News in brief: New MD for FMG; Mercedes opens battery recycling facility; New Commercial Director for carwow.
Gary Savage, the managing director of Mercedes-Benz UK, is to retire from the business. Under Savage Mercedes introduced the agency model
Sally Dennis has been appointed sales director at Mercedes-Benz as the company continues its agency programme
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DELVE into the new car registration data and talk to industry sources and you’d be forgiven for thinking that in some areas pre-pandemic behaviour was back in the form of cars being pushed into the market through fleet and broker channels.
While the SMMT continues to push a positive ‘growth is coming’ message, industry sources are far more cautious.
Headline figures reveal November 2022 new car registrations were up more than 20% on the same month last year, however economic pressures are beginning to show their presence in the new car market.
Daimler is being dropped as Mercedes-Benz rebrands to focus on its passenger car and light commercial vehicle divisions
PREMIUM car maker Mercedes-Benz is to end the retailer’s ability to negotiate a discount with the introduction of an agency model, slated for 2023. It follows agreement with the European Association of Mercedes-Benz Dealers to go ahead with the agency model, which has already been introduced in Sweden, Austria, South Africa and India. The agency model will be launched in Mercedes’ domestic market Germany…