One lucky winner has been chosen from hundreds of dealers who participated in the annual Car Finance Survey from Sewells Research & Insight.
By applying lessons learned from High Street retailers, Hitachi Capital’s managing director Gerald Grimes believes dealers can grow both their finance business and increase sales.
Franchised dealers already adhering to the outgoing Office of Fair Trading guidelines shoud experience a "straight forward" transition to the incoming Financial Conduct Authority which takes over the regulation of consumer credit on April 1.
Motor dealers need to ask themselves four key questions when deciding whether to opt to join the new Financial Conduct Authority regulation regime, says motor dealer technology specialist iVendi.
Dealers need to make sure they are comfortable with the new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulatory framework and should start consulting with their finance providers if they haven’t done so already, according to Alphera.
Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) agreements grew 54% by value to £432 million in the new car finance market in August, according to Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) figures.
Business managers are one way to boost finance and insurance revenue, but do they work for all dealers?
Promotion of used car finance is especially important online because it is where most consumers decide what they are going to buy
Lenders are urging dealers to boost their revenues with showroom finance as they sell cars taken in part-exchange on 63-plate first registrations
By applying lessons learned from High Street retailers, Hitachi Capital’s managing director Gerald Grimes believes car dealers can grow both their finance business and increase sales.
Electrical parts dominate the claims made by used car customers under motor warranties, according to new statistics released by RAC Warranty.
Mercedes-Benz is offering free servicing for three years on its A-Class when customers buy on an Agility Personal Contract Purchase (PCP).
Warrantywise, the UK extended car warranty company, has launched a new website dedicated to car dealers.
MG will be supporting the launch of its new MG3 supermini with PCP finance deals from £99 and zero deposit deals.
Dacia UK is offering customers its Duster in access trim to retail customers for £99 a month when they buy on finance and put down a £3,112 deposit.
Automotive retail lenders are urging dealers to retain some control in September’s 63-plate market while making the most of buyers being driven into showrooms by manufacturers’ national campaigns.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched its portal for dealers to register for interim permission in order to legally continue with consumer credit related activities from 1 April 2014.
Manufacturers’ finance schemes are only good for dealers if they accept the customers who apply, said broker DSG Finance director Tim Marlow.
With the new 63 plate likely to make September the 18th successive month to record a rise in first registrations, MotoNovo Finance chief executive Mark Standish urges dealers to think more widely than low rates when promoting loans
Used car buyers are taking more time to research before committing to purchase, according to research by MotoNovo Finance.
Dealers need to adopt even better best practices which are honest and transparent if they are to keep GAP as a vital revenue stream, according to Adrian Foster, director of Remit Showroom.
A salesman has admitted a multi-thousand pound fraud while working at a Parklands Audi dealership in Gloucestershire.
The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has re-launched its consumer online guide for buying a car on finance to make it easier to digest and understand.
Consumer new car finance grew 31% by value over the first six months of this year, according to the latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).
The Bank of England has confirmed that it will not raise interest rates from the current rate of 0.5% until the national unemployment rate drops below 7%.
