The firm says that the move significantly expands the reporting capabilities for global fleets, providing a single source for viewing key performance indicators and fleet trends across North America and Europe.

'The combined effort made by Arval and PHH will enable our worldwide clients to save time and anticipate, control and optimise their fleet total cost of ownership (TCO) as well as measure the impact of their sustainable development policy, not only in the Arval perimeter, but now also in the US and in Canada,' said Tero Tapala, sales and marketing director for corporates at Arval.

'It is evidence of the continued commitment that PHH Arval Global Alliance members demonstrate to one another and to our clients.'

The Arval Analytics tool has been designed to make it easier for global fleet managers to forecast budgets, reduce risk and monitor environmental impact by identifying trends in spend, vehicle usage and CO2 emissions. Data can be filtered by country, business unit, entity, cost center, vehicle and fuel type.

'Feedback from our global clients indicates that the global view into fleet data provided by Arval Analytics is unique to the fleet industry,' said Jeff Smith, senior vice president, Cornerstone and International Development for PHH.

'Future enhancements of the tool will include additional data from our PHH Arval Global Alliance partners Avis Fleet Services in Southern Africa, Facileasing in Mexico, and Sumitomo Mitsui Auto Service in Japan and Thailand.'