February 2012 Workshops
Tuesday 28th February - Aftermarket Parts Logistics: Intra-brand
and Inter-brand Collaboration The full agenda and booking form are
available to download from the link on the left.
Wednesday 29th February - Future Dealer: Structural, Operational and
Cultural Change The full agenda and booking form are available to
download from the link on the left.
2012 Spring Meeting
This will be held on Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th March 2012
at the D'Ieteren Gallery in Brussels, Belgium. We will be focussing
on aftermarket topics on Wednesday 28th March, starting from 10.00 a.m.,
with the sales session on Thursday 29th March starting at 9.30 a.m. There
will be early cocktails and a dinner on the Wednesday evening. The full agenda
and booking form will be available shortly.
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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