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SEAT on track to break fleet sales record
SEAT sold just over 36,000 cars in the UK in 2011, with fleet sales up 21% in the same period to give the Spanish brand a … Read More »
Vauxhall and British Gas partner to enhance Ampera ownership
Vauxhall will offer all Ampera owners a British Gas Home Charging solution, which will include the installation of a home charge point, three year warranty on … Read More »
GE Capital provide T.O.M Vehicle with £7m lending facility
T.O.M Vehicle Rental, headquartered in Airdrie, is the largest independent vehicle rental business in Scotland and one of Scotland’s fastest growing private companies. Founded 22 years … Read More »
Sky TV receives N.I boost with addition of 70 Vauxhall Vivaro vans
Wrapped in unique Simpsons’ and Sky HD liveries, the £2m fleet, put together with the help of Vauxhall Fleet Sales, will cover Northern Ireland. The coordination … Read More »
CAP: Fiat Abarth 500 achieves 60% resale value after 3 years / 60,000 miles
The findings, by valuation specialists CAP put the 128mph pocket rocket in third place behind the Audi Q5 and Skoda Yeti, with an average resale value … Read More »
Olympic Park takes delivery of 40 BMW models in time for games
The newly-liveried vehicles will form part of the full fleet which will be used by LOCOG to help drive the Games. The fleet consists of electric, … Read More »
Vauxhall awarded "Top place to work" award in London
Vauxhall Motors’ workforce benefits from an attractive salary and benefits package and a company culture where people engagement is of major importance. Through various schemes, Vauxhall … Read More »
Sergio Marchionne: "Painful restructuring needed for EU automakers"
Marchionne, who aims to merge Fiat with Chrysler to boost revenue to more than EUR 100bn in 2014, is relying heavily on the American automaker to … Read More »
Arval overcomes global natural disasters as leasing company meets goals
Despite difficult economic conditions, especially in Europe, Arval’s leased fleet of 687,000 vehicles continued to progress in 2011 (3% up from 2010), supported by the thriving activity … Read More »
Lex Autolease and BCA generate £4.5m from Convertible sales day
The two sales offered a huge choice of soft-tops and roadsters including models from MINI, Audi, VW, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, ranging in value from £2,000 … Read More »
Thrifty Car and Van Rental open Watford branch
The new branch, located on Colonial Way, offers a varied selection of cars and vans in both manual and automatic models. Whether customers need a larger … Read More »
ACFO: Disappointed by August 1 fuel duty increase
Ms Jenner commented: 'Future changes in company car tax rates and capital allowances will drive fleet managers and drivers into lower emission cars at a faster … Read More »
Budget 2012: Company car tax
From April 2015, the five-year exemption for zero carbon and ultra low carbon emission vehicles will come to an end as legislated in Finance Act 2010. … Read More »
Budget 2012: what you need to know
(See our separate story here) In addition, Budget 2012 announces changes to the capital allowance regime for business cars to strengthen the environmental incentive for businesses to … Read More »
Northgate Vehicle Unveils new-look Snodland depot after £500k investment
Snodland was selected for refurbishment due to it having one of the busiest workshops within the Northgate network. Strategically positioned on the prestigious Mid Kent Business Park, … Read More »
Volvo: EU emission cuts must be harmonised with customer incentives
Another key issue is the urge for continuous support to automotive research and development, including electromobility. Stefan Jacoby (Inset), president and chief executive officer of Volvo … Read More »
Mercedes-Benz appoint National Fleet Sales Manager
Sally has been tasked with managing the strategic accounts, with fleets of over 300 vehicles for key blue chip brands, as well as strengthening the relationship … Read More »
Porsche to unveil plug-in Panamera S Hybrid next year
Powered by the same 380-hp direct-injected 3.0-litre supercharged V-6 engine, currently featured by the on sale – Panamera S Hybrid, the eight-speed automatic will come equipped … Read More »
Northgate downbeat over results
The vehicle hire firm said it had seen its fleet utilisation level fall from 90% to 88% in the four months to February 29, while vehicles … Read More »
Quartix set for record growth after strong 2011
Just under 20,000 vehicle tracking systems were supplied in 2011 – an increase of 125% over 2010 and brought the total number of systems installed by … Read More »
Euroway wins breakdown contract
Euroway will provide maintenance through its FleetSure programme on the 65 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans that Stone Hardy operates as mobile repair workshops for its national breakdown … Read More »
PSA reveals additions to new three-cylinder engine family
Developed in-house, and not shared with any other manufacturers, PSA's new three-cylinder petrol and diesel engines debut on the Peugeot 208, which is an average of … Read More »
Middle-East fears stock market speculation push up pump prices
Unleaded prices have risen by 3.5ppl from 135.0ppl to 138.5ppl. Diesel prices have risen by 2.7ppl from 142.8ppl to 145.5ppl. The price difference between unleaded and diesel … Read More »
BVRLA: Reform Britain's roads before introducing new prices
Responding to Prime Minister David Cameron's calls earlier today for an "urgent" increase in private investment to improve the road network across England, the BVRLA believes … Read More »
Infiniti bolsters European sales team with Fleet sales manager acquistion
Heading up Infiniti’s corporate sales in the UK is Simon Lewis, who joins Infiniti from Audi UK where he was area fleet sales manager for London … Read More »
Citroen provide motorists and fleets with affordable EV buying options
Supporting C-Zero’s new price positioning, Citroen has confirmed that it will extend its EV Specialist salesnetwork from 11 to 21 dealers. The additional 10 sites will … Read More »
Large fleets demand focus on cost-savings from fleet suppliers in 2012
With the price of fuel at record highs of 137.44p/litre for petrol and 144.60p/litre for diesel, companies are increasingly turning to their fleet suppliers for strategic … Read More »
Tusker unveils corporate rebranding project
Tusker, a provider of salary sacrifice cars with more than 75 live schemes, believes the essence of good products and customer service is in making everything … Read More »
ACFO: "Salary sacrifice hype outweighing actual take-up"
Its online survey, which attracted responses from members and non-members collectively operating almost 27,000 company cars and employing almost 250,000 people, revealed 1,464 cars were being … Read More »
Pendragon Contracts and Shell to launch fuel management programme
The financial savings are driven by the use of Shell's 'Fuelsave' products and the additional benefit of paying a price linked to average market prices, which can be … Read More »
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