Dealership Development, LLC Blog

Your employees are the heart and soul of your business. If a customer comes into the dealership and has a negative experience with an employee, it can seriously hurt your company's reputation and may cause you to lose potential business.  

You know how dynamic the automotive industry is, and you thrive in that environment. You love talking to customers, explaining options, and helping them choose products and services that will give them a great ownership experience. If you have automotive experience and this describes you, we want to talk to you. Your exceptional skills are in demand and we can guide you to multiple high-paying opportunities.

Considering dealerships often differ only marginally from one another your employees are the biggest factor that determines whether you're ahead of the competition. This has become a major issue as it is estimated that inexperienced and untrained employees cost dealerships billions of dollars every year.

As stated in this recent article by Automotive News, hiring is one of the biggest struggles that all dealerships face, whether they are big or small. The article further indicates that this goes beyond simply finding a new candidate. Retention is an integral part of hiring that dealerships have traditionally overlooked and as a result a great deal of money is being lost annually on "wasted search and training expenses; inexperienced sales staff; lack of continuity with customers; and, ultimately, lost vehicle sales."