All articles by Antonio Fabrizio
Antonio Fabrizio
HPI: Dealer group selects data partner
Motor dealer group Arnold Clark has extended its partnership with HPI, a vehicle data check company, to increase its online stock location and publishing tools.
GreenRoad: Insurance green tech affinity scheme
Insurance broker Marsh and GreenRoad, a California-headquartered technology firm specialising in driver behaviour improvement, have teamed up to allow Marshs clients to obtain GreenRoad services at favourable rates.
A growing appetite?
Reports of the death of LPG as a viable fuel choice are perhaps exaggerated
ACF Car Finance: Call centre technology upgraded
Car finance company ACF Car Finance is investing in an advanced call centre technology to improve its customer service operations.
ITM: Brokerage DSG wins technology prize
The Institute of Transport Management (ITM) has awarded DSG Financial Services Maia Online system its prize for the dealer finance technology product of the year.
White Clarke Group: Turkish venture for software house
We are committed to a long-term entry and investment in the Turkish marketplace, starting with in-depth market research to understand the market specifics, while introducing our own know-how, technology and services, said Peter Kainradl, managing director of White Clarke Europe.
Eagle-i: Telematics platform launched
Eagle-i has launched a new technology platform for its key partners and corporate and enterprise clients in the contract hire and insurance sectors, explaining that this follows a strategic withdrawal from the SME telematics market.
Tipping point?
Antonio Fabrizio finds that captives are not having an easy time of it at present – but that their unique links to car makers could leave them poised to benefit from market trends.
German investment company acquires half of LeasePlan
A German investment company has agreed to acquire 50 percent of the shares of LeasePlan, the Dutch-headquartered fleet and vehicle management company, joining Volkswagen which currently owns the other 50 percent.
A&L stops funding lines to independent lessors
Alliance & Leicester (A&L) will no longer provide finance to independent contract hire companies.