EV order quotas create a conundrum for van fleets
May 9, 2024
Industry body is reporting that several major van makers are insisting that a proportion of all vehicle orders must be electric vans in order to reflect the percentage of ZEV
Fleet parts prices have risen by more than a third in four years
May 8, 2024
Biggest increases have been seen for headlamp bulbs (up by over 45%), clutch (up by over 40%), spark plugs and pollen filters (up by over a third). Data is taken
Motor finance payout times reduced by 30% at Startline
May 8, 2024
New business portal consists of three elements. First, a digital postbox is designed for dealers to submit documentation as easily as possible online. Second, direct integrations means dealers and introducers
Alphabet reveals fleet managers are unprepared for incoming CSRD requirements
May 7, 2024
With a specific focus on the European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), over half (56%) of fleet managers do not consider the legislation to be a major incentive
Market growth continues despite declining private demand
May 7, 2024
Continuing the trend seen throughout the year, growth was driven entirely by fleets, where registrations rose by 18.5% to reach 81,207 units – more than six in 10 of all
Arval assembles experienced commercial leadership team
May 7, 2024
Appointment of Elliott Woodhead as UK Retail Director, leading the fleet and leasing specialist’s retail sales team, completes the Arval UK executive team, which also welcomed Mike Curtis as Corporate
Leasys celebrates first birthday since the consolidation with strong FY 2023 results
May 7, 2024
Leasys commercial intake grew by 45% to 177.000 orders, significantly improving its Penetration on Stellantis LTR Channel by 9 pts, to 43%. The Group saw also an improvement of its
Fleets predicting growth in vehicle numbers
May 2, 2024
More than half (56%) believe that numbers will remain stable and just 5% are forecasting that the size of their fleet will fall. These figures are taken from the 2024 Arval
Traditional values – Suzuki Swift review
May 1, 2024
With its fourth-generation Swift Suzuki hopes to attract buyers who still want a small car but are facing a declining choice in the supermini market.
Vauxhall unveils new PCP offer
April 30, 2024
Thanks to Vauxhall’s five-year PCP offer, New Corsa Electric is available from £280pcm, Mokka Electric from £286pcm and Astra Electric from £421pcm, the same monthly price as equivalent petrol versions
Seven-seat cars are in demand both as rental and used
April 30, 2024
The top three rental requests in Q1 were for the Audi Q7, followed closely by the Kia Sorento and the Seat Tarraco, while the Dacia Jogger is sought-after by customers
More than half of fleets using second hand cars
April 30, 2024
The practice shows almost no variation across companies of different sizes among those surveyed, from companies with fewer than 10 employees through to those with more than 1,000. However, the UK
Road and track – BMW M5 CS
April 25, 2024
The CS suffix has been used recently by BMW’s Motorsport in-house tuning division to identify special M cars and the  limited-edition 2024 M5 CS here, dates back to 2021 and
Is the government sleepwalking into an EV crisis?
April 24, 2024
The government last week rejected recommendations to approve a wide range of proposals to accelerate the take-up of electric cars, which included the re-introduction of the electric car grant. Fiat
Leasys to provide comprehensive short-term rental service
April 23, 2024
Through the partnership, Leasys’ customers will be able to rent a car or commercial vehicle outside of their main leasing agreement for personal or business use for between 1 and
