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Car price inflation exceeding wage rises

Car prices have risen five times faster than wages over the past decade. Research from Moneybarn has found that some models have more than doubled in price since 2011, while […]

Salaries fall behind car price inflation

A new study has found that the price of cars is rising faster than salaries. The research, carried out by Moneybarn, looked at the increase in prices of more than […]

Activate Accident Repair opens flagship bodyshop

Activate Accident Repair has opened the doors to its new flagship bodyshop in Warrington. The new repair centre – based on Europa Boulevard – takes the company’s bodyshop portfolio to […]

FLA reports first growth in a year

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has reported significant growth in the new business and consumer finance market in July. It found that compared to the same month in 2019 […]

FLA reports used car finance growth

New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business in the consumer used car finance market grew nine per cent by value and two per […]

FLA unveils long-term recovery plan

The Finance and Leasing Association has published a recovery plan for the economy which calls for a phased approach of short, medium and long-term measures to help the UK become […]

FLA urges government to lend support

The Finance and Leasing Association is urging the government and Bank of England to take immediate action to support the non-bank lending market. It found that the number of Covid-19 […]

FLA reports strong January figures

New figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) have found that FLA members provided £11.bn of new business in January 2020, two per cent higher than in the same […]

Glyn Hopkin unveils new flagship showroom

Glyn Hopkin has invested over £1m in a new flagship retail concept store in Romford, Essex, to house all of the Fiat Chrysler Automobile (FCA) brands under one roof. The […]

FLA appoints director general

The Finance & Leasing Association has named Stephen Haddrill as director general. He will take up his role in early December. Stephen has had an extensive Whitehall career, and also […]

FLA appoints new director general

The Finance & Leasing Association’s chairman and board have announced that Stephen Haddrill has been appointed director general of the FLA and will take up his role in early December. […]

Inflation reaches six year high

Inflation rose to 3.1% in November, the highest in nearly six years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In contrast, recent data shows that average weekly wages are […]