Albany, N.Y. – November 7th, 2016 –

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems has been recognized as one of the 36 “Best Places to Work” in New York State’s Capital region by the Albany Business Review. It is the seventh straight year that Auto/Mate has won the award. Auto/Mate was ranked in the medium-large category, defined as companies with 50 to 149 employees.

"The first few years we won this award we ranked in the small-business category, so it's nice to know that as our company grows the focus is still where it needs to be, which is on employee satisfaction," said Mike Esposito, President and CEO of Auto/Mate Dealership Systems. "If you take care of your employees, they will take care of your customers."

The Albany Business Review honors just 36 companies every year with the “Best Places to Work” distinction. The business journal partners with Quantum Workplace, a Nebraska based research firm, to conduct anonymous employee engagement surveys.  The companies with the highest scores are ranked on team effectiveness, retention, employee alignment with company goals, trust with co-workers, individual contribution, manager effectiveness, trust in senior leaders, feeling valued, work engagement and people practices.

 “A great company culture doesn't happen by accident; we put a lot of time and effort into creating a special environment that promotes growth, communication and fun,” said David Druzynski, Director of Human Resources for Auto/Mate. "The effort is definitely worth it as we attract highly-qualified job candidates and our employee turnover rate is very low."

Auto/Mate offers the following perks to its employees:

• The Body/Shop: in office gym
• Tuition reimbursement
• Casual dress work environment
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Wellness program
• Discounted home, auto and pet insurance; discounted cell phone plans
• Discounted new car purchases and auto maintenance
• Employee outings to carnivals, amusement parks, wine tours & more
• Bagel Thursdays, cupcake trucks and random acts of ice cream

A celebratory luncheon will be held to honor "Best Places to Work" award winners on Friday, December 2nd at the Hilton Garden Inn Troy. The top companies will also be profiled in a special supplement of the Albany Business Review be issued on the same date.

For information on career opportunities with Auto/Mate, contact David Druzynski at (877) 340-2677 or visit http://www.automate.com/careers

About Auto/Mate

Auto/Mate Dealership Systems is a leading provider of dealership management system (DMS) software to retail automotive dealerships, typically saving dealers thousands of dollars per month from their current provider. Our Automotive Management Productivity Suite (AMPS) is a user-friendly, feature-rich DMS in use by more than 1,200 auto dealers nationwide. Auto/Mate has received DrivingSales Dealer Satisfaction Awards in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Auto/Mate’s employees have more than 940 years of combined experience working in franchised auto dealerships, the foundation of its “Designed By Car People For Car People^TM” slogan. Auto/Mate is committed to winning its customers’ business each and every month with no long-term contracts and free software upgrades. For more information follow us on Twitter @AutoMateDMS and subscribe to our blog at www.automate.com/blog.