All articles by Richard Irvine-Brown

Richard Irvine-Brown

Renault claims Captur holds top RV

French marque Renault has claimed its Captur crossover model has overtaken the Mini Countryman and Peugeot 2008 to hold the best residual value (RV) in the market.

Commercial department and director for Fiat

Fiat Group Automobiles UK has formed a Commercial Operations department with Karl Howkins at its helm.

Batey named Global Chevrolet senior VP

General Motors has appointed Alan Batey as senior vice president of Global Chevrolet, which accounts for over half of GM’s global sales.

Field Solutions takes Cassiopae name

UK asset finance software provider Field Solutions will now operate under the name of its parent company, Cassiopae.

Profit up as costs lessen at PCFG

Profit before tax at Private & Commercial Finance Group rose 8.94% year-on-year to £829,000 for the year ended 31 March 2013, according to company results submitted to the Stock Exchange.

FCA investigator to lead OFT enforcement

Mario Theodosiou has been seconded from the Financial Conduct Authority to become director of consumer credit enforcement at the Office of Fair Trading.

Chrysler-Santander strong start in US

Chrysler Capital, the lender formed by Chrysler Group and Santander Consumer USA has become the most-used lender by Chrysler dealerships within six weeks of launch.

Industry majority expects growth – FLA

A majority of car finance providers expects the industry to write increasing levels of business in the next 12 months, according to the Finance & Leasing Association Retail Motor Confidence Survey Q2 2013.

Ford Credit: 2013 profit to equal 2012

Pre-tax profit for 2013 at Ford Motor Credit will be “about equal to 2012”, the company has told investors as it announced details of its portfolio at the end of the first-quarter.

Mercedes develops in-car finance app

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services has developed the My MBFS account management application for smartphones and tablets to be used from the driver’s seat.