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DriveTime Automotive Group

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DriveTime Automotive Group reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(1,393 total reviews)
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Mary Leigh Phillips

62% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

DriveTime Automotive Group has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,393 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DriveTime Automotive Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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1K reviews
3.0
Aug 23, 2017

Cool for starting off

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good employees Fun environment

Cons

Favorites are the ones that get promoted

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback. We believe in the fair and equitable treatment of employees and strive to ensure that interested employees are given the opportunity to advance.
2.0
Aug 18, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay if you work at high lead volume dealerships. Base salary ($32k for sales advisor to $40k for sales manager) plus commission (based on the number of units sold). Good benefits from health insurance plans, dental, vision, 401K and PTO. Trips to corp office in Phoenix are fun. You'll meet some great people there, and create long term friendship but you'll also meet very negative people. Employees get good discounts on vehicles and service contracts (warranty). Some senior sales advisors and all sales managers get a company driver, which is great. GREAT training at all levels

Cons

Culture is changing from fun and friendly to more of a cut throat mentality. For the past two years the company has been changing their underwriting guidelines a lot. This year, 2017, it seemed that every week there was a change that benefited the company and frustrated its employees. Pay structures changes every year, making it harder for employees to make more money. LONG HOURS!!!! Work life balance is rough due to the fact that you have to stay until every customer is gone. That means even if it is 12am!!! The longest I stayed was 1am and as a sales manager I stilled had to open the next day at 9am!! ALOT of layoffs this year due to branch closings and re-structure of the company. STRESS and ANXIETY!!! not because of how hard the work is but because of the long hours and negative people working there making your work life very hard. GMs and some managers hold grudges if you try to speak up or give constructive feedback about what they are doing bad. Managers turn the blind eye to negative actions if a sales advisor is selling. I saw a lot of people get promoted because they became friends with upper managers. Co-workers still call me to say that they hate it and want to leave Drivetime.

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DriveTime Automotive Group Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to give us your detailed feedback. This year has been a year of many changes and although the changes are made in an effort to grow and an improve, we recognize that this can bring about some challenges. We appreciate your feedback to help us continue to improve and evolve.
5.0
Aug 17, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Flat company culture (little sense of traditional hierarchy) -Forward-facing company with an upbeat, light culture -Decent pay

Cons

-Management sometimes doesn't have a clear sense of direction

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