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Suzuki offers low finance packages

Suzuki offers low finance packages

Suzuki is pleased to start 2010 with some great news on low finance packages and the best deal to date on a new Alto; now available on a PCP (Personal Contract Purchase) scheme for just £95 per month.

New look for UK car leasing website

Popular UK car leasing website has just been refreshed with a new look home page.

Plans to ban logbook loans

Consumer Minister Kevin Brennan has announced plans to ban the use of an outdated law used to sell high-cost loans.

Private car sales account for 40% of motor fraud

Almost 40% of motor finance fraud cases in Q3 2009 were committed by people selling cars which they did not own, according to new figures by the Finance and Leasing Association.

Car dealers embrace new finance standards

Almost 400 car dealerships have been recognised by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) – the industry body for the motor finance industry – as having improved standards and knowledge on car finance.

Nearly £20 billion to be spent on second-hand cars

Around 3.7 million people, 8% of the adults in Great Britain, plan to buy second-hand cars in the six months leading up to the end of February 2010, according to new research from Sainsbury's Finance.

Perrys Motor Group awarded SAF Approved

Perrys Motor Group is the latest high-profile dealer group to be recognised by the Finance & Leasing Association as SAF Approved after all 45 of the company’s retail outlets raised the finance knowledge of staff for the benefit of car buyers.

Value of personal loans for cars rises due to scrappage scheme

In a clear sign that the Government's car scrappage scheme is succeeding in its mission to stimulate the motor vehicle market in the UK, Sainsbury's Finance estimates that the scrappage scheme is directly responsible for a 37% increase in the value of personal loans

Autumn finance offers from Suzuki

Autumn finance offers from Suzuki

Suzuki is pleased to announce that its highly competitive 0% APR finance offers available on Swift, Splash, SX4 and Grand Vitara SZ models will continue until the end of this year; enabling customers to take advantage of an easier way to buy a new car either via scrappage or by trading in a more recent model.

Car finance market improves

Car finance business volumes remain lower than last year, but the rate of contraction recorded in July is the smallest this year, according to the latest figures by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA).

Car finance fraud down

The motor finance industry helped cut cases of motor finance fraud by 29% in the second quarter of 2009, despite an increase in attempted fraud.

Good car deals available for those who shop around

With new car registrations out this month, you may be thinking of trading in your old car and buying something brand new. And if you drive an old banger you may even be thinking of taking advantage of the government's car scrappage scheme.

Government must help car finance industry, says FLA

Latest figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show the smallest drop in private new and used cars bought with dealer finance since September 2008.

HPI Finance Gateway to boost sales for dealers

HPI has launched a radical new online finance solution designed to boost the sale and profitability of dealers’ point-of-sale finance. The HPI Finance Gateway gives dealers direct access to competitive rates from leading finance providers - at no cost.

FLA supports calls for more help for car finance lenders

Commenting on the Business and Enterprise Select Committee report on Government assistance for the car industry, in which they recognised the need to provide support for companies providing motor finance to consumers and businesses, Stephen Sklaroff, Director General of the Finance & Leasing Association, said: