Even without the current COVID-19 coronavirus crisis it was clear to everyone in the industry that automotive businesses are rapidly approaching a crossroads.
Marshall Leasing managing director Peter Cakebread has received the Freddie Aldous Outstanding Contribution Award by the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA).
Toyota Fleet Mobility (TFM) is set to re-brand Inchcape Fleet Solutions (IFS) under its Kinto personal mobility brand as its looks to “transition from being a car manufacturer to a mobility company”.
Volkswagen UK has appointed Nick O’Neill as its new head of fleet and he will take up the role on February 1.
Skoda has opened the order books for its new Superb iV plug-in hybrid, the Czech brand’s debut electrified vehicle which claims a 35-mile zero emissions electric driving range.
Pendragon has expanded its Stratstone BMW and Mini has corporate sales team with five new appointments in a bid to grow its fleet volumes with SME and big business.
TrustFord has become the biggest occupier of Warwickshire’s Meon Vale Business Park after acquiring a further 5.5 acres to expand its Fleet and National Logistics Centre.
Seat UK's Craig Cavanagh has moved from his sales operations manager role to become its head of fleet.
Nissan Motor GB has confirmed the appointment of Peter McDonald as its new fleet director three months after he resigned from his post as head of fleet at Seat UK.
UK car fleets continue to see diesel as “a primary buying choice” and will still be running diesel cars in five years' time, a new report by the AA and Rivus Fleet Solutions said.
Franchised car retail groups are choosing to exit the UK fleet sector as their leasing divisions attract big offers from banks and car manufacturers amid a squeeze on profits from their core retail operations.
Sandicliffe Motor Group’s Sandicliffe Motor Contracts (SMC) is pulling out of the UK fleet market due to continued pressure on profits and “challenging trading conditions” in the sector.
Isuzu supported its dealers by hosting a two-day Fleet Fest fleet test drive event in Kent, to showcase its D-Max pick-up to potential corporate customers.
Ford has appointed former dealer zone and marketing manager Neil Wilson as its new director of Ford Fleet for Britain and Ireland.
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester has said that he wishes he could “ban the BBC” among the group’s employees as he bids to block out Brexit negativity to focus on sales process.
Inchcape looks set to continue its recent round of business disposals after agreeing to sell its Inchcape Fleet Solutions (IFS) UK vehicle fleet management and funding division to Toyota for £100m.
ADESA UK has opened a second de-fleet centre on a 21-acre site in Doncaster to meet growing demand for its online remarketing services.
MG Motor UK has welcomed a new national fleet sales manager in the shape of former Hyundai Motors UK fleet operations manager Geraint Isaac.
Honda is relaunching its fleet Platinum Programme next year to encourage more corporate and fleet customers to its dealer network.
In the second of our series of updates on the taxation of electric vehicles (EVs) from MHA MacIntyre Hudson, leading adviser to the UK Motor Sector, Nigel Morris, employment tax director considers how wider regulation impacts tax policy and further influences the aim to increase the use of low emission vehicles.
