The Specialist Automotive Finance (SAF) test has been formally accredited by the National Skills Academy for Financial Services (NSAFS).
The warranty renewal route is many and varied - should it be administered by the sales or aftersales team, the warranty provider, manufacturer or a customer contact centre?
Mazda has announced a combination of offers to give its core models a sales push through 2013's first quarter.
New car finance provided through dealerships recorded double-digit growth for the tenth consecutive month in October, according to the latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).
Sue Robinson, the RMI National Franchised Dealers Association director, has welcomed measures in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement which ought to help motor retailers.
Car dealer technology company iVendi has launched a new online credit checker which can prequalify a customer for credit.
General Motors has agreed to buy the rest of Ally Financial international auto-finance businesses, including operations in Europe, in a deal with proceeds of $4.2 billion.
Dealers struggling to arrange funding for day-to-day operations, or to expand, should consider switching from high street banks to a manufacturer’s captive equivalent.
The RMI is urging dealers to shop around for the best deal on funding.
Tim Marlow, owner of luxury broker Bridford Financial Solutions, has joined the board of DSG Financial Services as director and shareholder with immediate effect.
Yorkshire-based Car Care Plan has been sold by its US owners for £44 million to AmTrust Financial Services.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has put together an information pack to help dealers implement the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) guidance for disclosing commission.
Consultation has begun on the way the OFT can ‘shut down’ businesses by suspending their Consumer Credit Licences in certain circumstances.
Big, retail outfits such as Comet - like the motor dealer groups of the day - effectively controlled the way most goods reached consumers. The internet has changed that, of course, and is the central reason for Comet’s collapse.
A majority of small businesses are now looking to invest in their business spurred on by the 1% increase in GDP.
UK growth could be stifled next year if European economic powerhouse Germany goes into recession.
McLaren Automotive has entered into a Financial Services Marketing Agreement with Investec Asset Finance to offer finance options to UK customers at its dealerships.
Creating an F&I culture where business managers are an integral part of the team is key to business success, according to Drive Motor Retail managing director Paul Manning.
Dealers are eating into their bottom line by “taking up the slack” caused by a 30% surge in the number of courtesy cars insured through their own motor trade policy during the last four years, according to DCML.
A man who ordered an assault on the boss of Sterry Bridge Autos over an alleged £250,000 debt has been sent to prison.
