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
Compliancy Services: FCA to cost consumer finance firms £100m by 2020
Consultancy Compliancy Services (CS) has estimated that a combination initial outlays and year-to-year compliancy costs will mean the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) could have cost consumer finance firms, including those in the motor finance industry, as much as £100m (126.5m) by 2020.
EMaC and Gforces form aftersales partnership
Service plan provider EMaC and automotive digital software provider GForces have partnered to collaborate on integrating technologies.
BCA: values continue to climb
The average value of a used car sold at British Car Auctions (BCA) in November was £8,075, the highest value of 2014, according to the BCA Pulse Report.
ATD adds GlassForecast to its service
Leeds-based software developer ATD Solutions has added GlassForecast as an option for its multi-market vehicle valuation forecasting system, AVS.
Glasss: Decembers values a noteworthy low
Used car values slid rapidly in the final quarter of 2014 and hit a noteworthy low in December, according to Glasss head of valuations Rupert Pontin.
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SMMT: New car registrations up 8% in November
New car registrations rose for the 33rd consecutive month in November, growing 8% year-on-year to 172,327 cars, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
FCA changes fee charging rules for brokers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced a series of rules for brokers in relation to what information needs to be provided in order to charge a fee or request a payment without consultation.
HPI launches new risk evaluation tool
Motoring technology company HPI has launched a new data tool called React.
SMMT elects 2015 Board
Gareth Jones, managing director of German owned ebm-papst Automotive and drives UK, has been elected to president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Used car trade values fall strongly in Nov
A sharp reduction in used car trade values over November ended what had been a strong run in the market that had lasted for most of 2014, according to CAP Automotive.