We were recognized as a 2024 Best-in-Class Employer
Carter Motors is a 2024 Gallagher Best-in-Class employer! This award recognizes our commitment to supporting better employee wellbeing and building a resilient organizational culture.
As a U.S. Best-in-Class Employer, we earned points based on our performance in several key areas:
· Planning horizons for the benefits and compensation strategies
· Extent of the wellbeing strategy
· Turnover rate for full-time equivalents (FTEs)
· Completion of a workforce engagement survey
· Use of an HR technology strategy and its level of sophistication
· Difference in healthcare costs over the prior year
Mission Statement: To bring exceptional service and products to our customers by exceeding industry standards, fostering lasting customer relationships, valuing diversity, and giving back to our community.
Values:
- We will show our customers and fellow employees appreciation and empathy.
- We will strive to be trend setters in our industry not trend followers.
- We will provide an environment that accepts diversity and encourages creativity, growth, development, and collaboration.
- We will communicate effectively, following the "listening to understand not to respond" philosophy.
- We will invest in the success of our employees and co-workers.
- We will always maintain an honest business approach.
What do current employees say about working at Carter?
Hear from our team!
36%
of our management staff are women
27%
of our employees are women
18%
Industry average for women in automotive dealerships
76%
of our open management positions were filled by internal promotions within the last several years.
330
number of employees across all stores
Our History
With each new dealership, we kept our people at the forefront of our decision and improved our benefit offerings to take care of our employee's whole self (including their pets)!
Starting off
1960
Carter VW started in Ballard.
Expansion North
1976
Carter Subaru Shoreline added.
Further expansion
2008
Carter Subaru Ballard added.
Most recently
2019
Carter Acura Lynnwood added.