Forthcoming meetings
Workshop aftersales – from cash cow to loyalty generator on
Wednesday 13th June in Paris - Booking form and agenda available
for download by following the link on the left.
Workshop I.T. for distribution in a digital age – an enabler,
not a constraint on Thursday 14th June in Paris - Booking form and
agenda available for download by following the link on the left.
International Trend Forum, 22nd and 23rd May, Wolfsburg,
Germany
Steve will be taking part in this forum on 23rd May in Wolfsburg – newsletter
and registration form available for download by following the link on the left.
ITF is an international conference (in English with simultaneous translation
to German) focusing on automotive sales and marketing and this year’s
theme is “Customer of tomorrow”. The night before (22nd May) there
is an International Evening held at the Art Museum of Wolfsburg, Germany. The
ITF are keen to extend this conference to our members and have offered
ICDP members an early bird discount if booking before April 27th, please state
this on your booking form.
Distribution is vital to
the car industry. It entails supplying new cars to dealers,
selling them (and financing the sale) to final customers,
providing service and repair, and then re-marketing used cars. Car purchase
and operation is one of the largest elements of consumer
spending
in developed economies - it is also one with a high emotional
content. In addition the distribution sector is a major employer.
Car distribution has been the focus of attention from consumer
and regulatory bodies, questioning whether the current system
provides the greatest choice and value. ICDP has been working
since 1994 to provide a factual analytical base for understanding
the current system and for seeking innovations. It has been
a consistent source of research and ideas.
ICDP's research programmes are supported by a wide range of
organisations - including car dealers, manufacturers, component
suppliers and governments.
For further information on:
- Forthcoming Member events and other programme news, see the
Announcements page.
- Our latest Research Reports and Briefings can be found on
the New publications page.
- Members can access the download library of all our publications
by following the ICDP Members only link, also at the top of
the page.
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