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Replying to: bigdveedubgirl (Jul 31, 2006 2:03 pm) Cheers Dub-G. I miss Pasadena dearly as I also worked at Caltech (I.T. staff 1998-2004) and EarthLink when it was on New York Drive (1996-1998). Lived in South Pas for years, used to eat at Ernies Jr. on Colorado before Colorado was gentrified. Los Angeles is so spread out in demographics. I think a lot of sales success in that market comes down to location. Pasadena would be a wonderful market to have worked in. My first Dodge gig was in Van Nuys and it was tough to qualify people there. I followed the money out to Simi Valley and closed like crazy in an area where people had income, homes, savings... Dub was your dealership west of downtown by the Rolls/Ferrari/Jag shop? Or was it on the east by Rosemead? Can't picture it at all. in my two month absence, I sold about 20 Dodge Grand Caravans, gave notice, and start a new position at the local Toyota dealer in the morning! The only Toyota dealership for 50 miles around. In L.A. we had like 85 of them. Looking forward to actually seeing some dealership traffic. My first choice was Honda but they just hired. Oh well. Toyota. Enuff said. Should be a whole different world. Really excited about the move.
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Replying to: moparchrisks (Sep 17, 2006 2:54 pm) 
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Replying to: wlbrown9 (Sep 15, 2006 2:22 pm)
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Replying to: denver_nissan (Sep 15, 2006 10:26 am) "O brave new world that has such people in it." Two weeks of salary and training, then they take away the net. We have two important car models that will be all new this fall, the Sentra, and the Altima. (We also have the Versa, which is just a few months old). Is this the hottest point of a car sales cycle (when it is just introduced)? Or is it after word of mouth and the reviews start hitting papers? I'm encouraging myself with the idea that these will be "great" sellers and this is a great time to get in the game. If you can't reinforce that theory, please be encouraging anyway. Mark |
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Replying to: turboshadow (Aug 24, 2006 9:36 am) |
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Replying to: denver_nissan (Sep 18, 2006 6:21 pm) I don't think that these recent blips on the quality radar will hurt their sales numbers immediately, but if it becomes a pattern, Ghosn will undo all of the good he has done for Nissan. If I were selling the Altima or Sentra, I would continue to emphasize the quality of the product--traditionally, both of these nameplates have had great reliability. I would also emphasize the driving experience, which is more connected than many of Nissan's Asian competitors. I wish you the best of luck. Please keep us posted on your progress and any interesting characters you encounter. |
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Replying to: jordanrobinson (Sep 18, 2006 5:57 pm)
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Replying to: isellhondas (Sep 19, 2006 6:30 am)  THanks for the correction, I'll try and be more careful!!
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Replying to: denver_nissan (Sep 18, 2006 6:21 pm) When I was in the car business 7 years ago it sounded a lot like your situation, only instead of 2 weeks, I go about 2 hours. But I'm sure you guys have already dealt with THOSE kinds of dealerships. Anyway, please don't misunderstand, I'm not saying you're at a bad dealership because the training is shorter, They could be great! I'm sure it's an ongoing program, and sometimes the best way to learn is to get out there and do it. I was just suprised is all. But like I said, it's still a lot better then some other places I know of that shove you onto a line and tell you to yell "Up!" when you see a person or car come on the lot. 
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