Another dealership closes
- Thread starter Dox
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FFS.
Interesting to note the forced over-supply. Maybe more of us consumers should write to manufacturers, praising good dealers and demanding that they support them and don't pressure them out of business if they want to keep our, the buyers, brand loyalty. Remind them that if they drive our dealers away they drive us away.
If I lived in a Triumph dealership desert I probably wouldn't have bought the Rocket. I know of Ducati/ KTM etc prospective buyers who've said the same thing, especially if they're first-time buyers of that brand.
If I lived in a Triumph dealership desert I probably wouldn't have bought the Rocket. I know of Ducati/ KTM etc prospective buyers who've said the same thing, especially if they're first-time buyers of that brand.
I'm sure they realise that more dealerships = more sales for the very reason you state - it's what has turned me off a couple of brands in the past.
Or maybe thay're going down the Mercedes route and want to sell as many as they can online and cut out the middle man, and just have service centres.
Or maybe thay're going down the Mercedes route and want to sell as many as they can online and cut out the middle man, and just have service centres.
That’s the same business as a Harley dealer in Southampton who’s also just closed or so I read recently. Exact same press release and administrators, I wonder how many other businesses they have.
I wonder if it was the Harley bit that bought them down? As Exi says Triumph sales are rocketing mostly due to the success of the little 400cc bikes.
I wonder if it was the Harley bit that bought them down? As Exi says Triumph sales are rocketing mostly due to the success of the little 400cc bikes.
But if they lose the dealerships they lose the servicing. And people will be put off buying a brand if they've got to travel half way round the country to get it serviced and protect the warranty. Or to gave something fixed under warranty if it goes wrong.
And few workshops will want to touch warranty claims if they haven't got the perks if a full deals hip, such as sales markup and aftersales, parts and accessories because typically manufacturers pay them poorly for warranty and recall work. It's a pretty short sighted business model.
Well, sometimes big companies make big mistakes.
Look at Mercedes at the end of last century when they made the specific decision to reduce the quality of their cars hoping that they would sell more if the didn't last so long (utter idiocy as people tend not to replace crap with the same crap) as per the white goods industry.
Look at Jaguar.