The impact of electric vehicles on dealer workshops: no need to panic (at least not before 2025 …)!

The overall aftersales needs of BEVs is repeatedly claimed to be much lower than those of ICE vehicles. Surely then, as more customers gradually switch into BEVs, this will cause a significant fall in workshop revenues for franchised dealers, to the point... More

The overall aftersales needs of BEVs is repeatedly claimed to be much lower than those of ICE vehicles. Surely then, as more customers gradually switch into BEVs, this will cause a significant fall in workshop revenues for franchised dealers, to the point of threatening their viability? Recent ICDP research has explored the aftermarket impact of BEVs in detail and has concluded that the story is not so black and white as is often depicted. Less