Car dealers are arguing that their showrooms should stay open during the new lockdown announced by the UK Government at the weekend.
After Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated non-essential retailers should close from November 5 to December 2, automotive trade bodies urged the UK Government to allow the motor industry to continue trading.
“There is no evidence that keeping them open would increase transmission of the virus,” said Sue Robinson, chief executive of the National Franchised Dealers Association, in a letter to Boris Johnson, which was shared with AM.
Marshall Motor Holdings Plc (LON:MMH), together with its subsidiaries, engages in retailing passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the United Kingdom. It sells new and used vehicles; and provides after sales services, such as servicing, body shop repairs, and parts sales.