THE AUTOPEOPLE REPORT | November 2025
THE AUTOPEOPLE REPORT
November 2025
Turnover Keeps Rising in 2025.
Here’s What Dealerships Must Fix Now
As we move deeper into 2025, the workforce landscape across automotive retail is showing both encouraging signs and sharp warning flags.
While some metrics show stability improving, the underlying forces driving turnover remain there for dealerships, and with potential tariffs and a rocky economy, the stakes are higher than ever.
Every dealership has standout employees—the managers and leaders who consistently elevate performance, inspire their teams, and deliver results that exceed expectations. These high performers are not simply hard workers; they approach challenges, people, and opportunities differently.
Here’s what we know: high performers follow certain patterns that separate them from the rest.
Here’s How Candidates Feel About Your Hiring Process
When top automotive managers and technicians consider your dealership, they’re evaluating more than the role. They’re also judging your process—how quickly you respond, how simple it is to apply, and whether communication feels respectful. In a market where the best people have options, a clunky experience is enough to push them away. Read More
Here’s How Candidates Feel About Your Hiring Process
For decades, the archetype of a “strong” leader in business was rooted in assertiveness, dominance, and top-down control.
But today, that model is costing dealerships dearly. Turnover, disengagement, and underperformance all trace back to ineffective leadership styles. According to Gallup, employee performance can drop by up to 30% under authoritarian management. Read More
What Do High Performers Do Differently?
Every dealership has standout employees—the managers and leaders who consistently elevate performance, inspire their teams, and deliver results that exceed expectations. These high performers are not simply hard workers; they approach challenges, people, and opportunities differently. Here’s what we know: high performers follow certain patterns that separate them from the rest. Read More
What Do High Performers Do Differently?
Every dealership has standout employees—the managers and leaders who consistently elevate performance, inspire their teams, and deliver results that exceed expectations. These high performers are not simply hard workers; they approach challenges, people, and opportunities differently. Here’s what we know: high performers follow certain patterns that separate them from the rest. Read More
2025 Automotive Salary Guide
At Autopeople, we’re recognized as the leading automotive recruitment firm, serving the entire United States and specializing in the recruitment of key automotive talent.
In order to help organizations in the Automotive industry stay competitive and up-to-date, Autopeople created this guide to help employers in evaluating their pay rates while making some adjustments to improve both retention and hiring initiatives. It’s critical to offer competitive salaries, and we’ve compiled the most extensive market data in the auto market in this exclusive report.
Please view our website at www.autopeople.com, call 1-800-659-9501 or email me, David Adragna, at dadragna@autopeople.com to discuss what Autopeople can do for you.
