2021 Best Dealerships to Work For

Kristina Kaecker, regional marketing manager, and Sales Associates Harley Conklin, second from right, and Jim Eggleston, right, help a United Way volunteer load donations for the agency’s Let’s Feed Our Children food drive.

Kunes Auto Group

Kunes Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram of Sterling

Sterling , IL

Dealer: Gregg Kunes

Dealership group: Kunes Auto Group

Full-time employees: 74

Director of Marketing Jennifer Myers on improving employee retention: “This summer, we brought on a new human resources director for the group. When we told her that we needed her to be a rock star recruiter, her response was, ‘OK, I can do that ... and I’ll also focus on retention like you’ve never seen it.’ We have a new focus.”

Myers on offering employees a career path: “We very much focus on promoting from within, and it’s a constant question of our managers and directors — who’s on your bench?”