John Deere reducing dealerships

[tweedale terrier]

They have been cutting back there own staff.... Less people covering a bigger area.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

The price new tractors are I couldn’t give a fudge if there were no dealers

 

[Hesston4860s]

We’re Sharmans not Ford dealers before they went green?

I’m guessing CNH will be having a chat with them to go red or blue.

Doubleday where ford before going JD, but I don’t know about Sharmans.

 

[john432]

There will allways be Smithfield Tractors in Builth, to get a Deere.they must be happy with some of the smaller dealers?

 

[quattro]

We’re Sharmans not Ford dealers before they went green?

I’m guessing CNH will be having a chat with them to go red or blue.

I think they wanted Ford when they started and couldn’t get them
So took jd as second best

 

[Drillman]

Doubleday where ford before going JD, but I don’t know about Sharmans.

Could be doubledays I’m thinking of!

 

[db9go]

Sharmans were Ford before JD

 

[BRBX]

Went JD late eighties from memory

 

[Wooly]

Maybe they have heard about Clive's plan to have everyone deal direct with the manufacturer and are preparing for it?

You are beginning to come across as a whinging Pom ....... not a kiwi pom ............................ just saying. No offence meant !

 

[dowcow]

Are Jd doing leading the way and other manufacturers will follow suit? Large “expensive” showrooms, well equipped workshops and parts departments but much fewer of them. Is what the future holds?

Sounds like they don't see any need or glamour in selling tractors to farmers anymore. The hire fleets, large contractors and councils will be a better bet. Why sell 50 tractors to 40 farmers when the corporate buyers will be 150 in a single deal and will want them with service, warranty and replacement contracts?

 

[Thick cut]

Precisely. The “other manufacturers” will take a good look and have a chat with Sharmans for sure. I’ve a sneaky idea what may happen but ethical professionalism stops me printing it here; it’s not for me to suggest what may happen going forward.

There will be no mistake in saying that Agco will be offering one of their franchises as they are seeing three in the same bed is not working.

 

[radu]

And here was i hoping they might allow a second dealer in my country. My last 4 new john deeres were all bought from unofficial dealers that ordered them from dealers in Italy or France. So, with the extra haulage and some profit for the unofficial dealer it still worked out cheaper than getting it from the official dealer. Way to go, John Deere...

 

[BK741]

Sharmans were Ford a long time ago, when they where at bridge end road in Grantham

 

[Happy]

Sharmans were Ford a long time ago, when they where at bridge end road in Grantham

Company history on their website for those interested.

Our Company / About us / SHARMANS - John Deere dealer Grantham, Leics, Lincs, Northants, Notts

We are a family run agricultural machinery dealership operating in Grantham, Melton Mowbray, Stamford, Lowdham, Kettering (Pytchley).

sharmans.jd-dealer.co.uk

 

[Will 1594]

Wonder if Francis will retire now , been with Barclays getting on for 40 years

 

[fergie35]

I’d be suprised if any Deere dealership sold 30 new combines a year or 15 foragers.ive no idear how many combines are sold in uk each year but if there are ten jd dealers selling 30 a piece that’s 300 and that’s excluding claas,new Holland and case and I’d be suprised if there are 300 combines sold new in uk each year.
Nick...

UK combine sales are about 700 per year atm

 

[jd-baz]

There will be no mistake in saying that Agco will be offering one of their franchises as they are seeing three in the same bed is not working.

is chandlers not round the corner to them

 

[Farma Parma]

There will be no mistake in saying that Agco will be offering one of their franchises as they are seeing three in the same bed is not working.

Ya deffo right there v few sell all three & how that works for them ive no idea
all rang as sep business's afaik must be a nightmare
Ultimately the customer will only buy what they will buy i bet there aint that many jump brands that often, dealers if they change more so tho.
We deal with people & if you like them & get on etc etc you can be swayed into changing colours but its not always as easy to do.

 

[BigBarl]

Having dealt with Sharmans for years I fail to see how anyone could do a better job with the JD dealership than them personally. Good luck to whoever takes JD on and even better luck to the guys at Sharmans for whatever the future holds for them. And if anyone from Sharmans is on here, if you could start selling Deutz I’d appreciate it and you can have my order for a new tractor once every 5 years as a thank you?

 

[BBC]

30 combines and 15 foragers .....

They must be deluded - or referring to Britain’s models!

How can they achieve that number if according to the AEA figures for new sales only 575 combines were sold in 2017/18 and 180 combines. I remember being told Claas account for something like 45% of combine sales, selling more than JD and NH combined. Also something like 2 out of every 3 foragers sold are Claas.

Seasonal year	5-season average 12/13 - 16/17	2016/17	2017/18	% change 16/17-17/18	2017/18 diff from 5-year average
Combines	650	530	575	+8	-11
Self propelled foragers	155	140	180	+30	+15