The past year for Volkswagen dealers has seen at least some progress toward normalcy as the brand’s sales recovered from the devastating impact of the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal. Yet at the dealer level, VW struggles with profitability.
Mazda dealers in the U.S. are positioned to see sales growth and improved profits, dealer council chairman Jim Bagan said.
BMW of North America and its dealers are working this year to come up with compromises on several contested policies as the parties continue to work on rebuilding their relationship.
Profitability has been the key issue for Audi dealers for years, but while pressure on new-vehicle sales margins remains, some of the stress of dealership profitability has eased thanks mainly to the work of an Audi National Dealer Council task…
With Toyota aggressively realigning production to reflect the consumer shift toward light trucks, Toyota National Dealers’ Advisory Council Chairman Mike White sees a strong year for the brand.