Many car brands and manufacturers are looking to change from a franchised model to agency agreements. Some have formally confirmed this is happening, others have hinted at change and some have said...

BMW has revealed more about its direct-sales agency model, which will see it invoice customers directly and retailers receive a fixed fee for each sale. Sales and marketing boss Pieter Nota said it...

Volvo has agreed terms with its retail network to move to an agency model from mid-2023, according to Auto Retail Agenda sources. While contracts still have to be signed by each retailer, it is...

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Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed it will move to an agency model by 2024. Speaking to Auto Retail Agenda, Rawdon Glover, MD of Jaguar Land Rover UK, said: “Jaguar Land Rover UK will transition to a...

JAGUAR LAND ROVER CONFIRMS AGENCY MOVE COST OF LIVING CRISIS TO SHIELD USED CAR VALUES VERTU STAKE BOUGHT BY JANUS HENDERSON INCHCAPE COMPLETES BENTLEYS TOYOTA WARRINGTON DEAL PEUGEOT UK’S NEW SALES...

Nissan will stick with the franchised model for the time being for its network, according to the brand’s managing director Andrew Humberstone. Humberstone refused to rule out a switch to an agency...

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Mercedes-Benz sister brand Smart will have signed agency agreements in place with its network this summer, according to the brand’s UK managing director David Browne. The move could put Smart’s 19...

Ford is considering a move to the agency model for its UK retail network and in other countries, executives within the firm have confirmed. Two years after Auto Retail Agenda exclusively revealed Ford...

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The NFDA revealed last week it has undertaken a series of significant meetings as it continues to work on its response to the Competition and Markets Authority to outline franchised dealers’ views...

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Senior BMW UK sources have indicated to Auto Retail Network the company is going down the agency route. Our contacts gave no timeframe but it would follow a successful agency trial in South Africa –...

GOOGLE LAUNCHES AUTOMATED CAR ADS WAITING BUYERS WANT MORE FROM RETAILERS JOHNSONS IN ANOTHER TAKEOVER AGENCY CONVERSION RATES ‘BETTER THAN FRANCHISE’ ORDERING OPEN FOR 2022 FRANCHISING REPORT...

DS Automobiles has just completed workshop seven of a nine-topic collaboration with retailers covering the switch from a franchised to an agency model, according to UK managing director Jules...

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