To lease or not lease, that is the question
The motor finance industry has witnessed a significant shift in the mindset of consumers across the last decade, with the…
2020: how leasing helped deliver the EV tipping point
Despite the huge challenges that 2020 presented to everyone in the global automotive industry, last year did represent a tipping point towards the future for our sector. Paul Harrison, head…
01 Apr 2021
The FOS: strategic priorities, funding and trends in complaints
As readers will know, the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is an independent service open to individual consumers and small businesses, and is intended to assist parties in resolving financial complaints…
01 Apr 2021
Life after the ICE age: a conversation with the CEO of Asset Alliance Group
In the last decade, fossil-fuel dependent heavy-duty trucks have represented ‘the last stand’ for the internal combustion engine (ICE), but recent changes suggest EU truck manufacturers are planning for life…
01 Apr 2021
Deep dive: AA Cars takes a plunge into the personal leasing market
Motor Finance caught up with the chief executive of AA Cars, James Fairclough, to discuss the launch of the firm’s personal car leasing product, Smart Lease. Could you give us…
01 Apr 2021
New car finance: automating the counteroffer process
Andrew Williams, client partner – EMEA at FICO, outlines how to bring the fintech experience to motor finance customers. The crippling challenges Covid-19 presented to motor finance will guide the…
01 Apr 2021
Crossing the digital rubicon
Covid-19 has driven intense digital change across the motor finance industry. From the increased adoption of online showrooms and e-signatures on the surface, to profound shifts in the core structure…
03 Mar 2021