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Dealers have expressed ‘clear concerns’ over the current and future profitability of running their franchise. That’s the headline finding of the Dealer Attitude Survey from the National Franchised Dealers Association which said that topics relatinbg to profitability and margins were among the lowest rated in the survey. Current profit return from representing the franchise was the third lowest scoring question ...

More than one in three used car dealers are less interested in stocking EVs than they were a year ago due to depreciation on models, according to research by trading platform HonkHonk. Research finds that enthusiasm has dimmed since the previous year due to price falls which removed half off the value of some battery car models. Sebastien Duval, CEO ...

Dealers have raised major concerns over the amount of investment they are having to make in on site EV charging infrastructure. The latest Dealer Attitude Survey from the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) found that this was the most negative theme in the overall survey, with the lowest score by some margin. “The survey revealed that franchised dealer sentiment around ...

Kia has emerged as the top brand in the UK for dealers achieving the highest rating in the just-published National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) Dealer Attitude Survey. Dealers were asked to rate their manufacturer overall on a scale of 1 to 10. Kit got the top score of 9.5, followed by Lexus (9.2), and MINI (9.0). Vauxhall (2.4), Jeep (2.3), ...

Lexus has emerged as the brand of choice for UK dealers in the summer 2021 issue of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) Dealer Attitude Survey. The survey takes place twice a year and the summer 2021 edition attracted a response rate of 57% with a total of 2,468 replies from 32 participating dealer networks. The survey was conducted in ...

Volkswagen dealers are becoming increasingly negative about the franchise they represent, according to the Summer Dealer Attitude Survey from the NFDA. In this as in past surveys, dealers were asked to rate the overall value of their franchise against all others. The Volkswagen brand had the most negative change in score this time, down 1.8 points to achieve a rating ...

Mercedes-Benz retained its number one position as the most attractive franchise for UK dealers in the NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey for Summer 2015. Dealers were asked to rate the overall value of their franchise against all others and Mercedes emerged as the clear winner with a near-perfect score of 9.7 out of 10. BMW was in second place with a ...

The twice-yearly Dealer Attitude Survey carried out by the NFDA is eagerly awaited by carmakers to see how they have performed relative to other brands. This time 28 networks took part in the survey carried out in January 2015. The Winter 2015 survey looked at how dealers view the major issues affecting their business and also how these views change ...

Mercedes-Benz has emerged as the top brand with car dealers in the NFDA Winter Dealer Attitude Survey. It moved from second place in the Summer survey to top scoring franchise with a score of 9.0 this time around. It was 0.5 points ahead of Kia which was in second place. Suzuki with a score of 8.4 and Audi with 8.3 ...

The number of franchised dealer sites in the UK increased last year to their highest level since 2011, according to new data from the International Car Distribution Programme. Research for the ICDP’s European Car Distribution Handbook shows how main dealer sales outlets grew 1% year-on-year from 4,487 to 4,532 sites. However, the UK experience contrasted to a 2.5% fall in ...