Group 1 Automotive Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Group 1 Automotive full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good hours, good pay friendly work environment

Cons – very fast paced you need to be able to handle that and being able to stay past your hours sometimes to get the work done

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Group 1 Automotive full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Good coworkers with high ethics and energy

Cons – Clock in and clock out type of work lifestyle

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Group 1 Automotive full-time

Pros – There aren't any pros to working in the car business, expect money-which you don't make working for Group 1

Cons – They only care about market share rather than the employees that are doing all the work for them. It seems like a great company but it isn't. Their benefits rob you. Working as a car sales guy isn't easy but they make it 10x harder.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Group 1 Automotive

Pros – many jobs, and room for upgrades, some okay people

Cons – terrible benefits, weak pay, bad hours, higher ups dont care about you

Advice to Senior Management – get better and start caring about your employees. improve benefits and give more days off for holidays that everyone else in the world has off

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Group 1 Automotive full-time for less than a year

Pros – If you have little to no experience, but possess the right attitudes and values, there's plenty of opportunities here. Pay is good, benefits are pretty good, and the people that I work with are quick and professional.

Cons – Sometimes the repetitive nature of the job wears on me. The parking lot for employees could be better as well.

Advice to Senior Management – Add a loyalty pay incentive program

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Group 1 Automotive full-time for less than a year

Pros – We usually didn't have to work past 5 or 6PM, except during month end close. That's the only positive I can think of.

Cons – There's almost no room for growth. Each department has one boss managing 10 to 20 people and it stays that way for years, so your chances of ever getting a promotion are slim to none.

Another con: They make you swipe in and out with a time card, even when you're taking your lunch break. Are we in high school again? Are we going to get detention if we come back from lunch two minutes late? And if you ever forget to swipe your card, you'll get yelled at by management.

Advice to Senior Management – Get rid of the time card system. Makes your employees feel distrusted. Also, try to have a more inviting atmosphere. I was afraid to ask a question to my boss for fear she'd yell at me or even fire me. And try to have better training. I could have done my tasks better if my questions were answered instead of only hearing "Try to figure it out on your own."

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Group 1 Automotive full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Had a few good years when I had a compitent boss

Cons – Harrassement is the main thing
Management does not treat people well
My manager lies to cover her screw ups

Advice to Senior Management – Get compitent people who know how to treat people with respect

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Group 1 Automotive full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – pay rate is not bad

Cons – management does not listen to employees! employees at the dealerships are unhappy. When upper management decides to put a process in place even if its not working they wont change it. Vendors are not paid on time. I worked here for 5 years received good reviews but never got a raise and benifits stink. The little guy suffers at when dealing with this company weather its the employees or outside vendors.

Advice to Senior Management – i would not waste my breath nothing will ever change at this company

Former Employee – worked at Group 1 Automotive full-time for less than a year

Pros – I liked working at Group 1 initially because of my supervisor. He was very neat and tech savvy. It seemed like he wanted to grow the department and allow us to be the best we could be.

Cons – Poor upper management. HORRIBLE benefits package. Horrible PTO and lack of communication between the upper management and the everyday workers. I felt like I was just another number at Group 1 instead of a person

Advice to Senior Management – Communicate expectations up front and keep the lines of communication open. Don't just walk around observing. Also, bring back the company Christmas party. Morale was horrible at my location and after talking to others that I worked with, I can understand why it was horrible. People aren't valued and turnover rate is massive. There is most definitely a correlation between the two.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Group 1 Automotive full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Big company for limitless opportunities. The harder you work, the faster you grow

Cons – As with all automotive retailers, the hours are long.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company