Any car dealership salesman here ?

[Jgresch]

^ paid more for friends or family really?? :s



heres how ours worked....

$Min wage base pay.
$300 flat for new and used no matter what.
Once you break $1000 profit on the car, you get 30% of whatever profit is....
Once you break past whatever your min wage earnings are the for month, you make straight commission.

So If I do 160 hours/month, that is $1440 at $9/hour. So I need to make $1440 comission to break through min wage then actually start making comission.

If you put the time and effort in with follow ups, generate a lot of leads etc. you can make a decent buck. Generally I wouldn't spend any time with low markup cars, I would only advertise the high markup cars and spend a lot of time marketing them and generating leads. I woudl rather only sell 2-3 cars a month with huge comission than 7-8 with a flat.

[blee123]

Originally Posted by cindyy

worked at a used dealer, we had a based commission rate of 350 (if buyout), 450(finance/lease) on each car we sold, if buyer was a friend or family we get paid an extra 100 ontop of the 350/450. no salary.

VSA licensing course was 2days in surrey, and exam was open book i believe.

for the exam, how long do you get to study it for until you have to go write the exam? Do you have to go to any classes before the test at all?

[blee123]

Originally Posted by Jgresch

^ paid more for friends or family really?? :s



heres how ours worked....

$Min wage base pay.
$300 flat for new and used no matter what.
Once you break $1000 profit on the car, you get 30% of whatever profit is....
Once you break past whatever your min wage earnings are the for month, you make straight commission.

So If I do 160 hours/month, that is $1440 at $9/hour. So I need to make $1440 comission to break through min wage then actually start making comission.

If you put the time and effort in with follow ups, generate a lot of leads etc. you can make a decent buck. Generally I wouldn't spend any time with low markup cars, I would only advertise the high markup cars and spend a lot of time marketing them and generating leads. I woudl rather only sell 2-3 cars a month with huge comission than 7-8 with a flat.

which brand did you work for? Would you know how the system for BMW, Benz, Lexus, audi, or Infiniti works?

[Jgresch]

Volvo. And no.
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[falcon]

Originally Posted by Jgresch

^ paid more for friends or family really?? :s



heres how ours worked....

$Min wage base pay.
$300 flat for new and used no matter what.
Once you break $1000 profit on the car, you get 30% of whatever profit is....
Once you break past whatever your min wage earnings are the for month, you make straight commission.

So If I do 160 hours/month, that is $1440 at $9/hour. So I need to make $1440 comission to break through min wage then actually start making comission.

If you put the time and effort in with follow ups, generate a lot of leads etc. you can make a decent buck. Generally I wouldn't spend any time with low markup cars, I would only advertise the high markup cars and spend a lot of time marketing them and generating leads. I woudl rather only sell 2-3 cars a month with huge comission than 7-8 with a flat.

I've heard of this breaking through base pay thing. When I sold bikes it was base + comission. But that had a lot to do with the fact I had many other responsibilities other than just selling bikes. It was $1500/mo base plus %15 straight comission on profit. If the comission was under $100, you would make a $100 flat. Worked out quite nicely expecially selling BMWs.

[falcon]

Originally Posted by blee123

for the exam, how long do you get to study it for until you have to go write the exam? Do you have to go to any classes before the test at all?

The test is during the course at the end. You can not take the test without taking the course.

[blee123]

Originally Posted by falcon

The test is during the course at the end. You can not take the test without taking the course.

thanks for the info ! So how long does it take to finish the course and what time do classes start in the morning?

[blee123]

Originally Posted by falcon

I've heard of this breaking through base pay thing. When I sold bikes it was base + comission. But that had a lot to do with the fact I had many other responsibilities other than just selling bikes. It was $1500/mo base plus %15 straight comission on profit. If the comission was under $100, you would make a $100 flat. Worked out quite nicely expecially selling BMWs.

so you sold BMW bikes but didnt sell BMW cars?

[falcon]

Yes. BMW bikes are not sold in car dealerships!

[falcon]

Originally Posted by blee123

thanks for the info ! So how long does it take to finish the course and what time do classes start in the morning?

You really need to go on the BC Sales Authority website and read. These are all questions that are answered on there.

[blee123]

Originally Posted by falcon

You really need to go on the BC Sales Authority website and read. These are all questions that are answered on there.

thanks for the info, i'll go check out that site

[blee123]

anyone else here wana chime in about your experiences as being a car salesman?

[falcon]

Yeah, it sucks and there is a reason I don't do it anymore. hahaha

[blee123]

Originally Posted by falcon

Yeah, it sucks and there is a reason I don't do it anymore. hahaha

care to explain some negatives about it?

[GG]

i just got into the trade and left GM dealership


whats it like selling honda/nissan/toyota?


would i be better off selling cell phones? wats cell phones commission like?


since i figured its easier to sell a $200-300 product vs $20-30g item

[blee123]

Originally Posted by Tequilabomb

i just got into the trade and left GM dealership


whats it like selling honda/nissan/toyota?


would i be better off selling cell phones? wats cell phones commission like?


since i figured its easier to sell a $200-300 product vs $20-30g item

whats wrong with the GM dealership? which location was it at?

[GG]

rather not say...



but ya wondering how is it like selling japanese cars


or anyone in the industry of selling cell phones?

[blee123]

Originally Posted by Tequilabomb

rather not say...



but ya wondering how is it like selling japanese cars


or anyone in the industry of selling cell phones?

u shud apply to sell jap cars. see how it goes. Cell phone sales shud be your last choice.

[GG]

really?
why is that

[blee123]

Originally Posted by Tequilabomb

really?
why is that

you have a car salesman liscense right? if u do, i would try out other dealerships first before you leave the industry so you get your moneys worth and not waste your liscense.

[Glove]

what a fuckin nightmare, im so glad im not in sales, the whole idea of "leads" and "calling" and "selling"

makes me cringe

[blee123]

Originally Posted by Glove

what a fuckin nightmare, im so glad im not in sales, the whole idea of "leads" and "calling" and "selling"

makes me cringe

which dealership did u work at?

[blee123]

Ludia Li as Queen of BMW? does she even know about the specs of a BMW?

[hchang]

Originally Posted by Tequilabomb

rather not say...



but ya wondering how is it like selling japanese cars


or anyone in the industry of selling cell phones?

I used to work for an cell phone Dealer.

Pay/Commission worked similar to what Jgresch explained, we got paid base salary at $1600, and each new client account you sign people up for you get $40, and $25 or $30 for renewals, can't remember the exact amount.

Once you make your 1600, everything else after that goes into your pocket.

You make the most commission out of warranties and accessories (cases chargers etc)

Basically everyday you want to make calls to existing clients who are close to their renewal date to remind them to come in to renew. I don't remember the exact number here either but it was either 20 or 30 phone calls a day minimum.

If you're good you can move up to B2B sales, where all the big bucks are. But that's a lot of cold calling to large corporations to try to earn their fleet cell phone service business. But then again, each time they renew is a lot of $$$$ in your pocket.

I have a friend who works for a different retailer and their commission and base are two separate things. You get your hourly wage and commissions in groups. So for example the first step might be up to $30, second up to $100 etc etc. So if you sell $56 worth of commission then you only get $30. (Unrealistic numbers)

There's a lot of money to be made in the industry if you're good at it. People can easily make 60,000 90,000 100,000 in this industry.
I had to leave the job at the time for personal reasons.

Hope this helped.

[blee123]

^so cellphone sales can easily make as much as a car salesman? thats pretty crazy ($60,000-100,000)