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I’m deciding if I want to switch or stay with the company I’m currently working for. I work at high end used car dealership, and debating whether to switch to Volkswagen used and new cars in Chicago. Please provide me with pro’s and con’s in which I can provide more information of the two in exchange for you questions. Thank You
I have been in the Car business for two months and I’m 21 years old

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   Same answer as before. You love your job as you said in your last question…new cars are mini-deals 90% of the time. Stay where you are and quit asking questions.

   18+ years in the car business. Used to be mainly new car sales…but now, I try and sell nice used cars…I will still sell a New Mazda, don’t get me wrong, but the money is in used cars.

   You should know this. How new are you to the car business? Sounds like VERY new to me.

   EDIT:
   Well then, listen to me. I’m only an hour and a half away from Chicago by the way. Get off yahoo answers, go to work, and sell some USED cars. If you want the money, stick with USED cars…PERIOD! END OF CONVERSATION!

   Message me if I can help, but if you take the salesman who makes the most money at a dealership, odds are they’ve been there for a LONNNNNG time. At one dealership.

   What answer are you waiting to hear? The one you want to hear? My answer is correct. The $$$$ is in used cars….

   Comment by Rob R — July 30, 2011 @ 9:04 am

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   Some new dealerships make more than used car dealerships, but there are certainly used car dealers that make more than new. It’s all relative, and it is completely dependent upon the type of cars being sold, the market you are in, demographics, physical locations, management, and other factors.

   I work for a used dealership, and while I could potentially make more at a new store, I enjoy my laid back atmosphere and the people I work with. Good luck!

   Comment by vrsicks — July 30, 2011 @ 9:04 am

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   "Follow the money," is good advice for someone trying to understand the hidden side of any business. Nowhere is this more important than on a car lot. Rows of shiny new cars on a dealer’s lot make consumers believe that’s where the big money is. But if you follow the trail of dollars, it leads in a surprising direction. And knowing where the profit is will make you a better shopper.

   Oren Weintraub, a former general sales manager at a top Ford dealership and now president of the concierge car buying service Authority Auto in Los Angeles, says most car buyers don’t think about how the dealership makes money. One example? "The trade-in is a huge profit center for the dealer," Weintraub said. "They can pick up $2 grand in the blink of an eye."

   Comment by astha — July 30, 2011 @ 9:04 am

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