THE AUTOPEOPLE REPORT | September 2025
THE AUTOPEOPLE REPORT
September 2025
Job Postings Aren’t Cutting It for Top Dealership Managers
If your hiring playbook still hinges on “post it and pray,” you’re missing the exact people who keep gross, CSI, and retention in line: managers. The market has shifted. Great service managers, finance directors, sales leaders, and fixed ops directors aren’t refreshing job boards. They’re heads-down, driving performance, and only move for the right opportunity delivered the right way.
If your hiring playbook still hinges on “post it and pray,” you’re missing the exact people who keep gross, CSI, and retention in line: managers. The market has shifted. Great service managers, finance directors, sales leaders, and fixed ops directors aren’t refreshing job boards. They’re heads-down, driving performance, and only move for the right opportunity delivered the right way.
Dealerships Are Rethinking Pay Plans for Top Performers
The rules of dealership compensation are changing. Fast. Today’s top performers, whether in sales or service, aren’t just looking for bigger bonuses. They want clarity, fairness, and rewards for the right behaviors. And smart dealers are listening. Here are three major shifts redefining how leading dealerships are compensating their teams in 2025. Read More
Dealerships Are Rethinking Pay Plans for Top Performers
The rules of dealership compensation are changing. Fast.
Today’s top performers, whether in sales or service, aren’t just looking for bigger bonuses. They want clarity, fairness, and rewards for the right behaviors. And smart dealers are listening. Here are three major shifts redefining how leading dealerships are compensating their teams in 2025. Read More
The Profit Opportunity Most Dealerships Are Missing
Ask most dealership operators where their profit comes from, and you’ll hear the usual suspects: finance, front-end sales, fixed ops. But there’s one area still flying under the radar: vehicle reconditioning. It’s not flashy, it doesn’t sell headlines, and it rarely gets the same attention as digital retailing or marketing automation. Read More
The Profit Opportunity Most Dealerships Are Missing
Ask most dealership operators where their profit comes from, and you’ll hear the usual suspects: finance, front-end sales, fixed ops. But there’s one area still flying under the radar: vehicle reconditioning. It’s not flashy, it doesn’t sell headlines, and it rarely gets the same attention as digital retailing or marketing automation. Read More
What are competitive
salaries in Automotive?
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. It is available now for instant download.
Please view our website at www.autopeople.com, call 1-800-659-9501 or email me, David Adragna, at [email protected] to discuss what Autopeople can do for you.
