All articles by Richard Irvine-Brown
Richard Irvine-Brown
Model variants risk market confusion CAP
CAP Automotive has said the growing breadth of model variants and option packs for new cars may cause confusion down the line for buyers, trade and retail, in the used car market.
Fleet Friday: Registration to refrigeration
A round up of the weeks fleet news including EU and Volvo commercial vehicle registrations and the latest UK deals.
FCA to be represented at FLA convention
Conference to be Peter Minters last as chairman of motor finance division
Businesses and consumers warned over web and identity fraud
Initiatives underway to make public and trade aware of rising dishonesty online
Finance volume rises as September records 400,000 new car registrations
FLA director general announces record high for August as SMMT posts largest sales volume for 66 months
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Manufacturer responses to September results
Multiple brands post record results in September, Q3, and/or year-to-date.
Marsh rebrands white label service
Marsh Finance has rebranded its business-process outsourcing service Marsh FM as Marsh Custom.
Websites reveal consumer car preferences
Beyond sales and finance, car ownership and purchase preferences have been noted across the board by online car retailers.
Frontline aims for 2014 conference to be best ever
Car finance software provider Frontline Solutions has moved its annual F&I Conference and Awards Dinner to early in 2014 to make room for more representation from captives, insurers and other companies from the technology sector.
Challenging tradition
Ian Smith of BMW Group FS wants changing rules and retail to provide an opportunity for car finance, and estimates fresh ventures have made the multi-brand finance provider the second-largest capital finance company in the UK. Richard Brown reports.