Car Finance - UK - May 2001

INTRODUCTION AND ABBREVIATIONS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Illustration of sales of new and used cars, 1999-2001  SMMT/Mintel
The consumer car finance market, by type of car, 1995-2001
MARKET FACTORS
Indicators of consumer confidence: personal disposable income (PDI) and consumer expenditure at 1990 prices, mortgage interest rates and savings ratio, 1990-2001
Trends in UK population and car parc, 1996-2005
Volume comparison between used and new car sales, 1994-2001
Comparison of fleet, business and private new car registrations, 1994-2000
UK population projections, by age group, 2001-11
MARKET SIZE
The consumer car finance market, by type of car, 1995-2001
Consumer car finance for new and used cars, by type of product, 1999 and 2000
Number of new and used cars bought via car finance, 1999-2000
Average loan value for a car finance agreement, by new and used cars, 1999-2000
MAIN PRODUCT TYPES
New hire-purchase car finance business, by type of car, 1997-2000
New PCP car finance business, by type of car, 1997-2000
New leasing car finance business, by type of car, 1997-2000
New personal loan car finance business, by type of car, 1997-2000
KEY PROVIDERS
Respondents' means of finance for last car purchase, February 2001
Estimated market share of bank- and building society-provided personal loans for car purchases, 2001
Links between car manufacturers and finance companies, 2001
Estimated market shares of volumes of dealership new car finance, 2001
DISTRIBUTION AND THE INTERNET
Number of franchised dealership outlets* at 31 December, 1994-2000
Number of franchised outlets, by marque, at 31 December, 1995-99
Estimated new car finance revenue for the top six manufacturers, 2000
THE CONSUMER
Number of cars per household, February 2001
Car ownership in the UK, by type of car, February 2001
Car ownership, by socio-demographic characteristics, February 2001
Sources of finance for last car purchase, February 2001
Types of car finance used for last car purchase, by type of car owned, February 2001
Prospective source of finance for next car purchase, February 2001
Sources of finance for last and next car purchases, by socio-demographic profiles, February 2001
Type of finance to be used to buy next car, by type of finance used to buy last car, February 2001
Most important and second most important features of a car finance agreement, February 2001
Most important factors of car finance, by socio-demographic characteristics, February 2001
Most important factors of finance, according to the method of finance used for last car purchase, February 2001
Number of individuals planning to buy a car in the next 12 months, by type of finance envisaged, February 2001
Illustration of intended method of finance to buy a car, by type of car to be purchased, February 2001
THE FUTURE
THE FORECAST
Forecast of the car finance market, 2001-05