CONTINUED STRONG GROWTH IN MOTOR FINANCE


News provided by Pressat Wire on Friday 8th Apr 2016



New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the point-of-sale consumer new car finance market saw new business grow 27% by value and 22% by volume in February, compared with the same month last year.

The percentage of private new car sales financed by FLA members through the point-of-sale reached 81.9% in the twelve months to February 2016, up from 81.7% in the twelve months to January.

The point-of-sale consumer used car finance market also saw strong growth in February, with new business up 23% by value and 18% by volume.

Commenting on the figures, Geraldine Kilkelly, Head of Research and Chief Economist at the FLA, said:

“February saw the point-of-sale consumer new car finance market report its twelfth consecutive month of growth in new business volumes. For the first time on record, annual new business volumes in this market surpassed the 1 million mark, with the majority of these purchased on finance secured against the car.”

Table 1: Cars bought on finance by consumers through dealerships
New businessFeb 2016% change on prev. year3 months to Feb 2016% change on prev. year12 months to Feb 2016% change on prev. year
New cars
Value of advances (£m)806+272,960+2416,544+17
Number of cars51,207+22178,864+191,000,838+12
Used cars
Value of advances (£m)1,163+233,083+1712,475+15
Number of cars109,305+18289,770+131,175,496+11
Table 2: Cars bought on finance by businesses
New businessFeb 2016% change on
prev. year
3 months to
Feb 2016
% change
on prev. year
12 months to
Feb 2016
% change on
prev. year
New cars
Number of cars29,966+17102,257+2512,241+7
Used cars
Number of cars3,328+2010,009+538,882-4

Note to editors:

1. In 2015, FLA members provided £110 billion of new finance to UK businesses and households. £81 billion of this was in the form of consumer credit, almost a third of total new consumer credit written in the UK in 2015. £37 billion of it supported the purchase of new and used cars, including over 80% of private new car registrations.

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