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James Wood
CAP: Used car market maintains momentum
Used car sales are maintaining momentum and limiting severe erosion of trade values, despite the continued push for new car registrations, according to CAP automotive.
RAC and The Warranty Group sign deal
RAC and The Warranty Group (TWG) have signed a five-year deal which will see TWG continue to operate under the RAC brand in the motor warranties sector.
SMMT: July new car sales up 12.7%
New car registrations reached 162,228 in July 2013, a 12.7% increase over the same month in 2012, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Marshalls extends finance partnership with Santander
Marshall Motor Group has announced the extension of their finance partnership arrangements with Santander Consumer Finance to the end of 2016.
H1 profit up 5.9% for BMW Financial Services
BMW Financial Services revenue in the six-month period ending 30 June 2013 increased by 2.3% from the same period in 2012 to 9.9bn (£8.5bn) while pre-tax profit for the financial arm grew to 916m, an increase of 5.9% over H1 2012.
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Motors.co.uk to increase advertising presence
Motors.co.uk, the used car advertising website, plans to significantly invest in consumer marketing, including a national television advertising campaign.
VWFS profit up 5% despite group decline
Volkswagen Financial Services generated a pre-tax operating profit of 696m (£599m) for the first six months of the year, an increase of 5% from the same period last year.
Jigsaw hires regional account managers
Jigsaw Finance, the car finance broker, has recruited two regional account managers and has plans to hire another.
Nissan sales and marketing management changes
Nissan has appointed Guillaume Cartier as senior vice president of sales and marketing for Nissan Europe.
Fleet Friday: Drops, cops and workshops
A weekly round up of European and UK fleet stories featuring LeasePlan values, Spanish data, French deals, Villanueva police, Arval and FLI appointments, UK workshop, SME rentals, Manheim qualifications and Fiat sales.