All articles by Richard Irvine-Brown
Richard Irvine-Brown
RCI gains, Renault slips, Q1
Revenues from sales financing for the Renault Group were up by 1.9% year-on-year for the first quarter of 2013 to 529m (£445m).
Fleet Friday: New names, faces and software
A weekly round-up of UK fleet news including Alphabet on fleet management environmental attitudes, the next generation of Leaselink, Lexs appointment, Citroëns fuel card, ACFOs theme and the rebranding of Uniloads.
Car Loan 4U: Charging concern for EV purchases
Web-led motor finance broker Car Loan 4U has found nearly two-thirds of consumers held concerns over the availability of charge points for an electric car, according to its latest survey.
BCA acquires vehicle logistics firm
British Car Auctions has acquired nkl automotive, the vehicle logistics and storage firm based in Goole, Yorkshire, for an undisclosed sum.
Conister Bank to back 1st Stop
Hire purchase lender 1st Stop Car Finance has entered into a car loan funding agreement with Conister Bank, subsidiary of Manx Financial Group, the Isle of Man-based financial services group.
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Three moves at Nissan senior sales team
The sales and marketing team of Nissan Motor GB is set to be restructured after Kevin Butler retires as sales director at the end of April.
Renault Captur on 4+ deal
The Captur, the latest supermini model from Renault, will be made available on the Renault 4+ deal.
Stoneacre and Marsh launch subprime finance JV
Stoneacre, the 29-site new and used car dealer group, has launched Stoneacre Financial Services in partnership with Marsh Finance.
Automotive data is what we do
With CrushWatch about to reach its third anniversary, Richard Brown catches up with Darren Greenyer and Barry Shorto of HPI, which provides the car recovery alert and information service.
Experian: consumers more often switching cars before finance ends
An increasing number of motorists using motor finance are changing their cars before the end of their finance agreement, according to figures from Experian Automotive.