Carsales Career
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Hi.
What are the requirements to be a car sales personnel?
I have absolutely no idea about this job. All I know is that one earns a decent income.
It could have been a stepping stone. (in regards to my thread @ Aunt Agony > Stuck life) -
Why does everyone has the wrong idea that car sales man earn a good income? It may be so in the past - but not anymore.
You know why there are so many recrutiment ads looking for car salesman? You think it's because too many sales to handle?
WRONG! It's because not enough sales - that's why need more salesman to cast the net! You know how cheap it is to feed a sales man? $400 to $1K only (depending on which dealership)! If the salesman doesn't sell any car in the month, the company merely loses a few hundred dollars feeding his basic salary. However, if the salesman sell one car for the company, he helped the company make a profit of tens of thousands of dollars! That is why when sales is down, dealerships just take the easy way out by recruiting, recruiting, recruiting.
And you see how the car market is like now? So quiet! You read the news report that less people scrapping cars now? That means less people changing car. That means every year got lesser COE released (cos less cars being scrapped every year). That means COE price keep going up. That means car price keep going up. That means even less incentive to change car..
And some people think that a car salesman earn $3k to $7k for each car. Crap man! I tell you, it's not even 10% of that most of the time.
The pie is so small already, now more and more salesman come and eat.. You know I have seen how many salesman on duty during a Saturday or Sunday at Toyota Leng Kee Road? 46! Wah piang if you suay suay serve a lousy prospect during your turn, you have to wait for another 45 turns!
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You need to hold a driving licence to be a car salesperson?
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And the other thing:
Car sales is never a career. It's just a job. -
go into insurance?Originally posted by dont know much:Hi.
What are the requirements to be a car sales personnel?
I have absolutely no idea about this job. All I know is that one earns a decent income.
It could have been a stepping stone. (in regards to my thread @ Aunt Agony > Stuck life) -
Its better to hold a driving licence if you want to sell cars. can't expect you to go call someone to help you drive the demo car to a customer for him to test drive right?Originally posted by MooKu:You need to hold a driving licence to be a car salesperson?
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I take it you've done car sales before?Originally posted by sunboy77:Why does everyone has the wrong idea that car sales man earn a good income? It may be so in the past - but not anymore.
You know why there are so many recrutiment ads looking for car salesman? You think it's because too many sales to handle?
WRONG! It's because not enough sales - that's why need more salesman to cast the net! You know how cheap it is to feed a sales man? $400 to $1K only (depending on which dealership)! If the salesman doesn't sell any car in the month, the company merely loses a few hundred dollars feeding his basic salary. However, if the salesman sell one car for the company, he helped the company make a profit of tens of thousands of dollars! That is why when sales is down, dealerships just take the easy way out by recruiting, recruiting, recruiting.
And you see how the car market is like now? So quiet! You read the news report that less people scrapping cars now? That means less people changing car. That means every year got lesser COE released (cos less cars being scrapped every year). That means COE price keep going up. That means car price keep going up. That means even less incentive to change car..
And some people think that a car salesman earn $3k to $7k for each car. Crap man! I tell you, it's not even 10% of that most of the time.
The pie is so small already, now more and more salesman come and eat.. You know I have seen how many salesman on duty during a Saturday or Sunday at Toyota Leng Kee Road? 46! Wah piang if you suay suay serve a lousy prospect during your turn, you have to wait for another 45 turns! -
Originally posted by dont know much:Hi.
What are the requirements to be a car sales personnel?
I have absolutely no idea about this job. All I know is that one earns a decent income.
It could have been a stepping stone. (in regards to my thread @ Aunt Agony > Stuck life)
First you should have a class 3 else how to deliver car to your customer..unless your connection is very good that you can sell without seeing customer.
Secondly, your appearance must be acceptable by most of the people, or your lips must be very sweet type.
Thirdly, get a interview and be accepted by the interviewer(s). depending on which car firm you go.
Need to know at least a bit of car and read mindset of your potential.
Decent Income?
depends...you can sell but still need to bid coe successfully..margin depend on your com and also how much you vomitted to your customer to sign his deal.
Will be surprise, some time the amount may no be even enough for you to pay for your transports and phone bills.
Lastly you need a lot of luck because there is a lot of unturn stone with hidden crabs. -
low basic but high commission. So, if you can't sell a car every month, you're screwed...
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Sunset industry.
Buyer getting smarter. Will ask for more freebies and higher trade-in for their used car.
Only go for big brand like Toyota/honda or merc. Forget about hyundai, kia or other makes with alot of AD.
Prepare to burn all your weekends and PH.