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Verdict Staff

Software and systems update

Two new deals for fleet software firm…Swiss software system selected by Mazda…IT firm has designs on brokers…

On the move

Andy Bell, director of First Vehicle Leasing, has been named as director of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers vehicle finance division…Charles Peugeot has been tapped to head up Citron UKs new CV sales division

Features

Andy Tong: At the sharp end

Andy Tong discusses methods of sale of payment protection insurance in all primary and tertiary markets.

On the move

On the Move

Features

Motor month

New car registrations fell 21.2 per cent in December to 108, 691 units. The full year total is down 11.3 per cent to 2,131,795 units from 2.404.007 in 2007. Diesel market share reached an all-time high of 43.6 per cent.

Features

Recession drives popularity of online car sales

Is the motor retail world prepared for a move online? Some 44 per cent of consumers surveyed by Capgemini said they were looking to the internet as a viable sales channel for cars, up form 20 per cent a year ago, while traffic to online car retailer Autoquake has grown by 260 per cent since June.

Features

Andy Tong: At the sharp end

Being an independent training company has its advantages and disadvantages compared with other training providers, owned by banks, finance houses and vehicle manufacturers.

Carrier Letter

Welcome to the January issue of Motor Finance Now – after the official merger of Lloyds and HBOS – the UK economy, and motor finance in particular, is entering uncharted waters in 2009.

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View from the US

Tighter criteria offset looser credit-score terms at GMAC…Capital crunch spurs better credit, lower payments in Q3…

Broker focus for Grosvenor Contracts Leasing

Fleet management and leasing company Grosvenor Contracts Leasing is to target the sub-20 unit fleet sector through a newly-launched broker division, Fleet Connections.