All articles by Richard Irvine-Brown

Richard Irvine-Brown

Finance most important service – KPMG Global

Motor finance was named as the most-important value-added service by worldwide respondents to the 2013 KPMG Global Automotive Executive survey.

Nostrum Group passes 1m e-sigs

Finance industry IT provider Nostrum Group has processed its millionth electronic signature for a loan, saying usage of the technology is on the rise in car finance.

UK fleet sales down, finance and re-sale up

A round up of the month’s fleet figures from the SMMT, BCA and FLA in conjunction with this week’s Fleet Friday.

Credo new marketing head to grow dealer work

Credo Asset Finance, the East Anglia-based motor and asset finance broker, has appointed Andrea Wilson as head of marketing in expectation of increased business sparked by March’s new-plate registrations.

February sees year of new car growth – SMMT

UK new car registrations rose 7.89% year-on-year in February, marking 12 consecutive months of growth, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Mercedes-Benz appoints sales director

Adam Chamberlain will become passenger cars sales director at Mercedes-Benz from mid-April, reporting to Gary Savage, managing director of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

First Response one of the Best Small Companies

First Response Finance has been named as one of the 100 Best Small Companies to Work For in 2013, while fellow non-prime lender The Funding Corporation was named ‘One to Watch’.

Nissan Europe intends ‘product assault’

Japanese manufacturer Nissan has said it will launch a “product assault” of 15 models in the next three years in Europe, and 40 models worldwide by 2017.

Brands and dealer executives join BEN board

Representatives of Honda, Jaguar Land Rover and Marshall Group have been appointed to the Board of Trustees of automotive industry benevolent fund BEN.

VW Finance: China penetration up to 16%

The head of Volkswagen Finance China has said the penetration of loans into car retail in the nation has doubled in the past six years, according to English-language news website China Daily.