Stellantis has “laid down the law” to its UK car retail franchisees as it revealed plans to restructure its dealer networks ahead of a shift to agency-style retail agreements by 2027.

A rationalisation of the Vauxhall, Peugeot, Citroen, DS Automobiles, Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Jeep dealer networks now looks to be inevitable.

Stellantis retail partners were this week given more detail of a restructure of operations that would bring franchise contract terminations by 2023 and an agency model shift completed within four years of that point.

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