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Motor Month

Motor Month The 2007 market was up 2.5 per cent at 2,404,007 units with private demand holding firm

View from the US

No one can tell you what that car is going to be worth, said Bruce Harris, vice president and chief financial officer of VW Credit Inc., during a session at the recent Auto Finance Summit

Motor Month

The key September market with the new ’57’ plate saw volumes rise by 1.3 per cent

GE Fleet

AA Business Services has won a three year contract worth £900,000 with GE Commercial Finance’s fleet division to provide roadside cover for 54,000 new vehicles

Green vehicle rental company gains BVRLA accreditation

Green Motion, a company specialising in low CO2 vehicle rental and leasing, has joined the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) as a full member.

September an ‘exceptionally weak’ month for new car sales

September an ‘exceptionally weak’ month for new car sales New car sales tumbled in September amid plummeting consumer confidence Even the biannual plate change was not enough to tempt large numbers of car buyers into showrooms, with the monthly figures from the SMMT showing that new car registrations were down 21.2 per cent year on year to 330,295 units

Cooke’s Report

In terms of vehicle sales, we are seeing ever-worsening figures in terms of new car sales; in the case of used cars, the market appears to be holding up much better – but at lower prices.

On the move

The Arranger

Retailer prepares sale of DMS business