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Opinion
HMRC Making Tax Digital: A survival guide
With the April 1 deadline for the introduction of the HMRC's Making Tax Digital (MTD) platform for VAT now upon us, Alison Horner, partner and head of VAT at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, gives her top tips on how to survive the new system.
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Opinion
RIP for PCP as 'car finance’s PPI scandal’ draws near? A guest opinion
The Financial Conduct Authorities (FCA) Motor Finance Review has finally arrived. The eagerly awaited and long overdue investigation into auto finance has revealed what many in the industry had predicted.
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Opinion
Great leaders need to excel inside and out
The Carlos Ghosn case presents a number of challenges for our high-profile industry.
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Opinion
EVs can supercharge car dealerships' footfall, a guest opinion
The move towards an electric vehicle (EV) future is gathering pace might be led by automotive manufacturers but it presents car dealerships with range of revenue-driving opportunities.
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Opinion
Motor retail is lagging behind other sectors in customer engagement - a guest opinion
Andrew Jackson, head of relationships and sales, CPP UK, on why he thinks the automotive sector is lagging behind other sectors when it comes to driving customer engagement and retention.
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Opinion
What's in store for automotive in 2019? - a guest opinion
Russell Puttick, VP of customer and strategy at CDK Global, outlines five factors that he believes will influence dealers' trading in 2019.
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Opinion
How used car dealers can build trust, a guest opinion
Neil Smith of Imperial Cars believes any dealer must prove they're honest and trustworthy through online, aftersales and customer care.
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Opinion
Tesla reverses stores closure decision for ‘better friction’, a guest opinion
Faster than a journalist can write “the death of”, Tesla has reversed its decision to take all its car sales online.
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Opinion
FCA’s motor finance review should sharpen compliance focus, guest opinion
The long-awaited FCA update on the motor finance industry has sharpened the sector's focus on Difference in Charge (DiC) arrangements that can lead to higher interest rates for consumers.
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Opinion
Can you really sell a car with a chat bot? A guest opinion
The role of technology in the car buying process has been fraught with both opportunities and challenges for a number of years.
