Dealers are facing multiple pressure points in Q1, with Brexit and WLTP concerns filtering over into the busiest quarter of the year.
Alphera has launched a new car finance incentive scheme which has been designed with the specific purpose of promoting FCA compliance among car retailers.
Legislative, political and economically driven outside influences could determine the fate of the new car market in 2019, said delegates at the AML roundtable
The IMI is offering free advice to car dealers on their Apprenticeship Levy funds before April's disbursement deadline
My key reflection is that the market has progressively adopted higher standards over the past three years.
Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) data for November has shown a 1% decline in point of sale (POS) consumer car finance by volume, compared with the same month in 2017.
Alphera Financial Services has launched a new online portal to allow its car finance customers to manage their accounts.
Used car retailers experienced a 12.2% year-on-year rise in sales and 10% rise in finance penetration during December, according to Dealerweb.
Alison Ashley, RSM UK’s head of automotive, offers dealers advice on how to cope with the pressures of WLTP and Brexit
F&I technology specialist DealTrak has made a number of appointments and restructured its senior teams, as the business predicts significant growth in the next 12 months.
Kia Motors UK has announced a range of offers available to customers buying a new car in 2019, including SUV and hybrid savings.
Franchised dealers might see an uplift in new car demand in the future as the number of company car drivers is predicted to drop. Lex Autolease, the UK’s biggest leasing company, believes these could drop from 940,000 to 832,000 by April 2020.
Arbury Motor Group has re-launched its Fleet division under new leadership, strengthening the brand’s proposition for commercial customers.
To be successful in 2019, I believe we need to focus on affordability, commission structures, informed decisions and digital technology
Former HR Owen chief executive Joe Doyle has joined Zenith as managing director of its first direct-to-consumer car leasing offer, ZenAuto.
The impact of the new WLTP vehicle emissions test regime on new vehicle supply has been laid bare by new car finance data published by the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA).
Close Brothers Motor Finance chief executive Rebecca McNeil credited the “hard work, ingenuity, and passion” of her team as she emerged as a winner of the CEO Today United Kingdom Award 2018.
Tootle has expanded into online used car retail by establishing a platform which allows car dealers to retail as well as replenish their second-hand car stocks.
The Ford Fiesta has topped a list of the UK's 'most financed cars' published by Close Brothers Motor Finance - followed by the Ford Focus and the Volkswagen Golf.
Demand for diesel vehicles is still high in the leasing market, despite sales of new diesel cars tumbling by more than 300,000 vehicles so far in 2018.
BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK has launched a new motor finance solution, in collaboration with iVendi, providing a “strong alternative” to the current market offerings.
Software development workers at iVendi have completed their move to new Manchester facility which is three-times the size of their previous offices.
As recently reported by AM Online, there’s a growing trend of vehicle financing being completed via the internet.
The challenge remains to ensure customers understand what they are buying when it comes to point-of-sale finance, with many still not clear on pricing, residual values and other technicalities of their contracts.
Startline Motor Finance has reported that it will end 2018 with business volumes up by around 20% on the previous year.
