Omoda & Jaecoo sign fleet deal with Arval ahead of UK launch
1 July 2024
New to the UK Chinese automotive brands Omoda and Jaecoo have signed an agreement with Arval UK to provide fleet and contract management services.
HPI finance guru Darren Greenyer joins Raphaels Bank as new deputy head of lending
4 February 2016
Darren Greenyer CV Now Raphaels Bank deputy head of lending Former HPI product & business development director Former HPI finance & insurance director Former HPI head of automotive finance RAPHAELS Bank has appointed
Great used car deals for small businesses as market booms
8 January 2016
The winner will be the retail consumer who will have access to a wider selection of cars to choose from, coupled with finance packages designed to keep interest high in
Sarah to lead product drive for Close Brothers Motor Finance
30 November 2015
CLOSE Brothers Motor Finance has appointed Sarah Jeffery as head of products. Sarah will be responsible for driving forward the product offering and deepening the business’s consumer insights. She will
Close Brothers launches collective fuel saver card for SMEs
9 November 2015
IT’S brought big savings for domestic energy bills and now the system of a collective vehicle fuel card account promises savings for SMEs. Close Brothers Asset Finance, in partnership with
Funder offers van finance for customers with poor credit history
7 October 2015
CUSTOMERS with a poor credit history trying to finance panel vans, car-derived vans and pick-up trucks are now offered a solution by Moneybarn, the UK’s largest non-standard car finance provider, who
Paragon broker survey reports motor trade confidence
26 August 2015
The first Paragon Car Finance Headlight Survey has reported confidence amongst the UK car-buying public, with 60% of brokers describing car buyer confidence as strong or very strong. The Paragon
RCI Banque announces €422 million first half year earnings
31 July 2015
RCI Banque has announced that its 2015 first-half earnings before tax are €422 million; this is an increase of 17.5% compared to the end of June last year. Average outstanding
Martin Wheatley stands down as boss of the FCA
31 July 2015
Martin Wheatley is to stand down as chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from 12 September 2015. He will continue to act as an adviser to the FCA
AA joins forces with Bank of Ireland
16 July 2015
The AA has teamed up with the Bank of Ireland to provide a range of financial services to UK consumers. The deal is for at least 10 years and will
Tusker wins Best Car Scheme UK award
14 July 2015
Tusker, the salary sacrifice car scheme experts, took the ‘Best Car Scheme UK’ honour at the Business Excellence Awards 2015 this week. The Business Excellence Awards look to highlight and
McLaren launches new financial offering
9 June 2015
SPORTS car maker McLaren has accelerated into the car finance market. A new financial offering promises to provide flexible finance products to UK customers, including personal contract purchase agreements. JBB
RCI Banque launches UK savings product
8 June 2015
CAR company Renault’s finance company – RCI Banque – is launching a UK savings bank, RCI Bank. The UK launch follows on from a series of similar launches in France, Germany and Austria over
Motor finance industry faces gender diversity gap
29 May 2015
GENDER diversity in the motor finance industry is lagging behind compared to the global automotive industry and other financial services. That’s the finding of a key industry leaders by Motor
FLA reports growth in new cars bought on finance by businesses
21 May 2015
THE number of new cars bought on finance by businesses in the UK grew to over 56,000 in March, up 13 per cent compared with the same month a year ago.
Alphera Financial Services recognised by Credit Today Awards
17 April 2015
ALPHERA Financial Services has been shortlisted in two categories at the 2015 Credit Today Awards. The awards, due to take place in May, celebrate innovation and good practice within the finance
VWFS and Ageas UK form new partnership
9 April 2015
AGEAS UK and Volkswagen Financial Services have entered into a new group retail agreement that will see customers buying an Audi, Volkswagen, SKODA, SEAT or Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle within the
FGA Capital rebrands to FCA Automotive Services
9 April 2015
FGA Capital UK, the UK finance arm of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, is rebranding to FCA Automotive Services UK. This follows the creation, in January 2015, of FCA Bank Spa after
Close Brothers Motor Finance appoint Liam Quegan as chief operating officer
25 March 2015
CLOSE Brothers Motor Finance has appointed Liam Quegan as its chief operating officer. Liam brings to the role over 15 years of experience in the finance industry, having previously worked at Capital
Motor finance figures up 11% in twelve months to January 2015
12 March 2015
LATEST figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer new car finance volumes remained 11% up in the twelve months to January. Conversely, they fell by
