New 5G mobile networks could “revolutionise” some aspects of online motor retail and how dealers present vehicles, says iVendi.
DealTrak is following up the recruitment of five new faces and and the completion of several internal promotions with a recruitment drive to fill nine new roles in preparation for its "biggest year-to-date".
Secure Trust Bank hopes to bring more independent and small franchised dealers on board after launching a new proposition blending wholesale finance, stock sourcing and consumer finance for car purchase and repairs.
Vauxhall is offering car buyers a minimum £4,000 guaranteed scrappage allowance or £3,000 extra part-exchange value as part of its new scrappage-style Trade-Up sales campaign.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) has launched a new used van finance calculator to help customers find the deal that suits them best.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have fined R. Raphael & Sons plc (Raphaels) for failures in the management of its outsourcing arrangements.
Auto Service Finance (ASF) won its second FinTech award this time at the Credit Strategy’s Credit Awards 2019 in the Alternative Lender of the Year category.
Specialist Motor Finance (SMF) has announced the appointment of Jim Cowell to the senior role of business development manager with the company.
Funding a vehicle through retail finance offers has become more expensive in Q2.
Glasgow-based near-prime lender Startline Motor Finance has secured a new £325 million credit facility from multinational investment bank J.P.Morgan.
Vauxhall has adopted Free2Move Lease as its dealer network's new business contract hire funder.
Cazoo has announced that Alex Gersh, formerly chief financial officer of Paddy Power Betfair, has joined as its first CFO.
Changed job descriptions for dealerships’ business managers may be one outcome of the Financial Conduct Authority’s probe into motor finance, says Andrew Smith, FCA expert
Volvo has become the third largest manufacturer in the personal leasing market, according to Leasing.com.
Stoneacre Motor Group has joined forces with AutoConvert in pursuit of an all-encompassing approach to lead management which fuses detailed lead tracking with paperless online finance applications.
Traditionally the used car market in April is buoyant and there are plenty of retail buyers on the forecourt but that has not been the case in 2019.
Growth in used car finance drove a positive month of sales in April, according to lead management experts Dealerweb.
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has revealed that the point of sale (POS) consumer car finance market fell 1% by volume in March, compared with the same month in 2018.
Dealerweb has appointed Heather Upchurch as the company’s first chief technology officer to support the next phase of growth.
The Financial Conduct Authority’s findings on commissions, information disclosure and affordability have big implications for the motor retail industry
