All articles by Richard Irvine-Brown

Richard Irvine-Brown

MB Retail appoints managing director

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

Stoneacre double-winners at F&I awards

Stoneacre Motor Group, the dealer network with 29 used and new sites across the UK, took two awards at Frontline Solutions’ 3rd Annual F&I Conference and Awards Dinner last week.

Hoggart calls for finance support of BEN

Richard Hoggart, managing director of broker DSG Financial Services, has called for the motor finance industry to provide specific support for automotive charity BEN.

Vertu 2012 profits ‘ahead of expectations’

Vertu Motors, the motor retail network including Bristol Street and Macklin Motors, has announced half-year pre-tax profit of £5.2m, a year-on-year rise of 26.8%, and predicted year-end profit to be ‘ahead of expectations’.

CRM supplier promises leads with CAP data

New entrant to the CRM market Car Finance Renewals has promised ‘timely leads’ to dealerships for renewal of customer car and finance agreements.

Finance due on quarter of dealer-checked cars

Just over a quarter of cars, 26.1%, checked by car traders were confirmed as having overdue finance, according to the quarterly report for Q2 by Experian.

BMW FS trial returns reduced processing times

BMW Group Financial Services has reported its initial trial of replacing paper-based contracts with an electronic documentation system has cut processing times to a quarter of their previous length.

Nissan joins brands’ supermini finance spree

Japanese manufacturer Nissan has begun a range of PCP deals on five variations of the Micra and reduced the retail price of the car.

Welcome FS selects Target for admin and arrears

Welcome Financial Services, the subsidiary of ex-subprime lender Cattles, has chosen Target Group to administer its consumer loans and arrears management software.

Reduced stock keeps used car prices high

The average price of a used car was £6,315 in September, up by 2.5% month-on-month and by 1% year-on-year, according to the Pulse Report from remarketers British Car Auctions.