All articles by Richard Irvine-Brown

Richard Irvine-Brown

FCA discussion leads FLA convention

Regulation, and particularly the coming of the Financial Conduct Authority, dominated the ninth annual Finance & Leasing Association Motor Finance Convention at the Williams F1 Conference Centre in Oxfordshire last week.

GM reacquires GMAC UK in global swoop

General Motors Financial Company (GM Financial) is set to acquire Ally Financial’s international automotive financing operations, including GMAC in the UK, at a cost of $4.2bn.

Car Loan 4U sponsor charity calendar

Online motor finance broker Car Loan 4U has funded the production of a charity calendar in aid of the Prader Willi Syndrome Association.

Vauxhall target retail, not fleet

Vauxhall chairman Duncan Aldred has said the brand will not target fleet sales to gain market share on Ford and will focus instead on retail.

Dacia’s opening PCP offer

Newcomer to the UK market, Dacia, is marketing its Sandero and Duster models with PCP deals of 9.4% and 11.9% APR respectively.

Nissan adds Qashqai to PCP deals

Nissan has added the Qashqai +2 to its models available on PCP, following deals on the Note and Pixo.

DSG and Bridford combine

Tim Marlow, owner of luxury vehicle broker Bridford Financial Solutions, has joined the board of DSG Financial Services as director and shareholder with immediate effect.

Casino banking at MotoNovo

Independent finance provider MotoNovo has begun a rewards incentive programme for dealer personnel.

iVendi appoints software VP

Car dealer software provider iVendi, formerly Webzation, has appointed Steve Flitcroft as vice president of software.

Double PCP offer from Nissan

Japanese manufacturer Nissan has made both the Note and Pixo available on 36-month PCP.