A handful of car manufacturers switched to agency agreements in 2022 and 2023 saw more move over, including Mercedes. However, in 2024 we’re seeing signs of delays and cancellations of agency....

My daughter’s car is two months from its next MOT and annual service, and seeing as she’s at uni right now and her car isn’t, everything automotive falls to me. Rather helpfully, my local...

One year ago, Stellantis in the UK, under the control of Paul Willcox, set out his plan for the network including cutting the number of retailers, the volume aspirations and the plan to ‘go...

One of the most emphasised themes from our Agency Conference last week was that in order for it to succeed, the retailer network needs to be fully ‘on board’ and supportive of the manufacturer to...

‘Non-genuine’ agency dealer contracts, which combine traditional distribution and the agency model, risk breaking EU antitrust laws, says European retailer trade group CECRA. Such hybrid contracts...

DO AGENCY AGREEMENTS BREAK EU ANTITRUST RULES? LOOKERS REPAYS FURLOUGH – BUT NOT BUSINESS RATES TOOMEY PROFIT DOUBLES WOMEN NETWORK ‘GROW’ LAUNCHED TO HELP RETAILERS CARVANA CONSUMER...

ALL-STAR AUTO RETAIL EXPERTS TO DISCUSS FUTURE CHALLENGES VERTU HOLIDAY BOOST RON BROOKS WINS TOYOTA ICHIBAN AWARD – AGAIN LLOYD ACQUIRES RAYRIGG DACIA REVEALS NEW RETAILER IDENTITY NAPLETON AUTO...

Stellantis’ owned retail divisions PSA Retail and FCA’s Motor Village, which merged in February, have been rebranded ‘Stellantis &You, Sales and Services’. The firm claims it is the...

Alfa Romeo and DS retailers will have a year to “align” with their manufacturer over agency agreements. In a rare visit to the UK, the global bosses for the two brands spoke to two thirds of the...

ALFA & DS SET OUT 2-YEAR AGENCY PLAN HEDIN PREPARING TAKEOVER BID FOR PENDRAGON? VERTU ANNOUNCES NEW SHARE BUYBACK ASTON MARTIN ROW WITH RETAILER TO THE SUPER RICH MINI WANTS US RETAILERS TO TAKE...

A huge amount has already been said and, no doubt, will be said about agency agreements, but this week’s interviews with Stellantis CEOs Jean-Philippe Imparato at Alfa Romeo and Beatrice Foucher...

Manufacturers will not be able to go half-heartedly into an agency agreement as they will be in breach of competition law, warned experts at last week’s Auto Retail Network Agency Agreement...

  EURO 2020: BOSSES ‘SHOULD BE FLEXIBLE WITH WORKERS’ AGENCY AGREEMENT CONFERENCE LAUNCHED SOARING PROFITS FOR SPECIALIST CARS SUZUKI RETAILERS MATCH AMAZON.CO.UK CUSTOMER SERVICE FORD GOES...

Franchised retailers have begun pushing back against their manufacturer partners over the introduction of agency agreements. The move has been triggered by the issuing of agency agreement consultation...

  AGENCY AGREEMENT PUSHBACK BEGINS SMMT DISMISSES RETAILER ROLE IN EV FUTURE VERTU MATERNITY PAY NOW ‘MATCHES M&S’ RYBROOK WARRINGTON JAGUAR CLOSED CARSHOP EXPANDS WITH AUTOWORLD TAKEOVER...

Mention agency agreements and everyone in the industry has a view. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve heard from a host of retailers, with views ranging from the mildly positive to the hugely...

PRE-REG LEVELS DELAYING AGENCY AGREEMENTS NFDA LAUNCHES BREXIT HELPDESK NEW FLEET HQ FOR LOOKERS SHELBOURNE GROWS WITH RENAULT NEW VW BRANDING GOOGLE OPENS UP AUTONOMOUS SOFTWARE STOCKWATCH – New...

Group 1’s UK boss has cited the level of manufacturer push in the car market as the reason the franchised retail model hasn’t switched to agency agreements yet. In a wide-ranging interview for...