All articles by Brian Cantwell
Brian Cantwell
Ogilvie Fleet sees ‘huge rise’ in PCH and fall in company car use
Contract-hire, leasing and fleet manager Ogilvie Fleet said it has seen huge growth in demand for Personal Contract Hire (PCH) from drivers giving up company cars, as well as from the wider employee community across its customer base.
Startline: half our used car business for Ford uses flexible PCP
Glasgow-based Startline said half of the business it writes with the Trust Ford dealer group for its TrustFord Now proposition uses Startline’s “flexible” PCP product, six months after its launch.
VW Group to pass on costs of no-deal Brexit tariffs to consumers
VW has moved to prepare its dealer network for an increase in pricing to VW, Skoda and Seat cars and finance leases should there be a no-deal Brexit, Motor Finance has learned.
iVendi signs first European deal with Societe Generale subsidiary BDK
iVendi has signed its first major international deal – with Société Générale subsidiary, Bank Deutsches Kraftfahrzeuggewerbe GmbH (BDK), an automotive bank serving around a quarter of car dealers in Germany.
Advantage Finance collections reach £12m in January
Advantage Finance has produced record profits in the period of December to January and has seen its collections on debt hit £12m.
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Aston Barclay: Q4 2018 used car prices hit record peak after WLTP
Average prices of diesel and petrol vehicles in the used car market rose to a record high in Q4 2018 according to research from Aston Barclay.
ContractHireAndLeasing relaunches as Leasing.com
ContractHireAndLeasing.com has relaunched itself as car marketplace Leasing.com, in response to the growing trend of car ownership to usership in the UK.
EY: UK automotive industry would be most damaged by no-deal Brexit
The UK automotive industry would be one of five UK industries most damaged by a no-deal Brexit, according to Andy Baldwin, a managing partner at EY in charge of Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa.
Sytner renews deal with Manheim remarketing
The Sytner Car Supermarket Division has extended its long-standing remarketing partnership with Manheim for a further two years, including the launch of a new sales programme in Leeds.
Ford and VW agree global alliance for light commercial vehicles
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company have made formal agreements to work together in producing commercial vehicles globally.