General Manager of Volkswagen

 Today we met the General Manager of Larry Roesch Volkswagen in class. His name is Rich Sopron.  He taught us about his career and what he does there.  He told us that 1 in 10 people work in the auto industry.  That means at least two of us in our class will work in this area.  Interesting!

Mr. Sopron spends his day selling cars, talking with customers, and seeks to reach his goal every day.  He’s been selling cars for 11 years and started as a car salesman.  He is now the manager, or "the boss".

To be a car sales manager you don’t need a specific degree.   You just need a certain personality to talk to people.  The hardest part is trying to figure out what the customers want.  The best part is meeting new people.  The hours are hard because he works long days and on Saturdays.

Mr. Sopron began selling door to door, but he didn’t like hounding people so he wanted to customers to come to him.  This brought him to car sales.

A memorable moment is selling to celebrities like Carols Zambrano and being on television.  He was part of an interview on channel 5 news.

In his free time, he plays golf and takes care of his family.

A car sales manager would be a cool job because you get to meet new people and everyday is different.  We enjoyed his presentation!

Written by:  Gianna, Zachary, Ben, Max, Branden, and Adelina