Auto malls, the new recipe for car dealers

Service centres and several locations for selling several auto brands are the way out of the crisis for car sellers, according to Alin Tapalagă, general manager of Porsche Inter Auto, given that a steady cash flow is the key to survival in the current economic context.

“Extension with a single brand is no longer an option, as used to be the case in previous years. The only development opportunity is now to have several points of sale and several service centres,” said Alin Tapalagă, general manager of Porsche Inter Auto, the retail division of Porsche Romania, the biggest player on its market.

Porsche Inter Auto posted almost 120 million euros in sales last year and an over 3.8 million-euro profit. So, the retail division of Porsche nears the turnover reached by importers such as Renault Nissan Romania, which posted a 132 million-euro turnover last year and left behind other importers such as Hyundai Auto Romania (96 million euros), AutoItalia, and M Car Trading.