Honda UK has said that it has “no specific plans” to introduce an agency model to its franchised car retail network.
ICDP has set aside a “pragmatic approach” to the evolution of motor retail in a new whitepaper which explores the impact of a ‘clean-slate’ shift omnichannel car distribution.
ICDP managing director Steve Young will present a 'Dealer Sustainability' keynote seminar at Automotive Management Live Virtual next week, where he will share his thought-provoking insights into likely changes ahead for carmakers' national sales companies and franchised dealer networks.
Today, Capgemini have published a report advocating the transition to an agency model for distribution networks, supported by consumer and dealer surveys in Europe and China.
Some car retailers are feeling the pressure as manufacturers demand they to get their digital houses in order to take advantage of any market recovery ahead of what is expected to be a tough Q4, according to delegates at AM’s first virtual round table (held before 'Lockdown 2').
After seven months in which car retailers and manufacturers have shifted their retail focus and driven forward with new digital solutions in the face of COVID-19, the changes have to keep coming.
UK car dealers must step up their digital services or risk being left behind, as the COVID-19 pandemic has led many customers to carry out more research from their sitting rooms before they visit car showrooms to agree the deal.
I did consider picking this topic for my blog last week – the acquisition of Imperial Car Supermarkets in the UK by online used car start-up Cazoo last week.
Dealerships used their lockdown time to examine new ways of working
ICDP managing director Steve Young believes now the time is ripe for carmakers to address over-supply and develop a lean, flexible vehicle supply chain for dealers
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has said that it is vital that Government and car manufacturers “evaluate a support package that stimulates the market” following April’s 97.3% sales slump.
ICDP managing director Steve Young muses on the likelihood of a strong recovery in car sales
A CO2 emissions-reducing car scrappage scheme is needed in order to avoid a perfect storm of falling sales and soaring fines from stringent new EU regulations driving carmakers ‘to the edge’.
New decade heralds a new approach but lack of standardisation could pose problems
Substantial franchised car retail network reductions and restructuring is required if operators are to benefit from a significant increase in the profitability of operators, according to a new report published by the ICDP.
The next decade will see fiercer competition between franchised and independent dealers for aftersales customers, warns Dr Andrew Tongue, research director with the ICDP.
Steve Young, managing director, ICDP, suggests that it may be time for the automotive world to consider different pricing models.
Today’s car dealers that they will not fall by the wayside as the primary casualties of a “Blockbuster moment for car retail” between now and 2030 according to the ICDP’s European Dealer of Tomorrow report.
AM asks a range of experts what selling cars in 2030 will look like
ICDP, the international automotive distribution researchers, is predicting that the European crash repair market will reduce by 13% by 2030 as a result of new vehicle safety technology.
