CAZOO HEAD OF OPERATIONS JAMES DOWER TO LEAVE MERCEDES-BENZ PLANS ‘SHOWROOM EVENT’ HARWOODS 2022 PROFIT DIPS TO £7.8m BARRETTS ‘NOT HAPPY’ ABOUT STELLANTIS BRAND CLOSURE INCHCAPE IN NEW...

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...

An uplift in retailer profitability thanks to demand exceeding supply has resulted in a seven-year high for the results of the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. For the key question ‘How do you...

DS Automobiles is most of the way through a nine-stage negotiation with retailers covering the switch from a franchised to an agency model, according to UK managing director Jules Tilstone. Setting...

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...

DS AGENCY MOVE ON TRACK FOR JUNE 2023 EMIL FREY EMAIL HACKER WARNING VERTU REVEALS NEW ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM READ MOTOR GROUP OPENS EIGHTH RETAILER US TO INTRODUCE ‘RIGHT TO REPAIR’ BILL GLOBAL...

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...

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...

As showrooms reopened, April saw the expected huge rise in registrations compared with the first full lockdown month of last year, but volumes are still some 12.9% down on the decade average. There is...

Following a poor first time out in the NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey, DS Automobiles new managing director Jules Tilstone is set on improving the network’s fortunes. With a score of 4.2 out of 10, DS...

DS Automobiles is trialling a wider Stellantis aftersales network with the aim of reducing customer travel times for service and repair work. The pilot scheme is running along the south coast of...

  NEW CAR SALES TO JUMP – BUT POST-LOCKDOWN BOOM ‘UNLIKELY’ DS PILOTS NEW AFTERSALES NETWORK ‘MOST RETAILERS WERE PROFITABLE IN 2020’ CAZOO ‘THE CARVANA OF EUROPE’ NFDA TO ADVISE ON...

First deliveries of the fully-electric Volkswagen ID.3 1st Edition began in late September with a Covid-friendly national handover event. This came almost 18 months after launch customers had placed a...

A second consecutive month of retail growth in vehicle registrations saw overall registrations increase by 1.4% in February, with retail registrations up 4.3% and business growth of 23.4% overcoming a...

As DS sets out its stall in the UK to take on the traditional premium brands with vehicles of equal quality combined with standout design flair, John Grose Group managing director Richard Howard says...

PSA Groupe premium brand DS is looking for its retailers to “really make a go” of the company’s moves into the rental market before the end of the year under the DS Rental banner. “The way we...