opinion
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Opinion 11 DecEVs: the challenge and opportunity for car dealers, guest opinion
For years there have been prophecies of doom for franchised new car dealers.
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Opinion 28 NovAuto Industry's stark new warning on No Deal Brexit, a guest opinion
The British automotive industry has again offered up a stark warning on the impact of a No Deal Brexit.
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Opinion 25 NovWhat car dealers can learn from ‘total rugby’
Giving smaller players the opportunity to play effectively makes them agile enough to gain business against larger competitors
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Used Cars 21 NovEfficient used car sales vital to 2020 dealer profits, says epyx
Franchised car retailers will have to continue to drive the efficiency of their used car sales in order to maintain profitability during 2020, according to epyx.
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Opinion 11 Nov
Guest opinion: Shaken not stirred? Aston Martin slumps to £13m loss
James Bond’s favourite carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda last week recorded a £13m loss for the last quarter, pointing to tough trading conditions in the UK and Europe along with disappointing sales of its Vantage two-seater sports car.
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Opinion 4 NovJardine Motors Group is driving the digital journey, guest opinion
Jardine Motors Group has been on a journey that has seen the group implement systems that allow retailers operating across a multiplicity of brands, locations and customer segments to gain a holistic view of their customers and use data in a smarter, more proactive manner.
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Opinion 25 OctEmbrace Kaizen like World Cup rugby stars to achieve car sales excellence
At some stage most of us have had someone in our car sales team who has many years of elapsed experience, but who truthfully has one year’s experience, repeated many times.
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Opinion 21 OctAston Martin? The plan just might work… A guest opinion
Having recently secured a major £120m bonds deal, Aston Martin appears to be banking on innovating its way through the current tough trading conditions and CEO, Andy Palmer, has promised that its ambitious investment plan can succeed.
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Opinion 4 OctNew FCA regime highlights F&I professionals’ duty to ‘stay competent’
On December 9 this year, the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for consumer credit firms – including motor finance sellers – comes into effect.
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Opinion 1 OctCar dealers must avoid being cyber attackers' 'low hanging fruit'
There’s a saying in the cyber security industry about cyber attacks: “It’s not personal’’.
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Opinion 27 SepThe E-sig problem: HMRC’s latest attack on car dealers, guest opinion
MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s Motor Specialist Team has seen a significant rise in HMRC enquiries at both franchised dealers and car supermarkets.
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Opinion 19 SepRoad to Zero or the road to nowhere? A guest opinion
In the second of our series of updates on the taxation of electric vehicles (EVs) from MHA MacIntyre Hudson, leading adviser to the UK Motor Sector, Nigel Morris, employment tax director considers how wider regulation impacts tax policy and further influences the aim to increase the use of low emission vehicles.
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Opinion 13 Sep
Car dealers must invest in finance specialists, a guest opinion
In a bid to professionalise finance industry employees, attract young talent, and provide career progression for staff, the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has been promoting Motor Finance Specialist Apprenticeships, created in line with the Government-approved level 3 apprenticeship standard.
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Opinion 10 SepRemarketing: what’s in store over the next 5 years? Guest opinion
Physical car auctions in the UK have remained fundamentally unchanged for decades.
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Opinion 6 SepWhen will we reach the EV tipping point? A guest opinion
Franchised car retailers have a role to play in disproving the challenges of electric vehicle (EV) adoption if consumers are to wholeheartedly adopt new AFV technology, writes Mike Morris, chief executive of Nexus Infrastructure and its subsidiary eSmart Networks.
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Opinion 23 AugGuest opinion: mobility as a service, the new paradigm
Recent years have seen a marked shift away from private vehicle ownership, particularly in urban areas.
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Opinion 15 AugEvolving customer service in the connected car era, guest opinion
The emergence of the connected car has transformed the automotive industry.
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Opinion 12 Aug
Taxation’s threat to Ultra Low Emission Vehicles, a guest opinion
There is widespread agreement that climate change is a major threat to our futures and the motor industry is taking an innovative lead by developing alternatives to the traditional carbon producing internal combustion engine (ICE).
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Opinion 8 AugCar sales still need a non-digital approach, a guest opinion
The average British adult spends around 5.9 hours per day consuming digital media, with over half of this spent on smartphones and tablets.
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Opinion 31 Jul
PSA Group 'no deal means no investment' warning is no surprise
PSA Group, the French automaker that owns Vauxhall again warned this week that it could pull production from its Ellesmere Port plant in the UK if the plant becomes unprofitable after Brexit.
