Tuesday, December 2, 2008

How To Sell Cars And Make A Living Doing It

By Mak Nawab

Being a successful car salesman takes a lot of work and dedication. Some salespeople use the lessons they learn in dealer training courses to forward their success while others simply fall back on methods that have served them for years. The question of how you face adversity comes into play with your selling methods and if you are a natural born leader, you could find yourself going far in the automatic sales world. Regardless of what method works for you, you can be successful selling cars for a living.

Dodging the economic bullets

With an economic global crisis in full swing, you are probably finding that selling a car is a bit of a frustrating proposition. You have to sell yourself and your products as well as work with lenders to get your customers financing. During an economic crisis you are going to find that you will have to work twice as hard to sell a car. This is when you are going to have to be at the top of your game in order to get customers in the cars they want and lenders convinced that they can afford them.

Focus on three things

In order to make sure you can close the sale every time you need to focus on three things during your sales pitch: attitude and action; the customer; and your environment.

Focal point 1: Attitude + Action = Sales
If you have a great attitude about selling cars and your sales presentation excites your customer your action in helping them look at, test drive, and choosing the vehicle that meets their needs will speak volumes. This personalized attention will bring home the sale every time especially if your customer feels that you are acting in their best interest throughout the entire sales process.

Focal point 2: The customer
In any retail business - a sector car sales could fall into - your customer must be number 1 at all times. If you do not have customers, then your product isn't worth anything. Focus on the customer and not the potential sale until the time is right. If the customer really intends to buy a vehicle then the way you treat them will have them signing the papers. Otherwise, they'll go elsewhere.

Focal point 3: You environment makes a world of difference when it comes to sales. Some auto dealerships are feeling the strain of the economy and they are so discouraged that they simply stop trying. If you continue to try and make your environment a welcoming one, customers are going to come to you and not your competition because they see you as being the welcoming and caring company that you are. - 15790

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