Bristol Street Motors claims to be leading online innovation in the motor retail sector with what it has billed as “the UK’s first purely web-based used car sales platform”.
Cartels are a bad thing. Everyone knows that. Businesses colluding to the detriment of customers is, quite rightly, a criminal offence.
Stoneacre Financial Services (SFS) is preparing to buck the interest rate trend to make car finance more attainable for non-prime customers.
AM100 retailers were among the awards as leading figures from the automotive F&I industry gathered at the F&I Conference and Awards Ceremony organised by DealTrak.
Automotive finance companies may be hit harder than car dealers by rising inflation & interest rates and falling consumer confidence
Paragon Banking Group reported underlying profits of £145 million as it unveiled its full year results for the year ended September 30.
Reduced margins on used cars are driving increased dealer interest in getting the most out of added value products, claims Warranty Group.
Mitsubishi will make its new Eclipse Cross available to PCP customers from £199 per month at it starts 2018 with a brace of SUV launches.
Jacqui Barker, former Auto Trader client development manager, has been appointed online finance specialist iVendi's first head of OEM relations.
Consumer new car finance volumes fell by 11% but continued to rise in value according to figures released by the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA).
Brexit uncertainty and increasing petrol prices have been cited as reasons for a spike in the take-up of short-term car insurance cover as service provider Cuvva reported a 177% rise in demand.
Advice on the key areas dealers need to be reviewing to stay on “the right side of the FCA” will be given at Automotive Management Live.
For many months we have seen a frenzy of negative media attention on the automotive sector including comment on franchised dealerships, PCPs and diesel emissions.
ContractHireAndLeasing.com has appointed car finance expert Paul Harrison into the newly-created role of head of strategic partnerships.
It appears that some manufacturers have already turned their attention to Q1’s targets rather than adjusting retail campaigns for the next quarter
Dealers hopes for another VAT windfall have been dashed. The Supreme Court yesterday overturned earlier positive court decisions in relation to Littlewoods’ claim for compound interest on overpaid VAT.
Groupe PSA and BNP Paribas have completed a joint acquisition of the financial operations of Opel and Vauxhall.
JCT600 has been recognised for the strength of its finance and insurance performance in 2017 at DealTrak’s annual F&I Awards.
BCA Partner Finance has launched exclusive weekly sales for its customers at BCA Wolverhampton and BCA Manchester.
Used car prices dipped by 1.2% as the second half of October showed ‘significant signs of a weakening market’, according to Cap HPI.
Sustained success in automotive retail will demand a more conservative reappraisal of residual values, according to MotoNovo.
A hire purchase firm is beginning to pay almost £15m in redress to customers after intervention by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Providing solutions that allow dealers the flexibility to operate key processes how they want is essential to the rapid uptake of online motor retailing.
Startline will showcase its new ‘flexible prime’ motor finance product Finishline for the first time at Automotive Management Live 2017.
Close Brothers Motor Finance has relaunched its website, with the intention of improving the user journey for dealers and customers.
