What kind of Jobs can you get at a Car Dealership?

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Besides the most obvious job as a Car Salsmen, and Auto Mechanic what kind of Jobs can you get at a Car Dealership? Also how would you go about appling for them other jobs at a Car Dealership? Like do they require you have past experience or a certin degree in something, or do they hire you and train you?

Answer 1

Go spend a week of trial at work experience and ask to be shown the various roles. Then find one that you want.

Answer 2

Jobs At Car Dealerships

Answer 3

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What kind of Jobs can you get at a Car Dealership?
Besides the most obvious job as a Car Salsmen, and Auto Mechanic what kind of Jobs can you get at a Car Dealership? Also how would you go about appling for them other jobs at a Car Dealership? Like do they require you have past experience or a certin degree in something, or do they hire you and...

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large, and i mean VERY large car dealerships will have positions in finance and possibly some IT jobs, but most positions at car dealerships will have some sales component to them the great thing about car dealerships is that they are always hiring because people are always quitting or are being fired.. but that is generally more on the sales side id go to the largest car dealerships in your area and talk to them.. they will probably initially try to talk you into sales, but they may tell you whether they have any openings in finance or accounting job security is good as long as you are good at your job.. many jobs are salary plus commision so youll make what youre worth.. and hours could be pretty crappy.. talking about 50 hrs a week generally and every saturday, at least at first

Answer 5

there are many jobs at a auto dealership. service writers parts desk clerk. title clerks Secretary receptionist. general manager general sales manager. the last two you need some experience bot the others depends on the dealership you would not.

Answer 6

ok i recently applied at a start up wholesale dealership and have been given a opportunity to have any position but not reception, secretary or service writer what is the title clerks duties. and it being a wholesale dealership is there other position besides the normal one?

Answer 7

The auto industry as a whole has experienced a huge downturn since 9/11. Dealerships are cutting back on pay scale and removing expensive experienced employees to replace them with younger and cheaper ones.
With no experience you may be hired as a receptionist, lot person or cleaner/detailer. These positions rarely result in moving upward to any meaningful career.
The one bright light is the heavy truck market. If you have the stamina to work on large deisels you will be well paid for it. It is heavy, dirty work and few technicians desire it.


mechanics:
Job opportunities in this occupation are expected to be very good for persons who complete automotive training programs in high school, vocational and technical schools, or community colleges as employers report difficulty in finding workers with the right skills. Persons with good diagnostic and problem-solving abilities, and whose training includes basic electronics and computer courses, should have the best opportunities. For well-prepared people with a technical background, automotive service technician careers offer an excellent opportunity for good pay and the satisfaction of highly skilled work with vehicles incorporating the latest in advanced technology. However, persons without formal automotive training are likely to face competition for entry-level jobs.

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The decline of domestic auto producers, GM and Ford, has been well documented in the national media. General Motors lost more than $5.6 billion on its North American automotive operations in 2005, while Ford dropped $5.5 billion on its North American automotive operations. Their market shares have been declining for years. GM’s share, 36% in 1990, now stands at 26%. Ford’s 1990 share, 24%, is now 17%. This situation forced their plants to run below optimal utilization levels, resulting in decisions by both firms in 2000 to shed several thousand production line workers. (However, those laid-off before September 2007 receive 95% of their wages, in accordance with the current and previous UAW union contracts, for up to three years.) With no immediate end in sight for their shrinking market share, the companies now have announced plans to close a dozen North American plants and to eliminate an additional 60,000 jobs through layoffs and early retirement buyout offers. Falling vehicle assembly by these automakers has resulted in declining sales for the thousands of domestic auto parts companies that derive the majority of their business from them. GM’s and Ford’s production in the United States has dropped 26 % from its 1999 peak. (Total light vehicle production is down just 8%.) This, coupled with Detroit’s simultaneous demands for lower prices from their suppliers – many of whom also are facing higher input costs – has resulted in more than a dozen bankruptcies by key American auto parts producers, plus the loss of 174,000 jobs in the parts industry.Total Automotive IndustryAccording to data from the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), total automotive employment in the United States increased by 8% from 1991 to 2005 (but by just 4% since 1990), rising from 1,054,000 workers to 1,098,000. (See chart on following page.) However, looking only at these end points hides a significant and dramatic downturn that has decimated the industry since the year 2000. In that year, employment reached a peak of 1,313,600 workers, but the drop from that peak over the ensuing five years to 2005’s level represents a decline of 16%, with a total loss of 215,500 jobs. The two major halves of the automotive industry – the parts producing companies and the motor vehicle assembly companies – show different trends over the long-term, but similar declines in recent years.
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y = -4.1851x2+ 77.504x + 901.19R2= 0.80591,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Thousands of EmployeesSource: USDOL/BLS/Current Employment Statistics2nd Order Polynomial Trend LineTotal U.S. Automotive Industry Employment (NAICS 3361, 3362, 3363)is up 4% between 1990 and 2005, but is down 16% since peaking in 2000.Motor Vehicle IndustryThe motor vehicle producing companies, including Ford and General Motors, have seen employment move in a somewhat cyclical fashion during the period from 1990 to 2005, but with an overall declining trend. In part this is due to productivity gains, sales of vehicle companies’ parts divisions, and declining production (Big 2 production is down 24 % since 2000). In 1990, total motor vehicle employment stood at 271,400 workers. By 2005, there were only 249,700 workers employed by the industry – a loss of 8% (3% since 1991). However, this hides an even more dramatic decline from 1995’s peak employment of 294,700. y = -0.6192x2+ 10.067x + 246.22R2= 0.72312402502602702802903001990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Thousands of EmployeesSource: USDOL/BLS/Current Employment Statistics2nd Order Polynomial Trend LineU.S. Motor Vehicle Assembly Industry Employment (NAICS 3361,)declined 8% between 1990 and 2005, 15% from 1995 peak, and 14% from 2000.
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The decline from 1995 to 2005 was a drop of 15 %, with a total job loss of 45,000 workers(despite some hiring by the new foreign-affiliated producers, see below). Looking to the future, collectively GM and Ford have announced job cuts of almost 60,000 (30,000 each) North American workers over the next six years, most of which likely will be in the United States.Automotive Parts IndustryThe automotive parts companies experienced an 8% increase in employment from 1990 to 2005 (12% from 1991), growing from 782,800 to 848,400 workers, at least partly as a result of the many workers reclassified as parts industry employees when GM, in 1999, and Ford, in 2000, spun off their in-house auto parts divisions (Delphi and Visteon, respectively). Employment growth has been tempered both by increasing worker productivity and by decreasing motor vehicle production by Detroit. There also is evidence that workers in other countries effectively are replacing U.S. auto parts workers. U.S. auto parts imports increased dramatically between 1991 and 2005, rising 309% in current dollars to $92.2 billion. Like the motor vehicle industry, the recent employment trend is not good. Since the year 2000, when employment for the sector peaked at 1,022,200 workers, the parts industry has seen a 17 % decline, a loss of 173,800 jobs.y = -3.5645x2+ 67.418x + 655.03R2= 0.81937508008509009501,0001,0501990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Thousands of Employees2nd Order Polynomial Trend LineSource: USDOL/BLS/Current Employment StatisticsU.S. Automotive Parts Industry Employment (NAICS 3362, 3363) gained 8% between 1990 and 2005, but is down 17% from 2000 peak.Foreign-Affiliated Auto CompaniesThere are now ten foreign-affiliated motor vehicle companies producing vehicles in the United States. To varying degrees these companies encouraged their traditional supplier firms to co-locate new facilities in the United States to supply their new operations. There are also new firms on the horizon, including Kia, with plans to open U.S. plants in the future. However, the jobs created by these investments have not kept pace with the overall industry decline.
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According to industry data and our estimates, the foreign-affiliated assemblers and their associated parts companies now employ 63,000 U.S. workers. This number has shown a steady increase (up 52 % since 1995), but is far below the number of jobs already lost by the industry.4045505560651995199619971998199920002001200220032004thousands of employeesSource: Japan Automobile Manufacturers Assn and USDOC/OAAI estimates.2005 data is not yet available, but probably increased by att least 2,000 workers.U.S. Employment of All Workers in Foreign-Affiliated Automotive Assemblers has increased by 52% since 1995Dip reportedly caused by change in JAMA's methodologyConclusionEmployment in the U.S. automotive industry is only slightly healthier than that of most other domestic industries. BLS data show that total manufacturing employment, less the auto sector, declined by 21% between 1990 and 2005, and by 18% since 2000. The auto industry gained 4% between 1990 and 2005, but fell 16% after 2000. Industry employment is headed downward and is not likely to recover for several years, if ever. Some declines are undoubtedly the result of improved worker efficiency and productivity, but most losses are the product of the declining fortunes of America’s two largest motor vehicle producers and the supplier base that relies on them for business. Foreign-affiliated automotive companies have invested billions of dollars in new production facilities in the United States and have announced plans for more factories to come. However, the new jobs they create have, and will provide only partial relief for the severe impact that the entire U.S. automotive workforce is absorbing. In fact, in the next 6 years, GM and Ford will lay off nearly as many workers as all the foreign affiliates have hired so far. Prepared: ITA/MAS/MFG/OAAI/03-30-06

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AVERAGE ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT AND
PRODUCTION-WORKER HOURLY EARNINGS
IN THE U.S. AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

U.S. Auto Industry Employment, available below either as a pdf document or as an Excel spreadsheet, is extracted from tables produced by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for its monthly publication, National Employment, Hours, and Earnings Report. Our table shows average annual total employment, average annual production worker employment, and average hourly production worker earnings (excluding benefits) for Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) numbers 3711, 3713, 3465, 3592, 3694, and 3714. For comparative purposes, we also include total U.S. non-farm employment, total employment for all U.S. manufacturing industries, and total U.S. durable goods industries employment (SICs 24, 25, and 32-39).

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