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

HPI: Scotland top region for cars on outstanding finance

Scotland is the region with the greatest number of used cars for sale hitting the HPI outstanding register in the UK, provenance checker HPI has revealed.

Nissan tops Auto Retail Network’s manufacturer website ranking

Nissan’s online offering topped Auto Retail Network’s third annual website assessment, beating second placed Vauxhall and third placed Volkswagen.

NAMA: used car prices grow in October

Used car sale volumes from National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) members rose by 2.4% from September to October, the association has revealed.

Best 10 months for car manufacturing in a decade

The numbers of cars produced in the UK for the first ten months of 2015 hit a decade long high at the end of October, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

EU car registrations recovery slows in October

New car registrations in the EU were 2.9% higher in October 2015 then they were in the same month in 2014, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA).

SUV’s dominates Glass’s’ Hot Five

Value for money SUVs made up over half of Glass’s Hot Five for November, which highlighted the fastest selling used cars for the four weeks to 13 November.

Motors.co.uk finds £200 is finance sweet spot

Deposits of up to £1,000 and monthly payments of up to £200 were the most popular finance options for customers searching on online car listing site Motors.co.uk.

Paragon broker survey shows market confidence

Almost every broker that took part in Paragon’s Headlight broker survey said they expected a strong end to 2015, with 91% predicting new registrations to be equal to or greater than the same period last year.

Ascent: 90% of loan defaulters now keep the car

Nine out of ten customers who had defaulted on a vehicle loan kept their car in a study of 2,000 rehabilitation visits over the first three-quarters of 2015 by recoveries law firm Ascent.

Manheim volumes up by a third in October

Overall car volumes at Manheim were up 33% year-on-year in October.