BMW to take more consistent approach to leasing company relationship
IT’S been a year today (Dec 05, 2017) since Steve Oliver took over as head of BMW Corporate operations (pictured left).Having spent two years running his own consultancy business, and prior...
PHEV and EV adoption fleet take-up stalls on infrastructure and cost
Kia fleet survey key pointsTwo in three fleet managers admit their organisation is nervous about purchasing a petrol/diesel car without an electric powertrain
One in two not convinced by...
Warning of 35% fuel bill rise if Budget penalises diesels
BUSINESS users switching from diesel to petrol could see a 35% fuel bill rise, TMC is warning ahead of a predicted anti-diesel Budget tomorrow (22 November).
The fuel and mileage cost management...
Volvo-Uber deal for ‘tens of thousands’ of autonomous driving compatible cars steps up bid...
A VOLVO-Uber deal for 'tens of thousands' of autonomous driving compatible base cars between 2019 and 2021 steps up Volvo's bid for ride-sharing market leadership.
The base vehicles are developed on Volvo...
Analysis of October UK car sales fall
WESTERN Europe saw passenger car sales rise by 4.7% year on year to 1,095,477 units at the end of October, with the year-to-date (YTD) sales figure rising 2.9% y/y to 12,130,682...
Colour combinations add another USP in battle for B-SUV sales
LIFE was so much easier when you could buy one of Henry’s Fords in any colour you like, as long as it’s black. Citroen’s new C3 Aircross comes with 83 colour combinations,...
Little impact on fleets from London ULEZ speed-up
THERE will be little impact on fleets from the London ULEZ speed-up says Arval.The vehicle leasing and fleet management specialist says by the time that the new London Ultra Low Emissions...
InstaVolt rated ‘one to watch’ by global experts in clean energy
A UK electric vehicle charging firm has got a major industry boost with InstaVolt rated ‘one to watch’ by global experts in clean energy.InstaVolt, which installs, operates and maintains rapid electric...
What the Brexit effect could mean to Mazda volume
THE embryonic trade deal between the EU and Japan, along with exciting new designs and models, could see Mazda become a real rival to German premium models - although UK volumes could...
Diesel and Brexit impact European sales but SUVs keep rising
JATO analysis Europe Sept 2017 highlightsEuropean car registrations fell by 2.2%, to total 1,461,683
Registrations partly fell as a consequence of the UK's declining demand, following increased uncertainty around Brexit...
We want to be that trusted partner – Iker Lazzari on Nissan’s new leasing...
AFTER 18 years with a leasing company, you would expect some of that experience to rub off on Iker Lazzari as he moves from vehicle funder to OEM.And so it seems.With...
European light commercial vehicle market set for growth says research firm Technavio
MARKET research analysts Technavio are forecasting the European light commercial vehicle market to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of close to 4% during 2017-2021.In its latest report, Technavio...
The acceleration of electrification – Nissan Europe boss Paul Willcox on Nissan’s bold electrified...
Acceleration of electrificationNew electric vehicles announced with bigger batteries, longer range
New Nissan Leaf with special 2.Zero version for UK and Europe
Updated Nissan e-NV200 van with advanced new battery...
EY’s John Simlett on the firm’s new Tesseract mobility platform
TESSERACT? What is it? What does it do exactly?I noticed it in an announcement that came out from EY’s news feed in the US and it intrigued me.Here was something called...
VRA focuses on used car and van sector challenges
A FREE seminar on “The Challenges of 2018” facing the used car and van sector has been announced by The Vehicle Remarketing Association, which represents organisations involved in the buying, selling...
PCH rise key in lease fleet growth to 1.35m
MORE drivers are leasing their own cars and vans, with a 36% PCH rise key in business lease fleet growth to 1.35m.Against this background of increasing personal leases, the overall leasing...
JATO analysis: New models to stoke boom in B-SUVs
The B-SUV segment is now one of the main drivers of growth in global passenger car sales and all the evidence suggests that this is set to continue over the coming...
Arval benchmarking reveals fleets diverse demand by sector
NEW benchmarking figures released by Arval’s Corporate Vehicle Observatory shows fleets diverse demand across five major areas of UK industry for what is thought to be the first time.The exercise, covering...
Nissan GB MD Alex Smith extols the business virtues of the new Nissan Qashqai
The Nissan Qashqai, probably the most British of the Japanese cars on sale, a top seller for the last 10 years and the car that defined the crossover sector, has a new...
Petrol, diesel, hybrid, electric – Volvo UK MD Jon Wakefield tells of aspirations for...
Elegant design, quality feel, latest technology and low running costs will attract buyers to the new XC60
Volvo seeing a move to petrol engines for its smaller models
49g/km T8...
