Mercedes-Benz Ireland: Fake Registrations Threaten the Car Industry
Mercedes-Benz Ireland identified a new threat to the car industry within its territory. The company said fake registrations are causing a shift in the balance of the market. According to Ciaran Allen, sales manager of Motors Distributors Limited (MDL), which is the privately-owned importer for Mercedes-Benz vehicles in Ireland, the Irish car market could be on its way to a major financial implosion. In his interview featured in The Irish Times, he identified the increasing levels of pre-registering and hire-drive sales as factors that could potentially inflate the market. He claimed that it would hurt the country’s car industry more than the fluctuations of the Sterling exchange rate and the… Continue Reading »