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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
Dec 27, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Availability of product to sell, promotion from within and standard benefits.

Cons

Unfair earnings calculations (20 units equals 9.5k gross NOT 4.3) Understand there "PUR target adjustments" before accepting sales position. They take a percentage (PUR) from your gross which is a unobtainable goal comparison. Used vehicles are "pushed" into your inventory to sell that could not sell at other dealerships and come to your dealership with negative profit.

1.0
Mar 8, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Many positions to choose from

Cons

Too many to list them all. The controller actually changed my pay before I even started the job. LOWERED it after I was hired. Time and time again employees were given bad reviews only so upper management could avoid giving raises. The employees, who bust their butts in understaffed departments, are battered by the managers until they quit and then ALL of the work falls on what few employees still remain. Upper management doesn’t seem alarmed by the high employee turn over, so new people are constantly “in training” which leaves things falling through the cracks, resulting in finger pointing, more poor reviews and a hostile work environment. This company actually gives pay decreases across multiple departments.

1.0
Aug 2, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Discount on Verizon. Excellent product to sell. Get Christmas and Thanksgiving off. Otherwise, like a casino.

Cons

Disorganized, not enough crew to run the ship. Programs change so much, hard to keep track.

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