Those relations are currently at an all-time high. Mercedes-Benz won the AM Award for Best Franchise in February, voted for by dealers, and has been the highest-rated franchise in the past two consecutive Dealer Attitude Surveys conducted by the National Franchised Dealer Association. The results breakdown suggests Mercedes-Benz retailers see strong profit potential for the future, are not overburdened by standards and are happy with communication and support from the manufacturer.
It’s a marked change from the last decade. In 2008, Mercedes was rated bottom for profitability and second from bottom for new car target negotiations.
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fed up customer - 10/05/2016 16:44
you pay nearly £28.000 for a used mercedes-benz . from the minute you walk into the dealer ship terrible service and constant lies . car had no service history was told it had . never checked before delivery many faults , delivered un cleaned and filthy , then i get stopped of the police 4 days later as they had not taxed the car i had paid them for . receptionist constantly argued with me ..called mercedes-benz customer service these were the worst of all . totally useless . wait 5 days wait 5 days . i have now returned this car for a full refund . now im going to try and loose as many customers to mercedes-benz as possible as im out of pocket due to there poor service .your going to here lots from me