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How BMW will revamp its retail network for digital age

BMW sales boss Pieter Nota with i7
BMW's Pieter Nota says customers will get the same prices everywhere under the agency sales model. He is shown with the i7, an all-electric version of the 7-Series sedan. (BERNHARD_LIMBERGER)
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By:
Lennart Wermke
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By:
Armin Wutzer
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Automobilwoche
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December 08, 2022 07:09 AM

BMW Group's retail network in Europe will undergo major changes in the next few years as the automaker introduces a direct-sales agency model, under which the manufacturer invoices customers directly and dealerships receive a fixed fee for the sale. The automaker's sales and marketing boss Pieter Nota explained how the agency approach will work in an interview with Automobilwoche reporter Lennart Wermke.

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