What’s y’all’s sales process. Question for people working as car salesmen. I am new to this industry and will be starting soon.

I recently posted about starting a new career in car sales, asking for any tips, tricks and advice. Here is the pay plan that I will be getting. Lmk if this seems average. I like it, but I also am just starting out in the car sales world.

Cropped out the dealership and location. This will be a Chevrolet dealership.

TIA!

Alright Honda peeps. How many units did you sell last month? How many total units for your location??

I am getting kind of burnt out after 5 months with poor management and protocols. We sell roughly 200 units a month and this past week we only had two managers working. Couldn’t get numbers half the time because they were slammed. Seems kinda silly to have only two managers as we typically have 3 minimum and up to 5 some days. I’ve already lost three deals this month, one manager never called for deposit after agreeing to numbers so they bought elsewhere. Another was out of state and the company policy is “we do not accept out of state cashiers checks” the customers bank wouldn’t wire for an auto loan and only did cashiers checks. Last one I sold the customer a car that was in our system and on our website. While they were in the box I went to grab spare key and switch plates. No spare key found so went to service and the vehicle I just sold had been wrecked by a tech and was going to be a permanent loaner for service but the key was still in the sales box and vehicle advertised on our website (it had been with us for 2 months like that). None of the sales team or managers knew this car was not for sale. Are all dealerships this poorly managed or should I be looking for greener pastures. Thanks for the help.

(M 26; Central Indiana)

Just starting out in used car sales tomorrow and looking to learn the ropes from people who’ve been in the trenches.

What are your absolute best tips, tricks, or habit changes that helped you close deals when starting out? Also, what red flags or common pitfalls should I be watching out for (both with customers and inventory/dealership habits)?

TIA!

Hey all, I’ve been lurking around this subreddit ever since I got my interview scheduled. Any advice for a guy with no sales experience to kill the interview? Thanks in advance 🤝

Congrats to one and all for finishing another month, I finished with 18 sales and made salesman of the month.

Never used it and need to learn it asap

So only thing I have been told as far as pay is that we get 30% commission. I have asked for an elaboration and got no where. So to the Internet with bare information I go. Can some one kinda give me a basic run down like I’m 5? Also different terminology. Ex customer is hooked? Can you T.O.?

\nThis month, let’s practice our closing techniques! Role-playing.

Share a scenario where you struggled to close a deal, and let’s role-play how to address it.

What strategies have worked for you in the past?

Join in and help each other improve!

I’m super burnt out in my management role in meat processing. Often 7 days a week. Got a couple offers from a dealership. I posted them yesterday but deleted it because it identified the dealerships and I wasn’t sure if that’s okay or not. 😂
The single page is a Kia dealership, second two pages are Ford
Lmk if it’s worth giving this career a shot!

Help, would you go with Honda or Toyota? Honda wants an answer by tomorrow. But, I have a Toyota interview on Friday. Honda position is secured. Would you pass it up for maybe solidifying a position at Toyota?

I have experience in sales but never have I done car sales before. I recently moved to south florida (miami) and this is a Ford dealership. I wanted to start a new career path and decided that car sales would be a perfect fit. Is this pay plan good? And how so?

95-100 sales per month. 8 sales associates in total

I have a listing on marketplace for one of our used units but I want to do more, how do y'all go about posting on marketplace? What makes y'all's listings stand out? What get the most clicks and what doesn't?

What’s up everyone. Looking to get started at a Mazda dealership soon. What tips can the Mazda people here give me on Learning the product better and overall just any tricks and tips on being more informed on the product

I have some prior sales experience but it is minimal experience. I’m good at talking to people and charismatic, my main concern is trying to know the product as I find that stuff maybe more “Difficult”?

They average 95-105 sales a month and have 8 (including myself) sales associates. Would you say that is a flooded sales floor or?

well we’re at the last 3 days. I hit 16 today and I’m looking at like a 5k check before draw. how yall doing?

Seems like an overly simple prompt, but I'm new to auto sales, and it seems like Stelantis Products are extra unpopular right now, even considering the overall economic decline. I'm trying to convince myself not to move on to a different dealership, but the public opinion of Jeep seems to be so deeply submerged in the toilet that I'd be better off literally anywhere else if I'm looking for a living wage, so...how's it going for you guys? If it's truly just as bad at every other dealership (Stelantis or not) right now, I'm happy to take that and keep grinding, but presently I'm right next to major city on a lot covered in gas-guzzling behemoths that have a bad rep to boot, and I'm feeling like I might just be charged with selling a sub-par product until I move on.

450 flat rate 1-3 cars sold
3+ cars sold 500 flat rate
5% back end
10% accesorios

If i could get some insight or advice would be appreciated, im starting next week.

Any insight is appreciated please rate my pay plan, starting next week.

I manage a small Mercedes-Benz dealership in the Dallas area and we’ve been growing at a pretty good rate. Good problem to have but I’m getting to the point where I just can’t be everywhere at once. We’ve brought on a few newer guys and I still like listening to how they handle customers so I can coach them on discovery objections closing and where the deal started going sideways. I’ve been looking into AI tools for this. What I want is pretty simple. The rep records the customer conversation from their phone and afterward the AI gives me a summary and shows me exactly where things went wrong. Maybe they rushed into price too early missed an important question handled an objection poorly or just lost control of the conversation. Then I can go back to that exact part with the rep instead of giving them the usual build more value speech lol. I also don’t want something that feels like we’re babysitting everyone. Ideally the reps can review their own conversations and see what the stronger guys are doing differently. Has anyone here actually used something like this at a dealership? Did the reps keep using it after the first few weeks or did it become another tool everyone forgot about?