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The BMW 3 Series is the most reliable car on contract hire, according to the 2016 FN50 survey, with the brand cementing its grip as the most reliable car manufacturer.

There has been a great response by the fleet industry for this year’s FN50 Dinner and almost 900 tickets for the 1st November have already been confirmed.

Launch will focus on new car and light commercial vehicle business

Contracthireacar.com customers are reducing their reliance on diesel models faster than expected, says the leasing company.

Windsor based car leasing business, WVL, has launched its 'Test Drive Your Best Drive' initiative.

Santander Consumer Finance (SCF) is to roll out its new contract hire product for the business and personal sectors on a nationwide basis.

Pressure is mounting on Britain’s daily rental companies to include roadside assistance and motoring first aid kits in all vehicles.

Computacenter is set to save £2.5 million over the next five years following the renewal of its company vehicle agreement with Lex Autolease.

New research shows SMEs take a strategic approach to vehicle sourcing and the decision to source or replace a new vehicle is often dictated by external events.

ALD Automotive has further enhanced the line-up and specification of vehicles offered to fleets under its Minilease Premium programme.

Short term leasing company Cars on Demand has launched a motorbike rental service.

Fleet suppliers adopting a ‘one size fits all’ approach to push small business customers into a traditional sales funnel is doomed to failure.

Contracted services provider Actavo has signed a full service contract deal with Fraikin for rigid trucks and vans.

The UK’s five biggest leasing companies - Lex Autolease, LeasePlan, Alphabet, Arval and ALD Automotive - will be exhibiting at Fleet Management Live, which takes place at the NEC in Birmingham on October 19 and 20.

Days Contract Hire has rebranded to Days Fleet to reflect the changing face of the nation’s company car sector.

Leasing broker members of the BVRLA were responsible for 208,006 vehicles on contract at the end of 2015 – with growth accelerating in the second half of the year.

Agility Fleet is predicting another record-breaking year after registering a year-on-year increase in sales across all areas of the business in 2015.

Agility Fleet says it is delighted to receive the FN50 Customer Service Team of the Year award.

Arval has completed the acquisition of GE Capital’s European fleet management activity, BNP Paribas has announced today (Wednesday, November 4).

German brands have the best reliability records on contract hire fleets, according to a survey of more than 650,000 cars in the FN50.

Research from Sewells shows that 81% of fleets expect implications for the UK market following the Volkswagen emissions scandal.

Arval is poised to become the UK’s second largest leasing company.

Simon Staplehurst, commercial research manager at Sewells, looks at the changes due to company car tax in April.

PJM Group has secured a contract with CVM Cars on the back of its recent sponsorship of the FN50.

A major new report into the fleet market has predicted a year of growth for car and van fleets in 2015 – but warns increased sales could bring consequences.

Days Contract Hire has seen its fleet size increase 17% over the last decade in a leasing sector of the UK company car and van market that has shrunk, according to new research.

Fleet News presented three awards to the contract hire and leasing staff who are offering outstanding customer service as part of its FN50 Dinner earlier this month.

Almost 20 years after Tony Blair famously coined the phrase, ‘Mondeo Man’ could be set to return to Britain’s roads.

The BMW 3 Series has retained its position as the UK’s most reliable company car, according to the FN50, while the manufacturer has won back its position at the top of the FN50 car maker’s reliability table.

Ford has dominated the FN50's annual vans reliability survey with the Transit taking the top spot for vehicles and the manufacturer heading the list of manufacturers.

As more than 900 guests from across the fleet and leasing industry return to their desks after last night's FN50 dinner, we collate the best moments on social media.

Fleets are worth up to £19.5 billion to the UK economy every year, according to a new study out today from Sewells Research and Insight.

Britain’s biggest research programme into the performance of manufacturers, dealers and leasing companies is underway – and you have the chance to take part and benchmark how your suppliers perform.

Dealer group Sytner has launched a contract hire comparator, that it claims can save SME customers an average of £50 per vehicle every month.

Alphabet has appointed David Joyce as wholesale funding manager.

Alphabet is further expanding its account management team following twelve months of continued sales success.

LeasePlan has been certified as one of Britain's top employers for for the third consecutive year.

ALD Automotive has achieved the milestone of managing one million vehicles around the world.

The rental management division of Leasedrive Group has secured the vehicle rental business for Imtech UK, one of the UK and Ireland’s largest technical services providers.

A new comparison website aimed at helping fleets find the lowest contract hire quotes is claimed to have already have saved businesses money.