All articles by Verdict Staff
Verdict Staff
Shout loudly but dont be abusive
It can often be the case that he who shouts loudest gets dealt with first.
Your view of the year that was
With new car sales continuing to grow, and the sale of motor finance (in both the new and used sector) growing at an even faster rate, 2015 has by and large been another successful year for the industry, building on the strong foundations of 2014. Yet challenges remain. Six leading experts offer their opinions on the past 12 months.
New ways of keeping score
While virtually all lenders in the UK rely on traditional credit bureaus to assess a consumers risk, a new generation of companies are rising which are looking to utilise new technologies and techniques to supplement the traditional credit scoring method. Jonathan Minter investigates
Renault and Nissan boards vote to continue alliance
The Renault-Nissan alliance, first agreed in 1999, is set to continue after the Board of Directors at Nissan and the Board of directors at Renault voted to reiterate the Alliance for the future.
BCA Marketplace revenues break half a billion pounds in nine months
BCA Marketplace has reported its revenue for the first nine months of 2015 reached £546.3m.
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Here comes the slowdown – what’s next?
For the first time in over three-and-a-half years, October saw year-on-year new car sales decline.
Irish market sucking diesel
There are few sectors of the Irish economy where increasing consumer confidence is more evident than in the motor trade. Paul Golden reports
Subprime product designed for LCVs
Moneybarns commercial director Shamus Hodgson talks to Sotiris Kanaris about the companys new light commercial vehicle finance offering and the reasons behind its launch
Exploring customers’ thoughts and attitudes are key to providing a better fleet service
John Hargreaves, head of feet and remarketing at Kia, tells Motor Finance about the results of a recent fleet attitude survey Kia undertook in the late summer
Turbo-charge brand loyalty with risk-managed sales promotion tools
Chris Payne, business development manager at Opia, suggests a method for retaining customers that avoids the disappointment of a low trade-in offer