Most car makers show positive sales figures; But Mercedes and Fiat are in doldrums; Volkswagen tops car registrations; Is salary sacrifice distorting retail figures?

WITH the majority of car makers showing positive figures this year, those with negative figures are beginning to increasingly stand out.

Mercedes, which switched to the agency model at the start of the year, was up 12.6% in August. However this is still lower than the industry average growth for the month … meanwhile there’s criticism that salary sacrifice is distorting the true retail market. Story here.