The Finance & Leasing Association says its redeveloped consumer website, due to be switched on by the end of this month, provides information “like having a friend in the motor trade”.
Marshall Motor Group has announced the extension of their finance partnership arrangements with Santander Consumer Finance to the end of 2016.
A new five-year deal has been agreed between the RAC and The Warranty Group (TWG), which will see TWG continue to operate the RAC brand in the motor warranties sector.
Franchised dealers are invited to take part in a major new research programme into the car finance industry.
Dealers with a consumer credit licence should have been notified by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Office of Fair Trading (OFT) of changes to consumer credit regulation and have until the end of August to check their details are correct.
One of the things that frustrates an academic more than anything else is when you struggle to find an explanation for something that should on the surface be obvious.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Swinton Group Limited (Swinton), one of the largest insurance retailers on the high street, £7,380,400 for mis-selling.
Dealers and manufacturers will soon be given the tool to update, track and measure the effectiveness of finance offers on new cars in a much simpler and cheaper way than has traditionally been available.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun a study into general insurance add-on products with an appeal for evidence of competition in the marketplace.
New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that May 2013 was the seventeenth consecutive month of double-digit growth in the consumer new car finance market.
Commissioned videos and DVDs are helping retail car buyers to understand the complexities of motor loans
Lenders and dealers are striving to provide clear advice about loans as customers increasingly search online.
Dealers are being urged by broker Mann Island Finance to take the high ground on retail motor finance, saying its latest online forum review reveals confusion on websites.
Kia is attacking the summer market with £2,000 contributions on selected models and low finance deals to tempt customers into showroom in Q3.
Skoda is launching its summer sales initiative around the Solutions Personal Contract Plan (PCP) which will look to tempt customers with low monthly payments deals and 0% finance offers.
In May, 64,275 new cars were sold to retail buyers with dealer loans – a 27% year-on-year increase, says the Finance & Leasing Association.
Showroom loans in April for private drivers buying used cars increased by 26% to £756 million and by 22% in volume to 81,029 year-on-year, according to Finance & Leasing Association data.
The majority of lenders are expecting growth in the new car finance market this year, according to the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).
Guy Allman, BTC chief executive, shared his views on how dealers could be missing out on on finance penetration with used cars.
ACF Car Finance has made its first move into city centre premises, triggered by the growing demand from credit-impaired used car buyers throughout North West England.
Mercedes-Benz has become the latest manufacturer to offer rival products through its leasing arm in an effort to achieve growth.
The HMRC is targeting car dealers registered as “high value dealers” to crack down on potential money laundering.
Double-digit car loan rises.
Customers may not in the end go for a deal on a car seen online, but it’s the hook to get them in touch with a dealer and possibly into the showroom, said James Broadhead, Close Motor Finance managing director.
Alphera Financial Services director Andy Gruber believes the use of appropriate technology is the best way for dealers to create long-term customer relationships.
