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Chancellor launches bid to protect banks from motor finance commission pay-outs

Motor Trader

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has intervened in the motor finance commission case in a bid to protect banks and finance houses from paying out hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation to consumers. The judgment related to fixed commission motor finance agreements as well as DCAs, which the FCA banned in 2021.

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Sytner Sheffield crowned BMW Retailer of the Year

Motor Trader

Sytner Sheffield was crowned BMW Retailer of the Year for 2024 at BMW Group UKs Retailer of the Year 2025 awards, hosted by comedian Jimmy Car. Sytner Sheffield took home the prestigious BMW Retailer of the Year while Sytner Coventry took home the Electric win. Grassicks Garage also took home a number of awards on the night.

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Euro Carmakers Spending Millions To Keep Chinese Dealers Afloat As Sales Tank

Carscoops

A new price war in the country has led to unsustainable heavy discounting that’s putting retailers into the red. European carmakers have been making bank in China for years, but now the profit stream has turned to a trickle, and no one knows this better than the retailers struggling to shift metal.

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Dealer Profit Margins On Dodge Charger Daytona EV Are Pretty Lucrative

Carscoops

A new report claims retailers could bank thousands of dollars on every 2024 / 2025 Charger Daytona they sell, and that’s before the inevitable markups enter the conversation. The official invoice price for one of those is $61,746, so if the dealer sells at MSRP, he could bank $3,246. For dealerships, it’s a windfall.

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BLOG It’s time to accelerate the speed of change.

Motor Trader

In automotive retail, where costs are escalating, operational streamlining is imperative. One of the biggest impediments to efficient technology adoption in automotive retail is the persistence of siloed operations. In automotive retail, AI can transform customer interactions.

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Dealers can now offer open banking through Keyloop DMS

Motor Trader

Dealers using the Keyloop dealer management system (DMS) will now be able to offer open banking to customers. The DMS specialist has struck a deal with Vyne, the specialist open banking powered account-to-account payment provider.

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PODCAST: Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Jonathan Banks

Auto Remarketing

As part of the inaugural Automotive Intelligence Awards, Cherokee Media Group is honoring a select group of outstanding auto industry analysts for their contribution to the knowledge base of the used-car retail, finance and remarketing industries. The full conversation can be found below.

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