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Value of high quality, well-equipped three and four-year-old company cars with less than 50,000 miles on the clock will continue to rise, according to remarketing company Manheim.

Contract hire pricing. It’s not the sexiest of topics, is it? When compared with some other parts of the organisation, pricing tends to be positively tame.

One in four fleets is either currently changing their leasing provider or has switched in the past year, according to industry research.

Ford topped the fleet registrations table last year with 157,269 units, followed by Vauxhall (136,819) and Volkswagen (101,788) – the only three manufacturers to hit six figures.

The past four years has seen unprecedented change in the leasing landscape. Mergers, the collapse in residuals values and restricted access to funding have forced all leasing company parents to reassess their policies and position in the market.

Fleet finance and vehicle leasing have experienced some turbulent times. After the banking crisis of 2007/8, the market underwent some funding trauma as the number of available lenders shrunk dramatically and the cost of funding rose significantly.

Fleet managers have set out some of the key attributes they look for in a leasing company.

Triggers for reviewing funding suppliers tend to fall into two broad categories – immediate requirement and long term influence.

Business analysts often warn that a company which stands still is effectively going backwards, so even in the harshest economic conditions, growth must be a key priority.

Salary sacrifice market leader Tusker is increasing its focus on the contract hire and leasing market with the appointment of two experienced business development managers.

ALD Automotive has appointed WNS Assistance for the provision of branded motor claims accident management for existing and new customers.

A strong performance by expanding Ogilvie Fleet helped its parent company maintain profitability, the company has announced.

LeasePlan has appointed Matt Schembri as marketing manager for the UK brand.

BMW produces the most reliable company cars in the UK, according to Fleet News's annual survey of the 50 largest contract hire and leasing companies.

There has been a great response by the fleet industry for this year’s FN50 Dinner and over 800 guests will be attending the event on the November 6. Are you one of them? If not, you still have time to book to ensure you don’t miss out on a great evening.

Glasgow based leasing and fleet management provider, Fleet alliance, demonstrated the strength of its growing business with a top four shortlisting in the ‘Best Performing Business with over 25 employees’ category in the fifteenth annual Glasgow Business Awards.

AGM sees the appointment of four new members to the BVRLA Committee of Management.

Bart Beckers talks about providing the products, support and services fleets need.

The 2011 top 50 leasing companies in the UK are highlighted on this video from the 2011 Fleet News FN50.

BMW produces the most reliable company cars while the most reliable vans are built by Volkswagen, according to the UK’s largest vehicle reliability survey.

All the winners from last night’s prestigious FN50 dinner including most reliable manufacturers and team of the year.

Fleet News editor Stephen Briers welcomes everybody to the event and summarises an interesting year in the fleet industry.

Fleet managers can give direct feedback on the performance of manufacturers and dealers in a major new survey.

Automotive research company Sewells has released a new report into the fleet market focused on the large fleet sector.

Avis has pre-ordered 500 Renault Electric Vehicles for customers to hire.

The new Ford C-Max currently on offer from £261 per month!

Citroën introduces contract hire savings for the month of September on selected Citroën Berlingo vans.

Leasing and rental will remain popular forms of vehicle finance, despite new lease accounting proposals, explains BVRLA.

Fleets have been warned to be extra careful when using credit hire to replace vehicles taken off the road by a no-fault crash.

Fleet News has linked up with comparecontracthire.com to launch a leasing comparator tool for cars.

Volkswagen Financial Services is now using the 1link Disposal Network e-commerce platform to repatriate its own end-of contract lease vehicles back into the Volkswagen franchise network.

FLEETS that contract hire company cars are paying millions of pounds in unbudgeted end-of-lease re-charges for excess mileage and undue wear and tear, new research has revealed.