All articles by Richard Irvine-Brown
Richard Irvine-Brown
Global retail stable, UK dip Moodys
Credit rating agency Moodys has revised down its expectations for global automotive growth in 2013 and predicted UK car sales will fall this year.
Domestic market sustains profit at Suzuki
Profit from automotive sales for the first three quarters of the financial year was up at Suzuki, despite declining outside of the manufacturers home market of Japan.
iVendi appoints account director
Car dealer technology provider iVendi has appointed Russell White as account director.
Hitachi to fund DSG Prestige
Hitachi Capital Business Finance has agreed to provide a competitive variable rate product to the prestige vehicle finance arm of nationwide broker DSG Financial Services.
New head of sales at Experian
UK vehicle and ownership information provider Experian Automotive has promoted Andrew Round to head of sales in the UK and Ireland.
DSG to replace dealer quote system
Manchester-based car finance broker DSG Financial Services is set to replace its dealer quote system in March.
Car Loan 4U tops online broker searches
Following a year of growth Car Loan 4U has become the most visited car finance broker online in 2013, according to figures from Experian Hitwise.
LeasePlan retail arm launches customer website
Network, the retail motor finance operation of fleet lessor LeasePlan UK, has launched its first consumer-facing website.
Auto recruiters make board appointment
Motor industry online recruitment company jobco-op automotive has appointed Andy Mitchell to its board as a director.
GM Financial earnings down Q4, up 2012
GM Financial, the captive finance arm of General Motors, recorded fourth-quarter earnings before tax of $0.1bn in 2012, compared to $0.2bn in Q4 2011 and $0.2bn in Q3 2012.