Automakers

Chip shortage, pandemic tamp down 'toxic' sales channels, for now

Peugeot dealership 2022
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July 05, 2022 04:00 AM

Automakers have struggled for years to reduce their reliance on sales in so-called “toxic” channels such as short-term rentals and self-registrations, which offer easy and quick access to the market but low margins, with varying degrees of success.

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