Fleet World’s five-minute industry briefing: This week’s top stories
This week’s top fleet industry stories…
Cost of motoring soars since EU referendum - New research shows the cost of owning and running a car in the UK has soared since the June 2016 referendum on Britain leaving the EU. ... Read More »- Lack of demand blamed for London car sharing closure - DriveNow UK’s operations in London will shut down by 29 February 2020, the company has announced. For more of the latest industry news, click here.
- Volvo thrives with Scan-do attitude - Volvo’s sales director, Matt Galvin, talks to Craig Thomas about the company’s plans for 2020. For more of the latest industry news, click here.
- Nissan drops Leaf pricing - Nissan has lowered the on-the-road (OTR) price of the battery-electric Leaf 40kWh range by £1,650 on all grades, placing the car in the sub-£30k P11D price ... Read More »
- Peugeot signs 50/50 merger with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles - The world’s 4th largest car company by volume has been created today, following a 50/50 merger agreement being signed by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Groupe ... Read More »
- UK’s first 24/7 zero-emission street to go live in Square Mile - Beech Street in London’s Barbican Estate is to become the UK’s first 24/7 zero-emission street under newly revealed plans from the City of London Corporation. For ... Read More »
- Volvo makes strides in fleet market - Volvo is anticipating that its true fleet sales will be around 17,000 in 2019; an increase of 3,000 units and a year-on-year increase of 18%. For ... Read More »
- First Drive: Tesla Model 3 - Tesla’s smallest and cheapest model takes away all reasons not to go electric, finds Jonathan Musk. For more of the latest industry news, click here.
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Natalie Middleton
Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.
