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US major lenders’ growth as sales rise
Just as in the UK, US new vehicle registrations have rocketed at the start of 2013, passing five million...
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Santander plans bike finance penetration rise
Santander Consumer Finance, the motor finance operation of the Spanish bank, has said it will not...
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Stoneacre ‘sustainable growth’ aim for finance
Steve Reynolds, group F&I manager at 29-site dealer group Stoneacre, has said the group has...
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Dealer confidence continues decline – CAP
Vehicle valuation firm CAP has said new-car finance deals are responsible for the continued problem of a...
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US major lenders’ growth as sales rise
Just as in the UK, US new vehicle registrations have rocketed at the start of 2013, passing five million sales by the end of April, a rise of 7.2% year-on-year, and 18.9% compared to the same period of 2011.
Just as in the UK, US new vehicle registrations have rocketed at the start of 2013, passing five million sales by the end of April, a rise of 7.2% year-on-year, and 18.9% compared to the same period of 2011.
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Santander plans bike finance penetration rise
Santander Consumer Finance, the motor finance operation of the Spanish bank, has said it will not concentrate on rates and terms to make the most of its penetration into motorcycle finance.
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Stoneacre ‘sustainable growth’ aim for finance
Steve Reynolds, group F&I manager at 29-site dealer group Stoneacre, has said the group has committed to its expansion into finance provision with the aim of “sustainable growth”.
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Dealer confidence continues decline – CAP
Vehicle valuation firm CAP has said new-car finance deals are responsible for the continued problem of a lack of retail-quality stock available to independent, used dealers.
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Funding Corporation names employee of the year
Independent subprime lender The Funding Corporation has named Neil O’May employee of the year for his work in refitting the company’s headquarters.
Latest Features
As the UK’s biggest independent motor finance provider announces a strategic shift from margin protection and process optimisation to business growth, Fred Crawley asks what this means for a market already brimming with growth ambitions.
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Wide selection of first-quarter new car finance packages
Q1 UK new registrations and finance deals offered by brands.
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G3’s Dale highlights de-fleet trends
Audi, Mini and lower-emission and lower-tax cars are performing well at auction, according to G3 Remarketing.
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Sklaroff warning on FCA timetable and broker implications
With less than a year until the new regulator begins, the FLA’s director general talks to Fred Crawley.
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Experian: consumers more often switching cars before finance ends
An increasing number of motorists using motor finance are changing their cars before the end of their finance agreement, according to figures from Experian Automotive.
Blogs
Richard Brown searches for another weather cliché for the car finance industry as April brings snow, rain and sunshine.
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Dear diary: six degrees of Motor Finance
How do Richard Brown and Grant Collinson link to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein?
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The allocation of capital – part two
In the second part of his analysis, Ian Dewsnap assesses rates, risks and returns.
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Electronic signature is a true transformer
Nigel Williams remembers the first steps toward electronic signatures in UK car finance.
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Reasons to be cheerful?
Mike Britton of Barclays Partner Finance on the 'interesting times' ahead
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