# What does an average car salesman make year?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-an-average-car-salesman-make-year/369666>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 21, 2006, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-an-average-car-salesman-make-year/369666 "2006-08-21T23:20:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![ABlessedCarGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@ABlessedCarGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ABlessedCarGuy)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-an-average-car-salesman-make-year/369666/41 "2015-09-24T01:56:37Z")

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Yea I’m an employee

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-an-average-car-salesman-make-year/369666/42 "2015-09-24T03:53:25Z")

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How much of selling a car is based on actual “sales” skills?

These guys aren’t going door to door selling cars. They aren’t cold calling people trying to pitch an automobile. I have to think that 90% of the time, if you’re on the lot, you’re there because you have an interest in buying a car.

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**Author:** ![ABlessedCarGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@ABlessedCarGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ABlessedCarGuy)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-an-average-car-salesman-make-year/369666/43 "2015-09-24T04:16:15Z")

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> [@msmith537](#):
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> How much of selling a car is based on actual “sales” skills?
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> These guys aren’t going door to door selling cars. They aren’t cold calling people trying to pitch an automobile. I have to think that 90% of the time, if you’re on the lot, you’re there because you have an interest in buying a car.

This is true, however most people have a wall of defense around them when they come on the lot. Have to break down those walls and be able to overcome obstacles and objections.

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