Mercedes-Benz UK is urging its dealers to make a final push this year as it looks to pull back a 8% shortfall in new car registrations in the year to October.
Reg Vardy plc is in talks with Mercedes-Benz UK to try to end its insistence that retailers’ names are banned from dealership signing in favour of the manufacturers’ and the location.
Dermot Kelly, Mercedes-Benz UK's director of passenger cars, has branded the debate surrounding the outcome of the September 2002 review of Block Exemption, an “excuse” for inactivity.
Two carmaker directors heading radical retail reforms will speak at Automotive Management's autumn conference. Dermot Kelly, Mercedes-Benz UK director, will reveal his plans at Beyond Block Exemption at the Birmingham International Convention on October 4.
East Midlands' car retailer, Ilkeston Co-Op Motor Group, has warned that Mercedes-Benz UK's decision to take direct control of its new car retail operations could be “disastrous” for the consumer, leading to the manufacturer establishing its own monopoly on the market.
European Motor Holdings has entered the battle surrounding Mercedes-Benz UK and its dealers by questioning the legality of the 12-month termination notices issued last year.
Ford Premier Automotive Group might follow Mercedes-Benz UK in gaining control of areas around major cities by acquiring Pendragon or taking a major stake, said London Chrysler Jeep dealer Clive Sutton.
##Mercedes dealers--left## Mercedes-Benz UK dealers are demanding Dermot Kelly, passenger car director, to 'come clean' on key statements made on the planned network shake-up.
<b>GENEVA MOTOR SHOW</b>: Mercedes-Benz UK dealers have called on DaimlerChrysler UK to “justify or withdraw” the termination notices that were issued earlier this year. They warned that failure to do so would force them to take their case to the High Court.
Mercedes-Benz UK is refusing to comment on reports in the national media that it is preparing to drastically reduce its dealerships, but is instead praising its retail network for its contribution to this year's record sales.
Mercedes-Benz UK boss of passenger cars Dermot Kelly has denied the company is planning to streamline its dealership network over the next year.
