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
Car Finance 247 surveys reveal fall in planned car purchases
The number of people planning to buy a car is falling, according to two separate surveys by online finance provider Car Finance 247.
VWFS breaks ground at new UK headquarters
Work is under way at Volkswagen Financial Services new four-storey headquarters in Milton Keynes, following a ground-breaking ceremony.
Manheims Bristol centre auction record
The number of vehicles sold at vehicle remarketing company Manheims Bristol auction centre rose 24% for H1 2013, year-on-year, breaking the centres own sales record.
CrushWatch recovers £30m of vehicles, H1 2013
The Finance & Leasing Associations vehicle recovery scheme, run in conjunction with HPI CrushWatch, recovered £30,221,987 worth of vehicles otherwise due to be crushed in the first half of 2013.
Mazda dealers urged to use remarketing website
Mazda has begun encouraging its dealers to use the Manheim-owned remarketing website www.dealer-auctions.com for part-exchange disposals.
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Online insurance searches on the rise
There were 1.7m UK online searches for motor insurance on Google in July, according to digital marketing agency, Greenlight.
CAP: Used car market in month of July best yet
Used car retail sales increased from June to July according to 85% of independent used car retailers surveyed by CAP Automotive.
Oracle Finance to bring BMW M1 to Salon Privé
Prestige motor financer Oracle Finance is to exhibit a vintage BMW M1 at Syon Park when it attends Luxury Car Show Salon Privé in September.
Citroën launches Q3 finance offers
French marque Citroën has begun a series of third-quarter finance deals, with offers available on the C1, C3, C4 and both the C3 Picasso and the C4 Picasso models.
Exfleet and part-ex prices quiver Manheim
Vehicle remarketing group Manheim has reported the prices of both part-exchange and ex-fleet used vehicles in July were down slightly month-on-month but up significantly on the prices of July 2012.