TrustFord has been named as Fleet Dealer of the Year at the Fleet News Awards as judges recognised the investment made in its fleet operation and a determination to ensure it “stands out from other dealers”.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond, failed to deliver any clarity for the fleet and leasing industry over future tax rates during his annual Spring Statement.
Vauxhall has established a UK-wide network of specialist LCV Business Centres as part of its plans to double its share of the van market to around 15% over the next two years.
A survey of over 100,000 company car drivers has voted Swansway Motor Group as the best fleet dealer group for new vehicle sales in the ExpertEye 2019 awards.
Arnold Clark Vehicle Management (ACVM) has won the 2019 FleetEye CSI Award for customer service - its first ExpertEye accolade.
The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) has added its support to the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association’s (BVRLA) response to the current Government’s WLTP consultation.
Mercedes-Benz Cars UK has appointed former Audi UK head of fleet sales Tom Brennan as its head of fleet.
Audi UK has appointed James Buxton as head of fleet sales, replacing Tom Brennan who left the Volkswagen Group in November last year.
Rob East has been appointed as the new general manager corporate sales for BMW Group UK with immediate effect.
In the wake of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Trader’s fully-year 2018 new car registration figures, Cazana valuations director, Rupert Pontin, delivers his market analysis for December, 2018.
Former FCA Group fleet and remarketing director Francis Bleasdale has been appointed as BCA’s new business development director, OEMs.
Vertu Motors is set to complete a £1.5 million upgrade of its Bristol Street Motors Nissan dealership in Sheffield – doubling the size of the franchise site.
Franchised dealers might see an uplift in new car demand in the future as the number of company car drivers is predicted to drop. Lex Autolease, the UK’s biggest leasing company, believes these could drop from 940,000 to 832,000 by April 2020.
Batchelors Motor Group has expanded its business to business and corporate sales operations with the appointment of new corporate account manager Andy Wooley.
Arbury Motor Group has re-launched its Fleet division under new leadership, strengthening the brand’s proposition for commercial customers.
The chief executive of Motability Operations, Mike Betts, will step down after the National Audit Office (NAO) highlighted concerns over governance and executive pay at the charity.
Hyundai Motor UK has appointed former Vauxhall Motors national fleet sales manager Tim White to head its own fleet sales operations.
Fleets will continue to delay disposal of their vehicles until next spring as many await an end to the emissions taxation uncertainty surrounding WLTP, ADESA Remarketing has said.
Fleetondemand has appointed Andrew Cope as executive chairman, following a £5m investment in the tech firm by the Business Growth Fund (BGF).
Tens of thousands of fleet drivers are undermining the plug-in car grant (PICG) by failing to charge their vehicles on a regular basis, data compiled by the BBC has revealed.
