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Sotiris Kanaris

Mitsubishi Motors admits ‘improper conduct’ in fuel consumption testing

Japanese car manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors has admitted conducting testing ‘improperly’ to present better fuel consumption than the actual rates of some of its mini-cars to the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Honda Finance Europe partners with Arval UK

Arval UK has become the outsource partner of Honda Finance Europe for the provision of Honda contract hire products and services to the Honda dealer network.

BCA Partner Finance appoints new finance director

BCA has appointed Drew Hodgson into the new role of finance director for BCA Partner Finance, which provides funding to independent car and van dealers for them to expand their retail operations.

Manheim adds senior sales director, while CV division soars

Vehicle remarketer Manheim has appointed Sue Myers as client relationship director within its remarketing sales team.

BCA: Average used car values rise 4.1% in March

The average value of a used car sold at British Car Auctions (BCA) stood at £7,838 in March, a 4.1% (£314) rise compared to the same month in 2015, according to the BCA Pulse report.

VWFS UK makes two fleet division appointments

Volkswagen Financial Services – Fleet has appointed Chris Allgood as strategic account manager and Melanie Miles as brand relationship manager.

Tweed named managing director of GMAC UK

GMAC UK, the British subsidiary of GM Financial has appointed Mark Tweed as the new managing director UK and Sweden.

SMMT: New car registrations hit record high in March

New car registrations increased 5.3% year-on-year in March to a record 518,707 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Arval UK appoints new head of broker

Fleet lessor Arval UK has appointed Todd Williams as the new head of broker to support increasing demand from smaller customers for the company’s services.

FLA: Consumer motor finance up 27% in February

New car motor finance increased by 27% in value, year-on-year, to £806m in February, according to figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).