All articles by Lorenzo Migliorato
Lorenzo Migliorato
BCA Marketplace shares rise following rejected £1.6bn bid
BCA Marketplace share price has risen sharply following a £1.6bn bid to acquire the company, which BCA subsequently turned down.
Cambridge & Counties plans coverage and asset funding expansion
Cambridge & Counties Bank has set out plans to grow its footprint an expand its presence in niche asset funding segments.
VWFS launches UK startup competition
Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) has launched a competition for startups in the UK, following the group’s first such initiative in Portugal last year.
Waymo looks for partners in European AV expansion
Google’s autonomous vehicle (AV) unit Waymo wants to expand into European markets, potentially through a partnership with a local OEM, its chief executive said.
Volvo sets out targets for subscriptions and next-gen cars
Volvo Cars expects subscription contracts to account for half of annual retail volumes by the mid-2020s, as well as for electric and autonomous vehicles to generate the vast majority of sales by the same time.
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Mazda bets on diesel as Nissan reportedly drops development
Mazda’s R&D head has said the company will keep developing diesel engines, two days after fellow Japanese carmaker Nissan was reported to have dropped the fuel to focus on hybrids and EVs.
Volkswagen FS raises €2bn in second bond issue of the year
Volkswagen’s financial services division has raised €2bn (£1.75bn) through the issue of three bonds, two months after the last such transaction by the company.
Fiat Chrysler and GM ramp up self-driving efforts
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and General Motors are stepping up their autonomous vehicle (AV) development efforts, through a partnership with Waymo and a multi-billion fund raise respectively.
Intelligent Environments to rebrand as ieDigital
Financial service technology provider Intelligent Environments has set out plans to rebrand to ieDigital.
Ombudsman consumer credit complaints soar 40%
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) saw a 40% rise in consumer credit complaints between 2016-17 and 2017-18, figures from the organisation have revealed.