Is There Job Security in the Automotive Industry?
  1. The position in the highest demand in the automotive industry is the automotive salesperson because every dealership needs more good sales people and customer service representatives per reports published on the Auto Retailing Today website.
  2. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the #1 career forecasted to be “in demand” over the next several years is “Retail Sales Representative” and the highest paying retail career is Automotive Sales.
  3. Nearly every year is a record year in total retail sales and those years that are not record years are usually followed by a record year one, two or three years later.
  4. The public transportation systems in California are inadequate and everybody needs reliable transportation. As the population continues to grow, so will the need for automobiles and so will automobile sales overall in our opinion.
  5. The automotive industry is one of the most stable industries in our nation’s economy at this time and has been for the past several decades despite multiple economic downturns during these periods in our opinion.
  6. 2006 auto sales eighth strongest on record according to National Automobile Dealers Association data report. The nation’s franchised new-car and light-truck dealers recorded their eighth strongest year on record in 2006, selling more than 16.5 million vehicles.