All articles by Richard Irvine-Brown

Richard Irvine-Brown

G3’s Dale highlights de-fleet trends

Audi, Mini and lower-emission and lower-tax cars are performing well at auction, according to G3 Remarketing.

Mixed 2012 for BMW and VW finance arms

Full-year results were a mixed bag for the global finance operations of both BMW Financial Services and Volkswagen Financial Services.

Wide selection of first-quarter new car finance packages

Q1 UK new registrations and finance deals offered by brands.

On the Move, March 2012

Appointments at Seat, Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen UK, Autorola, BEN, Honda (UK), Infiniti and BVRLA.

Tesla’s hybrid finance for electric car

Tesla Motors, the US-based electric vehicle manufacturer, has announced a partnership with Wells-Fargo and US Bank to create a hybrid finance programme combining leasing and ownership of its latest electric car.

ACF London showroom as south east subprime grows

ACF Car Finance, the used-car dealership network of non-prime lender The Funding Corporation, has opened its third retail outlet in south east England as subprime applications rise in London and the surrounding area, and confirmed plans to open further UK dealerships in the next 18 months.

DSG Scotland to be standalone business

The Glasgow branch office of DSG Financial Services has been made an independent business by the Stockport-based car finance broker.

European car retail slide continues, Q1

New car registrations across the 27 EU nations, excluding Malta, slipped for the 18th consecutive month in March, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.

FinanceAcar: 21% research but reject finance

Further to its findings last month that 46% of car finance customers were unhappy with their choice, FinanceAcar.co.uk has produced statistics pertaining to those consumers who chose not to take up finance offers.

Vauxhall and Santander launch Network Q offers

Network Q, Vauxhall’s national used car programme, has launched a 6.9% APR PCP deal through Santander Consumer Finance, among other offers.