The Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has released an Information Guide for Car Dealers on the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) funding facility, designed to fill the $2 billion floorplan financing ‘hole’ left by GE and GMAC’s exit from the dealer financing market.

He also appealed to GE and GMAC to “do the right thing” and continue to [...]

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The bad news is set to worsen for the new car dealer sector. When GE and GMAC announced their intent to withdraw from dealer ‘floorplan’ financing, they set affected dealers a December 31 deadline to find alternative financing arrangements.

That deadline is coming at them like a train.

At least 30 percent, and possibly as many as [...]

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