A dealership group in North Carolina’s Research Triangle region is turning to local car enthusiasts to help with one of the most pressing needs facing auto retailers today: finding employees, especially automotive technicians.

Another in the western half of N.C. is moving to state’s biggest city and bringing more jobs along the way.

Starting with Raleigh-based Leith Automotive Group, the retailer said it has teamed up with Morrisville Cars and Coffee, a free, year-round car show that’s open to the public, to help find job applicants.

The show is hosted 8 am to 11 am on the first Saturday of each month in Durham, and includes all makes and models of vehicles.

“By going to where car enthusiasts go, Leith is hoping to find people who not only love cars, but who are also willing to work hard for a company that offers many great benefits to the right candidate,” the dealer group said in a release.

Rodney Britt of Leith Toyota in Raleigh said in the release: “Our goal is to find other like-minded car enthusiasts that have a passion for the automotive industry like we do and are looking for a place to have a career, not just another job.”

The dealer group also keeps it local and turns to Wake Tech Community College, NASCAR Tech/Universal Technical Institute and the Chapel Hill High School’s automotive program.

Elsewhere in the land of the long leaf pine, one dealership group is moving from the birthplace of Cheerwine to the birthplace of Bojangles.

Team Automotive Group said Monday it is relocating its headquarters from Salisbury, N.C. to Charlotte, and has chosen Floyd Smith Office Park to set up camp.

“Team Auto Group is excited to call Charlotte its home and we have big plans to continue to grow into the Charlotte Metro market. As we expand, it’s important to us that in all we do — we build relationships that matter,” Team Auto Group president Kristin Dillard said in a news release.

“This begins with supporting our team and providing the best professional environment for our employees, so that they can deliver the best experience for our customers,” Dillard said. “Our new headquarters in Charlotte will consolidate our call center, accounting, marketing and leadership teams under one roof, delivering cohesion in our vision to win as a team.”

Since Dillard took over as president in 2017, the dealer group has grown from one location with 60 employees to six locations and 370 employees.

The group plans to grow to 10 locations with more than 650 employees. Team is moving 100 corporate jobs to Charlotte as part of the move.