F&I Management & Training

THE Government is in danger of taxing Jaguar and Land Rover out of existence, according to one car industry chief.Jim O’Donnell, managing director of BMW UK, says that plans to tax expensive cars would seriously threaten the future of the British car industry and ignored the technology that such vehicles introduce.He said: ‘Such cars are not just large, they are often technology leaders. Expensive new safety and efficiency measures tend to find their way first on the larger, luxury vehicles. ’ABS, catalytic converters, air bags, navigation systems and many more all started on high end models. We welcome the approach to a well thought out and balanced approach free from political dogma and I believe our political leaders need to give more than a nano-second’s consideration to the positive characteristics of top end cars.

DATED: 15.11.07

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