The classic car trade is under enormous pressure. Not only the online providers cost customers. Automakers, who actually like to refer to their dealers as “partners,” are also looking for the battle line. More and more brands want to introduce the so-called “agency model” and thus save massively on sales costs. But no matter whether at VW, Skoda, Opel or Mercedes: there is resistance in the dealer networks. Sometimes it goes to court. We document the uprising of the merchants
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The 9-euro tickets are just valid when Deutsche Bahn boss Richard Lutz (58) prepares train drivers for hard times on the rails well beyond the next three months. “We have a dilemma that can hardly be resolved in the short term: to grow and modernize at the same time,” says Lutz. Most recently, the long-distance trains missed their punctuality target of 80 percent “significantly”. In April, just 69.1 percent arrived with a maximum delay of six minutes. It’s unlikely to get any better in the foreseeable future.
I wish you an eventful week!
Sincerely yours, Christoph Seyerlein