Leasing strategy - Page 6

Continuing concerns over the environmental credentials of diesel have led to a marked migration to petrol among leased company car fleets.

End of contract fair wear and tear damage charges for cars have reduced in the past 12 months, FN50 data suggests.

By Chris Black, commercial director at LeasePlan UK.

Amanda Brandon and Toby Poston promoted at BVLRA.

Markus Deusing and Juan Ridao Alonso hired in new roles with Alphabet.

Meridian Vehicle Solutions aiming to supply any mainstream car on medium-term rental terms.

The AlphaRent team, which manages all aspects of vehicle rental and rental customer service for Alphabet customers, scooped the Customer Service Team of the Year award at FN50 2019.

German brands dominate reliability table with BMW named most reliable manufacturer.

Wolverhampton Wanderers become fleet partner of Activa Contracts.

Dealer groups are winding down fleet leasing businesses to concentrate on their core dealership offerings instead.

Customers coming up for renewal will be directed to Derbyshire-based GKL Leasing.

The Grosvenor Group has launched a new website for all of its contract hire, rental and fleet management services.

With just three weeks to go to this year's FN50 dinner, there is still time to secure your seat.

Comedian announced for next month's FN50 dinner.

Enterprise has expanded with a second Glasgow city centre branch in Tradeston.

Marshall Leasing has hired John Couppleditch to their account management team, replacing the retiring Paul Tyler.

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions grew its pre-tax profit to £24.8 million in the 2018/19 financial year, continuing its growth over the past 10 years.

The Smart Transport Conference, Birmingham ICC, 18 September 2019, is the UK's most essential meeting place for public and private sectors.

Taking place on 5th November 2019, the FN50 Dinner is a perfect opportunity to network with the top 50 in luxurious surroundings and entertain your guests.

Fleet Alliance Group now manages a fleet valued at £1 billion following growth of its managed fleet to 37,000 vehicles.

A new dashboard tool from Arval UK aims to give customers with complete visibility over contracting options for their company cars and vans.

Arval says fleets should think twice before considering extending their company car contracts.

Contract hire with maintenance is the only risk-free funding solution in today’s uncertain business and economic times, says Activa Contracts.

Computacenter has announced that it has gone live with Inchcape Fleet Solutions’ competitive tendering product Autobid, following Master Vendor supplier status.

Marshall Leasing’s risk fleet has broken through the 8,000-vehicle milestone during its first full year of ownership by Northridge Finance.

ARI Fleet UK is now offering customers lease vehicles with no mileage limits, or end-of-life damage charges.

By Professor Colin Tourick, University of Buckingham

On-car advertising platform Adverttu says ad wrapping cars could subsidise leasing costs by 90%.

ContractHireandLeasing.com rebrands as Leasing.com, with “Say goodbye to buying” campaign.

A significant proportion of companies are actively seeking both to reduce business travel and to cut the number of employees commuting to the workplace, research by Sewells has found.

Fewer than a quarter (23%) of UK firms know when and where clean air zones will be introduced, new research from Sewells suggests.

Major leasing companies are reporting that clients are prepared for the new lease accounting standard which takes effect from January 1, 2019.

Thatcham is campaigning to stop the gradual introduction of driver assistance technology for fears it could lead to drivers “disengaging” and road safety “dropping off a cliff”.

Seat has reiterated its commitment to innovate to improve its fleet customer experience after being named one of the top performers in the leasing industry.

End of contract damage charges continue to be a bone of contention between leasing companies and their customers.

Most companies have vehicles that travel into urban environments at some time or other and all of these will be affected by the relentless pace of change in urban transport policies.

Fines and charges incurred by drivers of FN50 vehicles are reaching record levels. The suggestion is the total bill could be almost £56 million.

While leasing companies are the most positive they have been for years over residual values (RVs) for cars, they are more cautious when it comes to vans.

The country’s top 50 vehicle leasing companies collectively reported a record-breaking year, according to the latest available figures.

Leasing companies are showing an unusual optimism around car residual values, Fleet News' FN50 reseach has revealed.