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
BCA ‘Broad View’ report reiterates used supply concerns
A report issued by British Car Auctions (BCA) has warned dealers they must continue to focus on attracting previous new car buyers into the used car market, using European car retail data to back up its projections for the used car market in the years to come.
BCA and Jardine sign remarketing agreement
BCA has signed an “exclusive” agreement that will see the auction company remarket approximately 14,000 vehicles annually for Jardine Motors Group.
Autorola: Petrol models increase in popularity
Online Vehicle remarketer Autorola has reported petrol cars are becoming increasingly popular in the used market as buyers realise they do not cover enough miles to justify the extra purchase price of diesel models.
BCA sells 250 soft tops in the snow
Despite temperatures of -3C and heavy snow, Lex Autolease and British Car Auctions sold every car at the annual spring convertible sale at the Blackbushe Auction Centre on March 23.
De Bouillé appointed Infiniti vice president
Francois Goupil de Bouillé has been appointed vice president of Global Operations at Infiniti, the luxury sister brand of Nissan.
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Jo Elms, brand director of Network, the UK car finance arm of fleet lessor LeasePlan, talks to Johnny Minter about quotation systems, vehicle renewals customer-facing websites, PCH, finding the right people to broker and the spaghetti of systems.
G3 to introduce online bidding platform
Vehicle remarketing company G3 Remarketing plans to introduce an online bidding portal in mid-April.
Alfa introduces MiTo and Giulietta offers
Customers will receive a £500 contribution between 11 and 18 of March when purchasing the Alfa Romeo Alfa MiTo or the Giulietta, in addition to other existing offers.
Ovenden becomes Ford UK chairman
Mark Ovenden, current managing director at Ford of Britain, will be promoted to chairman when incumbent Joe Greenwell retires at the end of April.
Average used car value increases 13%
The average value of a used car rose 13% year-on-year in February, despite a 1.1% drop compared to January, according to British Car Auctions.