A sharp drop in the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey results has seen the overall relationship between retailers and their manufacturer partners decline back to pre-pandemic levels. Agency...

In outright registrations, Hyundai saw a greater increase than any other brand in 2021 with a gain of more than 22,000 cars to a total just shy of 70,000. Its market share was 4.23% and the network...

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...

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...

Retailers holding German premium brand franchises have given their manufacturers a hiding in the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. BMW, Audi and Mercedes formed three of the five-fastest fallers in...

The BMW network is not a happy place. Just four years ago it was the second favourite franchise, according to the NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. Since then the scores have been falling and at the start...

Kia has topped the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey for the fourth time in a row with Toyota and Mercedes taking equal second place in the all-important overall manufacturer rating question....

Kia is defying conventional logic and not planning a dedicated online sales channel. This is despite building up a head of steam that saw it celebrating both record sales last year and a record 4% of...

Manufacturer-retailer relationships have improved in the past six months, according to the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. The 0.4 point rise to 5.7 for the overall relationship marks the first...

The latest bout of NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey scores hit a third consecutive all-time low when they were published last Monday. That may not be surprising to anyone who’s partaken in the survey or...

The relationships between franchised retailers and their car manufacturers have hit an all time low, according to the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. After a slight improvement in the Summer 2016...

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Retailing is all about relationships. Whether it’s between you and a customer or you and a manufacturer, any disconnect between the two can cause problems. Two stories illustrate this well;...

The latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey has seen the overall average score fall to the lowest point for two years – in the main due to low scores for profitability and manufacturer relationships....

Regular readers will know: we really like the NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. Twice a year it gives a snapshot of relations in the auto retail industry and a sense of which National Sales Companies are...