All articles by Jonathan Minter

Jonathan Minter

Jonathan is the editor of Motor Finance magazine. You can reach him at jonathan.minter@verdict.co.uk

iVendi: Use of old tech doubling dealer IT costs

Refusing to move websites from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) 8 web browser to a newer version is potentially doubling the costs of IT development for motor dealerships, car finance technology provider iVendi has claimed.

Countdown at the conference

Jonathan Minter reports from the first Moneybarn event for car finance intermediaries

Open minds and open doors

The Oakland Partnership’s Tom White talks to Jonathan Minter and Peter Johnstone about the recession, credit analyst shortages and the mistakes some companies make when looking to recruit.

MG3 £99 a month PCP offer

British manufacturer MG is offering its MG3 model on PCP, from £99 a month or with zero deposit.

Dacia Duster available on £99 a month PCP

Dacia is offering the Duster Access 1.6 for £99 per month on PCP over four years with a £3,112 deposit and 9.9% APR representative.

Used car sales hit pre-recession levels: BCA

A 6.4% year-on-year growth has returned used car sales returned to pre recession levels, totalling 7.1m units in 2012, according to vehicle remarketer BCA’s Used Car Market Report.

BCA achieves over 90% sales

Vehicle remarketing group BCA sold a total of 759 cars from auctions in Nottingham and Bedford.

Moneybarn confirms broker conference line up

Moneybarn has released the full details of its SQ and FCA Transition seminar, to be held on 19 September at the Birmingham Marriot Hotel.

De-fleet and part-ex drop slightly in August

Vehicle remarketing group Manheim has reported the average price for part-exchange and de-fleet vehicles fell slightly month-on-month, although remained up year-on-year.

Volvo sales and revenue fall in 2013

Swedish carmaker Volvo has announced plans to break even in 2013, despite falling sales and revenue.