CX-5
3 hours
A seller holding an I sold it in 26 minutes sign with their Honda Fit
26 minutes
A seller and his buyer holding an I sold it in 31 minutes sign with a Honda Odyssey
31 minutes
A seller holding an I sold it in 7 hours sign with her BMW 3 Series
7 hours
A seller holding an I sold it in 1 weekend sign with his white Kia Soul
1 weekend
A seller holding an I sold it in 1 weekend sign with his blue Volkswagen Passat
1 weekend

Every one of them was a private seller with one car. Every buyer needed something next.

Who we partner with

Four kinds of partners.

Tap the one closest to what you do. It pre-fills the form below.

Financing

Credit unions, community banks and lenders.

The need: buyers who want a private-party loan and don't know where to start.

Partner in financing

Automotive Service

Mechanics, inspection shops, tire shops, detailers, body shops.

The need: pre-purchase inspections, seller prep work, and the repairs that follow a sale.

Partner in service

Insurance & Protection

Insurance agents, warranty and service-contract providers, roadside assistance.

The need: coverage the day a buyer drives the car home.

Partner in protection

Community Partners

Employers, organizations and automotive businesses that want to give their community a safer local way to buy and sell a car.

The need: your people buy and sell cars too, and most of them still do it in a parking lot with a stranger.

Bring CAF to your people
What you get

Every car sale creates work for someone nearby.

No packages, no tiers, no logo on a flyer. We want our community to actually use your business. Here's what that means for each kind of partner.

A credit union or lender

  • When they ask: buyers who ask us how to finance a private-party car get your name.
  • Before the event: a mention in our buyer emails, so people can get prequalified before they come.
  • On the lot: a table at the event, talking to buyers before they pick a car.

A mechanic, detailer or body shop

  • When they ask: buyers who want a pre-purchase inspection, and sellers who want a car looked at, get your name.
  • Before the event: a mention in our seller emails, when they're getting a car ready for the lot.
  • On the lot: a table at the event, where buyers are deciding whether a car is worth it.

An insurance agent

  • When they ask: buyers who need coverage to drive the car home get your name.
  • Before the event: a mention in our buyer emails, so they line up coverage ahead of time.
  • On the lot: a table at the event, on the day people actually need a policy.

An employer or community group

  • For your people: a safer local way to buy and sell a car, with event details ready for you to share.
  • On the lot: a table at the event if you want to be there in person.
  • In return: you tell your people it exists. That's it.

One rule for everyone: sales close off the lot, between the buyer and the seller. Partners help people get ready for that moment and take care of what comes after it.

Why this works

Meet customers when the need actually happens.

A Google ad reaches people who might need you someday. Everyone on this lot is buying or selling a car this weekend.

Let's talk

Want to be the name we say?

Tell us about your business. We'll reach out within two business days to see whether there's a fit for an upcoming event. No commitment on either side until we've talked.

Prefer email? info@chicagolandautofair.com

We reply personally. No newsletters, no automated pitches.

Got it. Thank you.

We'll read this and reach out within two business days to talk about where your business fits.

The Chicagoland Auto Fair team