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The Changing Face of Automotive Retailing in Europe: Management Briefing

Published by: just-auto

Published: Oct. 1, 2003 - 35 Pages


Table of Contents


Chapter 1 Overview

Chapter 2 Economic environment

Chapter 3 The current block exemption

Why is the block exemption so attractive?

The current block exemption changes

Current V.M. actions

Brand profitability vs block exemption

Will there be a future for block exemption

Chapter 4 The vehicle manufacturer view

Channel distribution issues

Regional distributors

V.M. - distributor - retailer relationships

V.M. ownership of retailing

Chapter 5 Euro automotive retailing in practise

Economics and profitability

Who holds the key brand?

Aspects of retailer functions - new car sales

Used car sales

Vehicle finance and insurance

Parts

Servicing and repair

Other activities

Consolidation of retailers

Chapter 6 Country commentaries

France

Franchising

Departmental operations

Consolidation

Summary

Germany

Franchising

Departmental operations

Consolidation

Summary

Italy

Franchising

Departmental operations

Consolidation

Summary

The Netherlands

Summary

Spain

Summary

The UK

Franchising

Departmental operations

Consolidation

Summary

EU 2004 accession countries

Summary

Czech Republic

Poland

Russia

Chapter 7 The future of automotive retailing

The conventional car retailer

Parallel retailers

Parallel car importers

Finance and fleet management companies

Used car supermarkets

Process specialists

Independent repairers

‘Fast-fit’ shops

Internet selling

The future industry model

Abstract

Retailers may have a tough time profiting from selling cars when conditions are good. When recession bites, the going can get very tough indeed. When this is combined with EU legislation which attempts to introduce major changes to the established system of retailing, major pain can occur.

Many would have us believe that franchised car retailers are on the point of collapse, but is that really true when this has been said many times by many people in the last 10 years or so?

The new Block Exemption regulation has introduced many potential changes into the way car makers control and organise their retailing networks. How are the car makers adopting this legislation? Is it with due regard for the spirit or to the letter of the regulation, and what opportunities are they generating to make changes their retailers and the consumer body will look upon favourably? The available evidence indicates that the omens are good for the lawyers and conflict between the Competition Commission and a number of VM's.

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