re: How many sales per month should a car salesman make in order to make

This is pretty accurate, also depending on the Manufacturer they can receive some money from them for hitting goals, and typically dealerships have some sort of bonus structure set up for units etc. I've always thought the sweet spot is about 12-15 units to make it worth it.

Depends on what kind of cars you're selling brosef

1 Koenigsegg Regera will probably cover your bills for a few months

1 2004 Kia Sorento will maybe cover a #4 on the Chick-fil-a lunch menu

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When I worked at a dealership the top guy was selling 20-25 a month. Seemed like he was doing well for himself.

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Car lots are usually driven by bro culture and testosterone. That top guy is probably doing well but also probably living outside of his means to keep up with the Joness in the office. A bad month or two and money starts getting real tight. Lot of partying, lot of drugs/drinking, lot of ex wives usually as well.

I know a few salesmen who brag all day about their sales and the money they make and then have had conversations with some of their closer friends that have let me know the real deal with that persons finances and that it's mostly a facade

new cars - you can't sell enough, the internet killed that years ago.
used cars - 15-20 / month

Shitty ones make as low as 30k a year. Your average new car store sales person is making between 40-60k a year, and there are usually a couple at a store making 100k+. I did it for 5 years, averaged about 60k. There was a month where I made 10 grand, and the next month I made 2k. Long hours at the dealership, but most of the time you are not doing shite. I actually enjoyed it, playing the game is fun. Internet sales is really not a bad job at the right store, but catching customers on the street is for the dredge of society.

Every now and then I'm tempted to go back to Lexus, but frick those hours.

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Anyone ever worked as a car salesman?

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(The guy in the middle, the guy to his left doesn't know diddly-poo about the car game.)

Avwrage is about 10 a month. That will get you 60K+

My brother sells between 20 and 30 a month. He is in sales at a Kia dealership. He made 150k last year.

Most guy sell 10-15 a month and get 60-80k

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To me, this has more to do with personality than culture. The reason they became salesmen is because they love to talk things up (themselves usually being their favorite topic). They exaggerate everything so of course they are going to exaggerate how well they are doing financially. Every salesperson I know is like this.

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I'd agree with that except that I think obviously the personality and the culture are connected. You need that type of personality to survive in that world for the most part so it lends itself to creating that culture. Especially in the older car lots where the good ole boys still run the show.

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Lot of partying, lot of drugs/drinking, lot of ex-wives usually as well.

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Should I fill out my application online or would you suggest I personally walk in to do it?

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To me, this has more to do with personality than culture. The reason they became salesmen is because they love to talk things up (themselves usually being their favorite topic). They exaggerate everything so of course they are going to exaggerate how well they are doing financially. Every salesperson I know is like this.

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My experience was the opposite. Good car salesmen are organized and very methodical, rarely spend time talking themselves up. Repeat business drives success.