Group says carmakers deter service applicants.(News)

Automotive News Europe,  June, 2003  by Wernle, Bradford

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Byline: Bradford Wernle

Carmaker delays in writing new dealer contracts under the block exemption are creating barriers to new entrants in the service business, a prominent dealer lobbyist charged.

"The people who are interested in making applications will not be able to do so until the manufacturers disclose what their standards will be," said David Evans, chairman of the task force for CECRA, the European dealer association.

Evans said: "Some of our franchised dealers want to be repairers for other makes. They want to know exactly what would be involved ...

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