Currently reading: Power List 100 2023 – Retailer royalty

Car makers may be trying to claw back buying power through the agency model, but car dealers won't let it go easily – they still wield much influence

The retailer landscape has changed dramatically over the past year, with power tilting back in to the hands of car firms themselves in the form of the new 'agency' model.

Yet car dealers have been consolidating for years now to create these huge groups whose influence over the manufacturers cannot be overstated.

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