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DriveTime Automotive Group

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DriveTime Automotive Group reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(1,393 total reviews)
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Mary Leigh Phillips

62% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

DriveTime Automotive Group has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,393 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DriveTime Automotive Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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1K reviews
4.0
Dec 1, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Your coworkers are always really fun and helpful. Praise is pretty constant as well. There is almost always something to learn in the beginning and there is alot of freedom. Schedule flexibility is also a nice perk. If you are looking for an office job that involves more than sitting at your desk, I would recommend this position.

Cons

As a DC you will constantly be under-appreciated. We are the lowest paid postion in the dealership and yet find ourselves with one of the biggest work loads.You are constantly given the duties of a sales advisor without the pay and then lectured when you fall behind on your own duties. This is absolutely my least favorite part of my position. Being asked to do 100 things at once while the sales advisors and managers sit around talking and laughing. Deal sorting, you will get very very familiar, is not a shared load. DCs do most of it and every once in awhile a sales advisor will do maybe one or two. This is understandable when the dealership is busy, but most days during the sales advisor's freetime you will not see them with a deal in hand. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THE SCAPEGOAT for literally anything. You will eventually be trained to sell a car. GIVE DCS INCENTIVES TO SELL CARS or DON'T MAKE US PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCCESS. This is the most demoralizing part of being a DC. You are surrounded by co-workers who are lining their own pockets with your hard work. You can generate a lead, set an appointment, run the GAF, showcase the car, sell the products 100%, set up GPS, set up ACH, and have a manager contract the customer out and still have nothing to show for the effort. The manager will assign the sale to the SA who opened the lead one time and did not make a single comment.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
7y
Thank you for your feedback. As a Company, we recognize that our Dealership Coordinators are a vital part of our dealership operations and contribute a lot to the dealership. With that said, our culture of teamwork, respect and collaboration is a key factor in our ability to drive business forward and make our dealerships successful. This means that all of our employees work together to get the job done. Your feedback that has not been your experience is concerning to us and we encourage you to reach out to your leadership team or the Talent Support Team to discuss this further.
2.0
Aug 22, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This is an ideal entry level sales position. If you can deal with the hours and long days, and as long as you're there and are slightly competent you will get sales. AMAZING Healthcare benefits.

Cons

Very number/quota driven; not so much on sales, rather on calls and continual customer contact. All about quantity over quality. Take entry Sales Advisor, get promoted quickly to Senior Sales Advisor and stay there. They have a program to get into management, but you will be used and abused for an unknown length of time in it. There are several people in the program and only so many management spots.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
7y
As a leader in the automotive industry, we offer a competitive salary and many exciting opportunities for growth and development within the company. We understand that at times, the demand for sales is higher but along with that comes a greater opportunity for financial compensation. We appreciate your feedback and wish you would have had a better experience with this.
2.0
Aug 14, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, nice office, relatively high pay for the position

Cons

Management has no visibility, high turnover, poor work life balance, hard to advance

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. Here at DriveTime, our employees' work-life balance and success is important to us. We provide many different opportunities for growth within the company and are always looking for new and diverse ways to support our employees in their desire to succeed. We wish you had a better experience with this.
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