Selling cars used to be straightforward. Twice a year the number plates would change and the manufacturers would regularly introduce new models.
For customers the options were paint colour, seat fabric and petrol versus diesel.
Now things are very different and getting more complex every day. In fact, the entire industry is going through a revolution.
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So buckle up and let s1jobs take you on a high-speed ride through the changing world of car sales.
Electrifying performance
The stylish Tesla has been a gamechanger and battery-powered cars are now seen as sexy. The challenge is to develop batteries that last longer between charges, but every week more infrastructure appears that will allow motorists to get from A to B without having a flat (battery.)
Helping customers find the electric vehicle that meets their needs means having a knowledge of new technologies, charging point networks and battery strengths.
New skids on the block
Monaco is home to super yachts and billionaires but car manufacturers?
Well it’s been the launch pad for Venturi, one of the new generation of car makers, who have leap-frogged the old ways of doing things and are rewriting the rule book.
Its Formula E racing team is owned by Gildo Pallanca Pastor and actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
You could soon find such niche marques turning up in your showroom soon.
Small is the new big thing
For a while it was all about muscle cars – and for many motorists it still is – but now a market has opened up for cars so small they’re more like handbags on wheels.
Most sit two at a squeeze, others are driver-only vehicles, but in ultra-crowded cities these mini-makes are everywhere.
For big sales, think small cars.
Look, no hands!
Self-driving cars are rapidly becoming a reality. GM has announced it will launch an autonomous taxi next year and, despite set backs, Google and others are committed to getting us out from behind the wheel and into the passenger seat.
Do you have the gift of the gab to sell autonomous automobiles?
Caring about sharing
In a car share scheme, you collect a vehicle when you need it and pay a fee for being part of the network. They are a great solution to parking problems in large cities, where you might only need a car occasionally.
They’ve been around for a while but are only now gaining more traction – so if you work in the contracts division, expect to be selling these schemes soon.
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If you’re looking for a new car and thinking of investing in new technology, check out the range of electric and hybrid cars for sale at s1cars.com