All articles by Richard Irvine-Brown
Richard Irvine-Brown
Fiat to hit back with capital outlay and models
Following Group results released earlier in the week, Fiat has announced a four-year plan to break even by 2015/16, having reported a loss of 238m (£191m) in the third quarter of 2012.
First Response to finance 110% transacted
Non-prime funder First Response Finance has begun offering up to 110% of the transacted value of a used car in Glasss G2 guide.
PCFGs £10m issue, Barclays renews
Private vehicle and business asset finance provider Private & Commercial Finance Group is looking to raise up to £10m to invest in business growth through an issue placing and open offer of 6% convertible loan notes.
RCI rents announced for EV battery
Renault has announced the price of battery hire for the ZOE, the brands first 100% electric vehicle, will be £70 a month on a 36-month term with a mileage limit of 7,500.
What will the car finance market look like in 2020?
Attendees took time from Frontline Solutions third annual F&I Conference and Awards Dinner to gather for a panel discussion on the future of the industry, hosted by Experian and chaired by Motor Finance editor Fred Crawley.
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Ford Credit profit drops 36%
Ford Credit has been claimed as a strategic asset for the Ford Motor Company despite recording a global pre-tax profit of $388m (£241m) in Q3, a drop of 35.87% year-on-year.
Fiat Group results in-line, Chrysler up
Fiat Group has posted a trading profit of 951m (£767.4m) at the end of third quarter of 2012, down from the 1bn reported at the end of Q2, with $381m (293.5m, £236.9m) coming from the net income reported by the Chrysler brand, up 80% year-on-year.
Cassiopae thinks global, acts local
Fred Crawley talks to the software houses president Emmanuel Gillet about global growth ambitions and the companys committedly international corporate philosophy
If the CAP fits
On the publication day of registration figures for September, and new-plate sales, Richard Brown caught up with Philip Nothard, CAPs retail and consumer valuation editor
carfinance247 returns to brokering
Manchester-based car and finance website carfinance247.co.uk has returned to brokering after three years of selling car finance packages on its own stock.