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

Holmes promoted to head of Honda aftersales

Nick Holmes has been promoted to Honda UK’s head of customer and aftersales.

SMMT: June new car sales up 13%

Private sales saw new car registrations reach 214,957 in June, a 13.4% increase compared to the same month in 2012, according to figures released by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Carfinance247 rebrands and relaunches website

Online car finance provider and intermediary carfinance247.co.uk has rebranded and relaunched its website.

Škoda launches summer sales initiative

Czech brand Škoda has unveiled a 0% APR representative PCP offer as part of its Q3 retail initiative.

Kia launches Q3 offers

South Korean carmaker Kia has launched a number of Q3 finance and retail deals.

GM in European senior management reshuffle

Thomas Sedran has been named as the president and managing director of Chevrolet Europe, effective 1 July, in one of a number of corporate moves within General Motors Europe’s various brands.

BCA Logistics moves office

BCA Logistics, part of British Car Auctions, has moved into a 10,000 sq ft premises at 3700 Parkside, Birmingham Business Park.

Audi Ireland penetration up, PCP offer

Finance penetration in Ireland for the first five months of 2013 was up 48% year-on-year for German car brand Audi.

MotoNovo: Too much emphasis on Facebook

Independent prime lender MotoNovo Finance has questioned the emphasis place on social media by dealership marketing departments, most notably on Facebook.

iVendi: Manufacturer sites need ‘radical’ change

Online new car sales will grow from 5,000 in 2011 to over 4.5m, or around 1-in-25 new car sales, by 2020, according to research by consultancy company Frost and Sullivan.