All articles by Richard Irvine-Brown

Richard Irvine-Brown

carfinance247 returns to brokering

Manchester-based car and finance website carfinance247.co.uk has returned to brokering after three years of selling car finance packages on its own stock.

Cooke and WCG ‘challenging’ review of Q3 market

The latest quarterly analysis of the motor finance market by captive software specialists White Clarke Group and Professor Peter Cooke has warned of “reduced cash flows and challenged profits”.

BMW FS €1.3m loss in Ireland, 2011

Turnover at BMW Automotive Ireland was up 30% year-on-year to €105.9m (£85.3m) in 2011 despite its finance arm returning a loss of €1.3m for the year.

Investec and McLaren launch finance partnership

Seven months after announcing plans to offer finance for prestige cars, Investec Asset Finance is set to provide sales finance for McLaren Automotive.

Who are the most powerful individuals in UK car finance?

Polling has begun in a search to find the 50 most commanding and influential individuals in the UK car finance industry, the results of which will be published in December’s issue of the magazine.

PCP, 0% HP and no VAT on Škoda

Czech brand Škoda, part of the Volkswagen Group, has announced it will continue its ‘pay no VAT’ offer to the end of the year, as well as offering a range of hire purchase and PCP.

Volvo UK appoints sales director

The UK arm of Chinese-owned carmaker Volvo has appointed Jon Wakefield as sales director, reporting to managing director Nick Connor.

Finance penetration up again – FLA

The percentage of new cars bought in the past 12 months using finance has risen once more to 69.1% and accounted for 101,781 new and used registrations in August.

Women, not men, favour finance – Carfinance247

Nearly twice as many women as men prefer using finance to purchase a car, according to a survey of 200 consumers on behalf of vehicle finance broker Carfinance247.co.uk.

MB Retail appoints managing director

Mercedes-Benz Retail Group has promoted Mike Whittington to the role of managing director.