All articles by Grant Collinson
Grant Collinson
Special offers dont wash with online consumers
Consumers looking to buy a car are less persuaded by special offers than by original price and safety records in online advertising, according to a study by digital advertising firm Rocket Fuel.
Vauxhall MD moves to GM role in US
General Motors (GM) has appointed Duncan Aldred, currently managing director of Vauxhall Motors and chief executive of Opel Ireland, as US vice-president of sales for Buick-GMC based at the firms Detroit headquarters.
Fleet Friday: From Bosphorus to box vans
A weekly round up of European and UK fleet news, this week including Russia and Turkeys growing dealer finance markets, German registrations, the Lex-MoD deal and Burnt Trees green gong.
HCBF hires head of sales
Hitachi Capital Business Finance (HCBF) has appointed Chris Gleasure as head of sales.
Manheim and NextGear to offer UK stock funding
Group announces 2014 floor planning project among multiple investments at Soho launch day, report Grant Collinson and Richard Brown.
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Get industry leading news, data and analysis delivered to your inbox
CHP launches new version of ALFA Systems
CHP Consulting has released the second update to its flagship asset and automotive finance software suite ALFA Systems.
Innovation must be 360 degrees Ferrari chief tells lessors
The drive towards innovation must run through every part of a leasing business for it succeed – that was the message from and to the industry at the Leaseurope Annual Convention 2013 in Rome.
Fleet Friday: Damacs, tracks and profit slacks
A weekly round up of the latest fleet news including half-year results for VW Leasing and Lex Autolease, job appointments at koda, Burnt Tree and Isuzu, SsangYongs offer, SHBs agreement, and deals for Iveco and Renault.
LeasePlan profits up 39% in H1 2013
Independent fleet lessor LeasePlan reported a 39% year-on-year leap in profits for the first half of 2013 to 171m (£146m).
Fellows heads up CAP Consulting
Andrew Fellows has been appointed head of by CAP Consulting, the advisory service of CAP Automotive.