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
Dealers turning to responsive websites iVendi
Motor dealers are moving away from personalised smartphone applications and toward responsive websites which resize or react to the type of device accessing them, according to car finance technology provider iVendi.
BCA Pulse: July used values up 11.2%
The average value for a used car at auction in July was £6,865, down 1.8% from June but up 11.2% on July 2012, according to the British Car Auctions Pulse report.
VWFS begins work on new UK headquarters
Volkswagen Financial Services has officially begun building a new four-storey headquarters in Milton Keynes, following a groundbreaking ceremony.
GM Financial up $100m in Q2
GM Financial earnings before tax were $300m (£195m) in Q2 2013, up from $200m for the same period in 2012, according to General Motors half-year report.
H1 Renault finance contribution falls 20m
Renaults half-year results for 2013 have shown finance contributed 372m (£321m) to Renault Groups global operating margin, down 20m compared to the same period in 2012.
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UK car sales continue to beat general EU gloom
The UK was the only major European new car market to grow from January to June 2013, according to the ACEA.
VW Group UK MD promoted to global marketing head
Simon Thomas will be promoted from managing director of Volkswagen Group UK to global head of marketing for Volkswagen Group, effective from 1 September 2013.
Daimler promotes Mercedes UK CFO
Andy Williamson is to be promoted from chief financial officer of Mercedes-Benz UK to Daimlers international director of shared services and head of the Daimler Group Services, based in Madrid.
Mazda offers Sport Graphite at 0% APR
Mazda has launched a limited edition Mazda MX-5 Sport Graphite model, available with a 0% APR deal, from £300 a month.
Seat lowers Leon finance APR to 4.9%
Seat has lowered the APR on the Leon from 7.9% APR representative to 4.9% APR representative and added a £1,000 deposit contribution, on all cars purchased on 36-month PCP deals.