Two tier networks under agency, GWM Ora’s plans, dealer sustainability – latest AM magazine is here

The February 2023 issue of AM magazine is now here, free to read in digital format, and full of insights into dealers’ plans and opportunities for 2023.

We report on some of the early findings of AM100 retailers as they adapt to trading under Mercedes’ new agency agreement, while others continue to await their OEMs transition plans.

Analysis of 2022 performance pits the major OEM groups against one another to understand who is ploughing ahead.

GWM Ora is the latest car brand from China to enter the UK marketplace, and Toby Marshall from its senior leadership team shares his plans with AM to recruit more franchisees and get customers into its first electric vehicles.

Insights into sustainability look at how dealerships can combat the rising cost of doing business while developing a more sustainable future.

Honda’s Andrew Winfield outlines the role of the new Civic Type-R in a marketplace where petrolheads are being driven to become chargeheads, and Nissan’s Spencer Clayton-Jones talks about the need for more business resilience, built through investment in teams and improved customer experience.

Editor’s Letter

There’s so much going on in 2023 already. Tesla’s caused a stir with EV price cuts; Mercedes is into year one with agency contracts; Volvo and Stellantis have both put back their agency model introductions a bit; and some brands’s supply levels have clearly ramped up as 0% finance and deposit contributions are creeping back in.

We’ve got lots going on at AM too. There’s a few days left until the February 24 deadline for AM Awards entries, so do please give your team and your dealership a chance to scoop a trophy and the fantastic PR opportunity that comes with it.

And we’ve just announced that AM is going ‘digital first’ this spring. It means that this is the penultimate issue of AM magazine, and March will be the very last one.

We’ll be publishing new content, and the favourites from the magazine like dealer and OEM interviews, at AM-online.

Plus new digital Industry Special Reports will drill down into the detail of key issues for motor retailers.

So please ensure you’re signed up to our digital channels (here) to keep abreast of motor industry news and insights