Originally Posted by fredw

My former dealer started to sell Hyundai about a year ago. Its Skoda franchise ended a couple of months ago and its service credentials were removed at the end of August.

I understand that Skoda are asking dealers to make very large investments in their showrooms in order to retain their franchises. Some like mine can't afford to make them.

It is possible that your dealer may be in the same position and is switching to Kia to protect its business.