F&I Management & Training

Franchise dealers under threat from fleet switch to independents The traditional franchised dealer network, which car manufacturers depend on as their key channel to market, is under strain as a result of a growing fall-off in aftersales business, according to the '2007 Business Car Perceptions Report' published by business and management consultants BearingPoint. It reveals that fleet servicing business, which provides an important source of revenues for car manufacturers and franchised dealers alike, is being lost to non-franchised dealers.

DATED: 19.09.07

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