Luxury used car retailer Autovogue has ceased trading after blaming “failing used Jaguar Land Rover vehicles” for its faltering financial fortunes.
Vauxhall has introduced a new two-year 0% PCP offer available across its entire passenger car range, including electrified models.
Volvo Financial Services UK has appointed Renault Group’s Louise O’Sullivan as its new commercial director.
Dealers must compile ‘accurate and timely’ management information (MI) in order to comply with the FCA’s new Consumer Duty responsibilities.
Alarm raised by the Financial Conduct Authority that some firms are behind in their planning with just six months until Consumer Duty rules comes into effect.
Zuto has reported record levels of applications for the weeks following Christmas 2022, with the trend continuing through January 2023.
Car finance sales opportunities remain for motor retailers despite tougher economic conditions, new business models and the upcoming FCA Consumer Duty requirements
Digitalisation and flexible monthly payments or usership plans could pave the way for further innovation in the field of vehicle finance
The motor finance sector is expected to record a 6% rise in value despite supply shortages which “continued to weigh on its recovery” during Q4, the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has said.
Much has been made of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s recent pledge to boost the economy, with commentators analysing how his priorities for 2023 will impact various sectors.
Renault Group’s Mobilize Financial Services has launched Lease&Co, a new leasing subsidiary that will specialise in flexible, use-based contracts, which will be promoted and supported by the dealer networks of its Alliance brands Renault, Dacia, Alpine and Nissan.
Livingstone Motor Group’s growth ambitions, the AM Awards 2023 launch and all the content from AM Live 2022 are all packed into the latest edition of AM magazine – out now.
Armed with the right motor finance solutions, dealers are well placed to help buyers into their next used car despite the storm of high vehicle prices, rising interest rates and squeezed budgets.
Used car dealers are concerned that they will not be able to secure stocking finance for the new wave of electric vehicles (EVs) from China, when they reach the used market.
Consumer car finance registered growth for only the fourth time in 2022 as the sector delivered a 4% uplift by volumes and 9% by value.
Unprepared car retailers could be “heading for a fall” if they do not act fast to prepare for 2023’s ramp-up in compliance challenges, it has been claimed.
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has called for reform of the Consumer Credit Act to be “comprehensive” as consultation on the plans opened today (December 9).
Former Mackie Motors managing director Kevin Mackie has won the right to appeal a ‘seismic’ High Court Judgment which could pave the way for an end to a seven-day termination period for franchised car retailers.
One-in-10 British drivers (10%) have been a victim of fraud when buying a car, research by Close Brothers Motor Finance has shown.
In his latest column for AM, Volkswagen Financial Services UK CEO Mike Todd suggests the automotive sector enters the new year in more resilient form than than ever before.
