Dealers worry that electrification, legislative risks around franchise laws and automaker interest in moving to an agency-style distribution model present the greatest long-term threats to the traditional franchised dealership business.
That was the consensus among more than 100 dealers recently surveyed by The Presidio Group when it comes to future risk and disruptive forces in the industry. Their concerns mirror many others in the industry looking at disruption.
Headwinds emerging around the transition to electric vehicles dominated the feedback from respondents to the Presidio survey.