Alfa Romeo, which has seen its network numbers fluctuate in recent years, is aiming to grow the number of retailers to 36 by mid-2025, according to UK managing director Jules Tilstone. Tilstone said...

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...

The overall UK new car market might have finished strongly in December, but fleet was the only driver of that growth, with retail registrations falling 14% compared with the same month last year. The...

Retail demand for new vehicles slumped in November, falling 5.9% compared with the same month last year. The 60,506 new registrations, down from 64,921 in November 2022, represent a market share of...

After a modest uplift in September, which itself followed a significant downward swing in August, retail registrations were all but flat in October, showing a rise of just 0.3% compared with the same...

Stellantis brands Alfa Romeo and DS are deliberately hanging back on agency agreements to learn from other brands that have changed their sales model first. Speaking to Auto Retail Agenda, Julie...

SSANGYONG SLASHES 2 YEARS, 50k MILES FROM WARRANTY STELLANTIS HANGS BACK ON AGENCY TO LEARN FROM RIVALS CBI SUSPENDED UNTIL JUNE; BMW PULLS OUT NAMA SCOOPS KING’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE SIGN UP FOR...

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...

September saw a fall in retail registrations as the OEMs seemingly moved to address growing demand from the fleet sector. The result was that while fleet registrations increased 12.5% to 101,760...

The new Peugeot 308 has been awarded a better retained value by Cap Gold Book than the sector-leading Volkswagen Golf. After three years and 36,000 miles, a new 308 1.2T 130 Allure Premium has an RV...

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 will be the first Stellantis brands to switch to agency agreements for their retail networks, within two years. Speaking to Auto Retail Bulletin after the investor event,...

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...

The first half of 2021 has seen a further improvement in the state of relationships between retailers and their manufacturers. The latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey has sentiment at a score of 6.5...

Derby’s Beechdale has been named Alfa Romeo Retailer of the Year. It registered the brand’s highest sales volume (exceeding sales expectations for the high-margin Quadrifoglio line) and boasts...

With showrooms open for the full month of May, registrations surged ahead of the same month last year, with the total up some 674% on 2020 where retailers were still coming to terms with trading...

In a major reorganisation of its retail networks, Stellantis is issuing all retailers in the UK and EU with termination notices and is planning to re-appoint an “optimised” number under a new...

Retailer relations with their manufacturer partners have started 2021 in the best position for six years, according to the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. The survey, carried out in January,...

Renault retailers are better prepared than most for the electrification of motoring thanks to almost a decade of selling fully electric vehicles. The first models went on sale in 2011 and since then,...

FCA Group MD Arnaud Leclerc has said there is work to be done on improving the relationship between the group’s various brands and its retailers. While he points out that there has been a slight...