Dale Wyatt believes the agency model is having a negative impact on the industry as OEMs push back on a UK rollout.
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.
LEE Giddings is the new head of the Suzuki fleet department. Giddings, who has been appointed to the role of national fleet sales manager, will lead the brand’s range of ‘Fit for Fleet’ hybrid models into the fleet sector. Having joined Suzuki as contract hire, leasing & motability manager four years ago following 13 years with Toyota in a variety of fleet…