Volkswagen has ditched agency for the franchise model for EV sales by VW, Commercial Vehicles, Audi and Skoda
Sports and performance car maker Lotus has dumped the agency model and has returned to franchised retailing
Almost three-quarters of dealers (72%) believe that there is a trend developing against manufacturer agency models, new research shows.
Reduced profitability per unit under agency pushes dealers to sell more cars in order to to stay profitable
Pre-registered Mercedes EQC models are appearing on the market at attractive discounts to the new retail price
Matt Collins talks to Broker News about BMW’s approach to agency, leasing brokers and its new all-electric BMW i5
Mercedes-Benz undertook some deep discounting and concerted marketing support to regain its position in the market
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