All articles by Lorenzo Migliorato

Lorenzo Migliorato

HP provider to refund £14.8m following FCA talks

BrightHouse, a hire purchase provider of household goods, has agreed a customer redress worth £14.8m following talks with the Financial Conduct Authority.

MotoNovo urges caution for GMFV strategies

MotoNovo has urged finance companies to review figures for residual values and guaranteed minimum future values in the face of shifting market trends.

VRA to form safety sub-committee for auctions

The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) is to form a sub-committee on safety issues.

Groupe PSA launches used car platform Carventura

Groupe PSA has launched used car site Carventura.com.

LeasePlan partners with TomTom for fleet management

LeasePlan has partnered up with TomTom Telematics, TomTom’s division for fleet management Software as a Service (Saas) products.

Mitsubishi UK MD Bradley to step down in 2018

Lance Bradley, UK managing director at Mitsubishi Motors, has decided to step down from his role at the end of the financial year.

Car sector not slowed down by Brexit so far: Atradius

The slowdown from Brexit hasn’t yet materialised in the UK automotive sector, according to trade credit insurer Atradius.

Car finance helps push unsecured lending above pre-crisis highs: PwC

Car finance, credit cards and student loans have accounted for three-quarters of UK unsecured lending in 2017, according to accountancy firm PwC.

MotoNovo parent company looking to acquire UK challenger bank

MotoNovo’s parent company, FirstRand, is in talks over a possible takeover of UK challenger bank Aldermore.

CarGurus shares soar on Nasdaq IPO

Shares for car marketplace CarGurus soared as much as 88% after the company’s initial price offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq stock exchange on October 12.