Mitsubishi Motors in the UK franchised car retailers are still waiting to be issued with new aftersales contracts seven months after the Japanese brand announced its “shock” plan to end new car sales in Europe.
A spokesman for Mitsubishi’s UK operation, which is operated by long-time distributor the Colt Car Company (CCC), told AM earlier this week that reports of a possible u-turn on the brand’s European withdrawal decision had not affected plans to become an aftersales-only operation by the end of this year.
But franchisees have expressed frustration at the lack of a formal agreement to facilitate the transition, with the wait for an aftersales-only contract still ongoing.
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