New Job in Car Sales?
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My roommate worked at a dealership for two days... The second day, they stole two sales from him by having him paged for no reason, then yelled at him for not getting any sales. He flipped them off, and left, thusly. It's a very cut-throat job, to say the least, unfortunatly. =/ Such is the case with most any automotive job, though.
Anyone have any insight into the wonderful world of car sales? (Mazda isnt hiring ha ha)[/QUOTE]
Well I have a few friends who do, and they love it. One of my friends just started 2 months ago. His first month was reall shaky only selling like 5 cars for the entire month. He thought that it wasn't for him, but he decided to learn more and change his approach with people. His second month he sold 19 cars and made over 6 thousand dollars with Mazda. So if your gonna do it I'd say make sure there minimum bi-weekly payment is good for you for at least the first few months, down here in VA some dealerships only pay $750 bi-weekly which sux considering housing and rent prices are off the charts right now. Good Luck!
Well I have a few friends who do, and they love it. One of my friends just started 2 months ago. His first month was reall shaky only selling like 5 cars for the entire month. He thought that it wasn't for him, but he decided to learn more and change his approach with people. His second month he sold 19 cars and made over 6 thousand dollars with Mazda. So if your gonna do it I'd say make sure there minimum bi-weekly payment is good for you for at least the first few months, down here in VA some dealerships only pay $750 bi-weekly which sux considering housing and rent prices are off the charts right now. Good Luck!
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The Mazda dealerships are never hiring sales. 
I sold cars for a few months and (not to say this about every dealership), but hey were very greedy, would steal your sales, pushy, and VERY chauvanistic. They ended up firing me for a stOOpid EX-friend saying he was concerned about my co-workers bringing hand guns, shot guns, and rifles to work even though I had no problem with it because I own/shoot guns!!! :mad:
Oh well...
I sold cars for a few months and (not to say this about every dealership), but hey were very greedy, would steal your sales, pushy, and VERY chauvanistic. They ended up firing me for a stOOpid EX-friend saying he was concerned about my co-workers bringing hand guns, shot guns, and rifles to work even though I had no problem with it because I own/shoot guns!!! :mad:
Oh well...
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Well, there you go. =) An hour and a half to drive to a job I love is rough enough, I just plain wouldn't do it for a job I hate. Hehee.
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My hubby's been considering that line of work also. We met a great guy who works at a Mazda/Subbie dealership down the road from us so I don't know if he'd have the trouble of stealing sales and all. But, right now he's driving an hour + to a job that he hates 80% of the time.
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Thanks for the tip but that's a bit of a commute from B'more. 
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The car sales field is a huge area where 'churn-and-burn' is very common; there's a LOT of turnover. At some of the places close to me, you could stand at the edge of the lot and wait, and within the hour, someone will have left, and there'll be a new position opening, surely. Hehe. Seems there'd probably be a reason for that. But then again, Manchester is HORRIBLE for it's car dealerships; Most of them have nothing but assholes for employees, unfortunatly.
Yeah I know its going to be cut throat. I probably wouldnt do it forever. I do need to make the same amount of money I do where I am now though. (its not like I make a whole ton of money)
Ideally I would like to be a welder or machinist (scratch) what the hell happened.
Ideally I would like to be a welder or machinist (scratch) what the hell happened.
Persoanlly I would stay as far away from car sales as possible. If you like one of the most cuthroat forms of commission sales I have ever seen with crappier hours than retail and low pay during the slow times then by all means go for it. But if you want something that is somewhat stable in pay and you don't have to continuously watch your back then go in to something else. Take in mind that this is coming from someone who works commission retail sales for a living and has run a commission sales floor for 9 years as a manager.
Just some of the stories my current boss tells me about what they used to do on car lots pisses me off and convinces me that the reputation car salesmen have is well deserved.
Just some of the stories my current boss tells me about what they used to do on car lots pisses me off and convinces me that the reputation car salesmen have is well deserved.
Here is the ad cut and pasted, I am going to call them on my lunch break. ha ha
Employment / Jobs / Full Time - HELP WANTED FT - Belknap Subaru We currently have one opening in our sales department. If you are aggressive, hard working and reliable, looking to make between $35,000 and $50,000. In your first year, then look no further. Our new vehicle sales are up 31% over last year, and we are still growing! With the introduction of the all-new 2005 Legacy and Outback models, Subaru is ready to explode in the US market. Our vehicles and core technology make us one of the hottest brands on the market today. If you're looking for a ground floor opportunity in auto sales, this is it. We offer a base salary, generous commissions with performance bonuses, a complete benefits package and a matching 401k plan. For a confidential interview please call Chuck Rocha @ 1-800-358-4029
Employment / Jobs / Full Time - HELP WANTED FT - Belknap Subaru We currently have one opening in our sales department. If you are aggressive, hard working and reliable, looking to make between $35,000 and $50,000. In your first year, then look no further. Our new vehicle sales are up 31% over last year, and we are still growing! With the introduction of the all-new 2005 Legacy and Outback models, Subaru is ready to explode in the US market. Our vehicles and core technology make us one of the hottest brands on the market today. If you're looking for a ground floor opportunity in auto sales, this is it. We offer a base salary, generous commissions with performance bonuses, a complete benefits package and a matching 401k plan. For a confidential interview please call Chuck Rocha @ 1-800-358-4029
There was a really good article posted here about car sales. I think it was Edmunds or another magazine sent on of their reporters to get jobs in different dealerships. He gave a day by day account on his experience. It was good reading and very enlightening about the scams the stealerships pull and how they treat the sales people. I will try to locate it.
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Hey, I used to work as a switchboard operator at their Gaithersburg/Germantown location. I liked it there pretty much, they wanted to put me in sales at first but I am NOT a salesperson - I have no sales skills at all, LOL! Anyway, it was good working there, come to think of it I can't remember why I left... (doh)imjustagirl said:I work for Mazda/Mitsubishi. Our Mazda sales dept is hiring.But at any rate, my .02 is this. Most importantly, make sure the pay plan is good. You dont want to live off of a "monthly draw" Make sure they offer a decent base salary. Most car manufacturers will offer cash "spiffs" Mitsubishi gives you 75 bucks for each car you sell on top of the commission from the dealership and your base salary. So, depending on the dealerships policy, you can make alot of money. Secondly, dont really make friends with anyone else in the sales department. They are all there for one reason. Thirdly, find a dealership that has set pricing so you dont have to haggle over the price of the car. That makes it alot easier. I've been doing this car dealership thing for about 6 years now so I've gotten wise to the game. This is where I work...
www.fitzmall.com
I'm aiming for a place at our Clearwater Florida store in the near future.
Can be a fun job if you like cars adn people. My dad's been selling Fords for ten years now and really likes it. (the guy could literally sell refrigerators to Eskimos(Inuit)) Anyway it will take some time to start doing well so be prepared to have a few off months. From my experience in seeing the people that work around my dad (in small town BTW) it takes a few years to really hit your stride. In a larger metropolis, were repeat sales aren't as important it probably won't take nearly as long.
However you'll really start doing well once you start getting repeat buyers and contacts set up. This is how the business can be so cut throat, the old timers don't give up there contacts/sales and will certainly fight you for new ones also. You will have to serve some time as low person on the totem pole and you will have sales "stolen" from you by senior sales people (just like any sales position) Depending on how you roll with the punches you shoudl do ok, especially as you already have sales exp. If you want to sell Subbies, like the dealership, and are ready for a little while of lower income, go for it.
However you'll really start doing well once you start getting repeat buyers and contacts set up. This is how the business can be so cut throat, the old timers don't give up there contacts/sales and will certainly fight you for new ones also. You will have to serve some time as low person on the totem pole and you will have sales "stolen" from you by senior sales people (just like any sales position) Depending on how you roll with the punches you shoudl do ok, especially as you already have sales exp. If you want to sell Subbies, like the dealership, and are ready for a little while of lower income, go for it.
Yeah, I read the Edmunds article. The reporter got an undercover job as a car salesman. At the interview when the guy asked why he wanted to work there, he said he wanted to sell cars and make a lot of money. The money part grabbed the interviewers attention because for you to make a lot of money, they of course also make even more money. That was at one of those high pressure sales places. It was different at the no-haggle place and the Lexus dealership which he wasn't hired at.
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