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Inside Chinese brand GAC’s bold plan to storm Australian sales top 10

CarExpert

GAC] also understand the difficulties of trying to launch a brand with just one model, when it’s not really sufficient to sustain a dealership network.” I think it does help with a lot of dealers, currently on the traditional model whereby their floorplan and inventory costs have now gone through the roof,” said Mr Lau.

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Fears emissions law ‘loophole’ will leave dealers with cars they can’t sell as makers scramble to hit targets

Drive.com

We’re keeping an eye on how the market changes , particularly the legacy OEMs (original equipment manufacturer) that have the really big dealer networks, to make sure dealers don’t get caught in the middle of it,” CEO of the Motor Trades Association of Australia (MTAA) told Drive.

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Dealership Buy/Sell Market Hits Record High in 2024 as US Auto Dealer Confidence Rose

Dealer World

Strong franchises thrived on low inventories and sustained high gross profit margins, while weaker franchises struggled with ballooning inventories, rising floorplan costs, and falling gross profits. This divergence created a marketplace of winners and losers, clearly reflected in days supply of vehicles. million in 2024.

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