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FIVE months into its agency sales model, Mercedes new car registrations are down 11.6% and more than 4,500 units on the same time last year. The drop is set against a market that’s up 16.8% overall.
Mercedes is also the biggest faller in terms of new car registrations in terms of outright numbers so far this year, although other brands have seen larger percentage drops.
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MERCEDES-BENZ, the first major brand to switch from franchised retailing to the agency model, recorded another significant drop in new car registrations in April.
The OEM was down 1,425 units on the same month last year. The fall comes against an overall rise for the month of 11.5% and a company car market rise of around a third.
Mercedes’ monthly unit drop was by far the largest fall.