Good luck becoming SM or GM of a store; it's very difficult to get into management positions without having some sort of insider connection and a lot of time spent selling. But if you were successful in selling, why would you get into management? The real gravy sales jobs are the finance managers
Those who are able to sell high volume of cars most likely have good social connections, ability to generate additional leads (or pay for it), and are charismatic with high closing ratios.
Couple years ago, Product Advisors were given flat commission on low gross profit cars like the Corolla. The only way they were able to make a decent amount of money was on the bonuses and lowballing trade ins.
There are no raises in sales jobs. Sell more and that's your raise.
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More cars with the same amount of sales on the floor = more cars being sold by everyone, hence you should still make the same if not more than last year.
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But at the same time, every other manufacturer should have more stock to sell so consumers have more choices to shop around for the right vehicle.