European Commission to get tough with car manufacturers?
Since 2010, most vehicle manufacturers in Europe have been reluctant to engage on the topic of a meaningful and binding industry code of good conduct designed to foster clearer and fairer relations between dealers and manufacturers, says the NFDA (National Franchised Dealers Association).
This position has been adopted by the manufacturer body, ACEA, despite consistent lobbying on the part of dealer representative bodies such as the NFDA, ECD (European Car Dealers – a Division of CECRA) and support from the European Parliament.