Stellantis' Alfa Romeo, DS and van franchises to adopt agency model from 2023

Stellantis has confirmed that retail franchisees of its Alfa Romeo and DS car brands and all light commercial vehicle (LCV) operations will be subject to agency model sales contracts from 2023.

But in a statement responding to car retailers’ suggestions that the manufacturing giant had “laid down the law” in a webinar meeting detailing a restructure of its car retail networks this week, a spokesperson insisted that “the vast majority of retailers for all brands will be retained”.

Stellantis’ franchised car retailers were warned in May that they would be issued with two-year termination notices as part of a reorganisation of its distribution networks ahead of the introduction of new EU Block Exemption rules.