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Mis-sold car finance scandal: could you be due compensation?

Don’t worry, Auto Express isn’t about to join the bandwagon of claims-management firms advertising on social media and elsewhere, using well-known statements to get their claws into a share of any payout you – and millions of others – may one day be entitled to as a result of a ‘mis-sold’ car finance agreement. Advertisement – Article continues below At issue are finance agreements including a non-disclosed Discretionary Commission Agreement between your lender and your dealer, allowing the latter to secretly tweak interest rates for more or less commission. DCAs were banned in 2021, but were commonplace before that, especially…
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Hyundai vehicles to be available online in 2024

José Muñoz (right), CEO of Hyundai North America, and Marty Mallick, vice president for Amazon worldwide business and corporate development, at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Photo: Amazon via Business Wire Amazon plans to begin allowing Hyundai dealers to sell new vehicles on its platform, launching the e-commerce giant into the lucrative but highly competitive car market for the first time. Why it matters: Amazon’s sheer e-commerce heft means the company must immediately be taken seriously in the automotive retail space. Driving the news: Amazon announced its plans Thursday during the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show, and said Hyundai would…