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Sonic Automotive reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(842 total reviews)

David B. Smith

71% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Sonic Automotive has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 842 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonic Automotive employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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842 reviews
2.0
Oct 2, 2024

Pay attention

Recommend
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Pros

It is a good opportunity to learn lessons on how to be a shark in the sales industry ;)

Cons

I gave 2 stars because I'm very thankful to my ex-managers for the experience which I had while! was working with them. Sometimes they were very nice and helpful to me, but unfortunately, they did everything just for their benefit (to get more money) Managers don't care about customer-centricity. When I complained to the GM I didn't receive any response. After I notified HR of what was going on in the dealership HR just called me a week later after my email to notify me that they were investigating something and didn't forget about me regarding my complaint, but I never received anything from her. In a month one of the managers just notified me that they fired me, 5 days before the month ended, because at that time I sold 12 cars and I had clients who were waiting for me to buy a car while I was in the office with the manager (when he notify me that they are firing me) I supposed to sell 14 or even more cars at that months, but they didn't want to pay me the full amount of my commissions, that's why they decided to fire me on 26th August. PS If you sell 14+ cars per month, we receive a commission % of the deals, if less than 14 cars, you receive $75 per car.

5.0
Sep 24, 2024

Good

Recommend
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Pros

Pay and good people to work with

Cons

Changes everyday; new ideas everyday to try, some may like that

2.0
Sep 10, 2024

Not a real job

Recommend
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Pros

Relaxed environment, flexible schedule, good benefits.

Cons

This job seems like a good idea but it does not flow well with the sales process and the F&I managers refuse to work with me. The general manager does not seem to know what is going on and does not require the teamwork process to happen. I literally have NOTHING to do and cannot stand this job! In my interview, they talked about the last person who had this job and how they did not do anything. Now that I have "worked" here for six weeks, I can see why. I have done everything to ask for something to do and they refuse to let me do my job. I sit in an office most days with NOTHING to do. I do not know why I am here. Also, I do not have access to the systems I need in order to do my job correctly and well, I have asked several times for help but still have no resolution. It looks like they promote their best sales staff into management and finance positions. Being great at sales does not make you good at managing a store or a team. It does not mean you are great at finance either.

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