MOTORSPORT engine manufacturers Cosworth has signed a deal to rent 300 business vehicles every year.

The Northampton-based firm needed a package that could fit around its strenuous Formula 1 timetable, which sees staff regularly travel across the world.

It chose Avis for the contract because of its online reservation system and worldwide locations.

Linda Harris, Cosworth’s sales office manager, said: ‘We use Avis internationally as we follow Formula 1 racing around the globe. Historically the service provided has been of the highest quality and it therefore made sense for Cosworth to hook up with Avis UK and arrange a suitable business package.’