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Sotiris Kanaris

Alphera: dealers need to deliver creative finance packages

BMW’s independent arm Alphera Financial Services has urged dealers to work with their finance providers to deliver creative finance packages in order to take advantage of the growing car finance market.

Former Mann Island purchasing manager joins One Call Leasing

UK-based brokerage One Call Leasing has appointed David Lees as its new national business development manager.

CAP: Pressure on used car trade values to increase in the next few weeks

An increase in the supply of part-exchange cars in March could put pressure on used car trade values over the next few weeks, vehicle valuation company CAP Automotive has said.

Moneyway extends partnership with Car Loan 4U

Moneyway, the motor finance arm of Secure Trust Bank, has extended its partnership with online finance broker Car Loan 4U.

Pay4Later: Most retailers expect growth in customer finance packages

Two thirds (66%) of motor retailers expect sales via customer finance packages to rise by 2017, a survey by UK point of sale credit provider Pay4Later has found.

FLA calls for credit regulation to remain unchanged

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has urged the next government to allow the new system of credit regulation to be implemented without further changes in its 2015 manifesto.

Motor finance firms among LSE’s 1000 companies to inspire Britain

The motor finance industry was well represented in the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) list for the 1000 companies to inspire Britain, with Evolution Funding, The Car Finance Company and Liberty Leasing making it onto the list.

Mercedes-Benz Bank posts leasing and finance business growth

Mercedes-Benz Bank recorded an 8% increase in new leasing and finance business in Germany in 2014, achieving a new annual record of €9.9bn (£7.2bn).

Over one in five Britons considering a car purchase before September

More than one in five adults (23%) in Britain are thinking about buying a car over the next six months, the latest figures from Sainsbury’s Bank car buying index has revealed.

Fleet suppliers’ clients call for more services and technology changes

Clients are likely to demand more outsourcing services and better technology from their fleet suppliers over the next few years, Grant Thornton’s global survey revealed.