All articles by Richard Irvine-Brown

Richard Irvine-Brown

VWFS Board IT appointment

Mario Daberkow has been appointed Member of the Board of Management responsible for information technology at Volkswagen Financial Services.

Three moves in VW Group sales

Andreas Offerman has become executive committee member for sales and marketing at Seat, part of the Volkswagen Group, while James Muir and Lans Himmer have each taken on sales responsibilities within the Group.

Car Loan 4U director’s rally challenge

Ryan Dignan, director of Car Loan 4U, sets off on Saturday on the 3,000-mile Mudball Rally.

Renault UK halting pricing-based deals

Carlos Tavares, chief operating officer at Renault, has said he expects Renault UK to end pricing-based deals such as 0% interest finance and cash backs.

Motors.co.uk echoes worth of used car photos

Online used car classified trader Motors.co.uk has joined G3 Remarketing and CD Auction Group in reporting the value of providing photographs when selling second-hand vehicles.

Volvo makes Oscarsson CFO

Volvo Car Group has appointed Hans Oscarsson to replace Jan Gurander as chief financial officer.

Benfield Toyota Wakefield wins BEN tournament

The team from Benfield Toyota Wakefield has won the annual BEN 5-a-side Football Tournament for the third time.

Online auction buyers up – G3

G3 Remarketing has reported a 21% year-on-year rise in the volume of used vehicles bought by dealers through its online auctions in May.

Nissan Leaf battery lease on ‘aggressive’ PCP

Nissan is offering the three variants of its Leaf electric vehicle on PCP with the manufacturer’s ‘Flex’ option to fold the cost of the battery lease into monthly payments.

EU new car sales down to 1993 levels in May

Registrations of new cars in the EU in May fell by 5.9% year-on-year to 1,042,742 units, the lowest figure for the month since 1993, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.