These current dealer issues are one reason there will not be an agent in NZ's biggest city , they could have sold a number here over the last few years but the stock holding demands and compliance costs for access to the parts system ensure that you can not make a sound business case for one even if tagged on to other franchises. Mclaren and Lotus are ticking along here, but most of the recent Morgans landing here are private imports both new and second hand, and there have been quite a few recently.
Interestingly in 2017 the factory were very insistent that I could not purchase direct and pushed me to any of the U.K. Main dealers , rather different to 2018 and now with all the ads in Miscellany etc.
Interesting post waikiore....