After several years of preparation and adoption, Volkswagen Group looks set to back out of its agency plans for EVs, for the majority of its brands, and potentially return to a more standard franchise...

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CHINA NEW ENTRANT XPENG COMING TO UK ‘WITHIN WEEKS’ EVANS HALSHAW FORD NORTHWICH IN SUDDEN CLOSURE CAR CANNIBALS HIT TAYLORS VAUXHALL BOSTON QUIZ PERRYS AND SWANSWAY IN AUTO RETAIL LIVE USED CAR...

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ALFA TO HIT 34-STRONG NETWORK BY MID-25 NEW ENTRANTS REPORT 2024 PUBLISHED THIS WEEK COMPLETELY MOTORING IN ADMINISTRATION NORWAY’S LARGEST IMPORTER RECONSIDERS ICE PREVIOUS LEAPMOTOR IMPORTER TAKES...

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FORD PINS EV HOPES ON GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES INEOS: DIRECT SALES ‘A MISTAKE’ DUFF MORGAN & VERMONT SAW ‘NO FUTURE’ WITH STELLANTIS WEBINAR: EXPERTS AND OEMS TO EXPLORE NEW ENTRANTS...

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EASTERN WESTERN IN £50m AGENCY HIT STRATSTONE STOCKTON ON SALE FOR £6m ROADSIDE GARAGES RAISES £20k FOR CHARITY EUROPE CALLS FOR ‘URGENT ACTION’ ON EVs… … BUT GERMAN MINISTER HINTS AT AID...

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LSH Auto, the world’s largest Mercedes-Benz retailer, has extended its unenviable loss-making run, by more than doubling its loss before tax in the year ended December 2023 from £4.9m to £11.0m....

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As exclusively revealed by Auto Retail Agenda last November, Lotus has switched back to the franchise model for its UK retail network after two years under an agency agreement, according to its...

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LOTUS U-TURNS ON AGENCY ZEV PRESSURE LAID BARE IN NFDA ELECTION SURVEY JONATHAN GRAVELL TO DISCUSS ZEV MANDATE ON AUTO RETAIL LIVE CAZOO ANNOUNCES WINDING-UP VOTE 50% OF US RETAILERS DOWN AFTER CDK...

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More than 125 Subaru retailers last week heard new MD Lorraine Bishton rule out the agency model and commit to franchised retailers. “The dealer model is here to stay,” she said. “People buy...

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SUBARU EMBRACES RETAILERS IN RENEWED PUSH RNLT: RENAULT’S NEW URBAN STORE CALL FOR SCRUTINY OF UK REGULATORS INCLUDING FCA BUSSEYS FORD MARKS 100 YEARS – AND BYD JOINS FORD IN SHEFFIELD EV SALES...

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Ford has reportedly backed down on plans for agency. It is instead planning a hybrid approach that utilises the strengths of its franchise network while capitalising on opportunities of data sharing....

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FORD AGENCY U-TURN NFDA SURVEY EXPECTED TO SHOW IMPROVEMENTS CAZOO CEO PAUL WOODHEAD OFFICIALLY STEPS DOWN PINEWOOD PAYS OUT £358m PENDRAGON RETURN MOTORPOINT IMPROVES BUT ZEUS REMAINS NEUTRAL US...

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FCA: COMPANIES ‘ALMOST CERTAINLY’ GUILTY OF DCA FAILINGS STRATSTONE BYD BIRMINGHAM ‘PERFECT’ TRIUMPH ALEX CHESTERMAN TO SHARE £30m WINDFALL CATCH UP WITH AUTO RETAIL LIVE VOLVO EYES DTC IN...

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BMW has reaffirmed its planned move to the agency sales model for its network, saying it is part of its strategic plan. Speaking to Auto Retail Agenda ahead of an investor conference in the...

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BMW REAFFIRMS MOVE TO AGENCY AUTO RETAIL LIVE WITH PETER SMYTH, TOM SLACK JOHN CLARK JLR PENTLAND WOWS WITH EIGHT AWARDS TRADE CENTRE UK WALSALL PLANS FINALLY SUBMITTED NEW CEO FOR MERCEDES-BENZ UK...

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JLR will review its recent decision to stick with the franchised model and look again at agency in late 2027, according to UK managing director Patrick McGillycuddy. Speaking exclusively to sister...

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JLR TO REVIEW AGENCY MOVE IN 2027 ARNOLD CLARK ACQUIRES PETER VARDY KIRKCALDY MG NEW FD FOR RENAULT RETAIL; NEW CORPORATE BANKER FOR VERTU THE7STARS WINS MOTORPOINT MEDIA ACCOUNT AUTO RETAIL LIVE WITH...

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JLR intends to move to a ‘direct-to-sales’ agency model at the back end of 2024. While other manufacturers have pushed back their agency plans, UK MD Patrick McGillycuddy said JLR will go agency...

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BEV REGISTRATIONS OFF TO A ROCKY START IN 2024 JLR REAFFIRMS AGENCY SALES DATE AUTO RETAIL LIVE PODCAST: LISTEN NOW McLAREN RECEIVES YET MORE BAHRAIN FUNDS RETAILERS: BIDEN EV STRATEGY ‘TOO...

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Pretty much every brand could sustain 2% and perhaps even 3% or more market share from a retail network of just 20 locations. That’s the view of Rockar founder Simon Dixon, and while he stops short...

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