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European automakers reduce company-owned dealerships

Volkswagen Group has Europe’s biggest company-owned dealership network even as the automaker and its rivals attempt to reduce the number of their wholly owned retail outlets.

VW owns 564 dealerships across Europe, 214 more than Emil Frey, which has the largest number of franchise points among independent dealer groups, according to data from UK-based auto retail analyst ICDP.