All articles by Lorenzo Migliorato

Government looks into autonomous car-friendly driving laws

The UK government has launched a three-year review examining how current driving laws affect the country’s environment for autonomous vehicles (AVs).

NFDA survey: Dealer satisfaction with finance keeps falling

Franchised dealers’ satisfaction over their manufacturers’ finance programmes has been falling over the past year, according to the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA).

SMMT: New car market down 2.8% in February

New car sales fell by 2.8% year-on-year in February, totalling 80,805 vehicles, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Banque PSA revenues grow 5% in 2017

AutoTrader highlights opportunity in used PCP space

Retailers should look to capitalise on more opportunities for PCP in the used car space, AutoTrader said, after PCP overtook HP for used vehicles in 2017.

FCA looks at easing communication with smaller supervised firms

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chairman Andrew Bailey has said the regulator will make efforts to ease communication with it for smaller firms.

Cap hpi: PCP helps push new car prices up 38% over last decade

New car prices have risen by an average of 38% since 2008, according to an analysis by cap hpi.

Alphabet portfolio grows 5.5% in 2017

The lease portfolio of Alphabet, BMW’s commercial fleet leasing subsidiary, grew 5.5% in 2017, reaching 680,000 vehicles.

Fiat Chrysler to phase out diesel by 2022: reports

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will remove the diesel option from all its cars by 2022, according to reports.

Provident eyes £500m fundraise: reports

Provident Financial is looking to raise as much as £500m in order to pay potential regulatory fines and strengthen its balance sheet, said reports.