Fleet Leasing Analysis

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2022 FN50 analysis: Turmoil in the UK leasing industry as 50 become 49

ALD and LeasePlan: should the £4.1 billion deal go through as expected in January 2023, it will create a leasing superpower, not just in the UK but globally.

1 Nov

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Van residual values will 'tail back'

Contract hire and leasing companies live or die by accurately predicting vehicle sale prices and while a ‘marginal tailing back’ of values from current levels is being predicted if the economy improves, a raft of uncontrollable influences means a precarious balancing act is being pursued.

Fleet remarketing 28 Jun

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Stock shortage to keep prices at record levels

Vehicle contract hire and leasing companies continue to enjoy a residual value windfall worth hundreds of pounds per van as sale prices show little sign of dropping from record levels.

Fleet remarketing 28 Jun

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Individual profiling key to accurate forecasts

Leasing companies must analyse the usage profile of individual vehicles if they are to accurately forecast future service, maintenance and repair costs, according to experts.

Fleet funding 28 Jun

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Technology and lease cycle changes make SMR forecasters nervous

Traditional fleet service, maintenance and repair (SMR) costs can be forecasted down to the final penny at the benchmark three years/60,000 miles - but a raft of ‘grey areas’ fuelled by numerous factors means contract hire and leasing companies continue to build up contingency funds to meet the cost of the unforeseen.

SMR 28 Jun

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Fears that LCV values have hit glass ceiling

This year is set to deliver the best value returns seen for light commercial vehicles for many years, although there are some claims that prices may have hit their glass ceiling.

Fleet remarketing 28 Jun

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Ageing vehicles still hit the pricing highs

Buyers are continuing to pay close to top dollar for de-fleeted top quality company cars, but experts are warning of a tightening market with investment in pre-sale repairs paying dividends.

Fleet remarketing 28 Jun

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Tyre bills rack up SMR costs

Longer service intervals and a trend for motor manufacturers to move the requirement for ‘expensive’ parts replacement - such as cambelts - beyond 60,000 miles has contributed to a decade long changes in the breakdown of service maintenance and repair (SMR) costs.

SMR 28 Jun

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SMR is 'poor relation' in the leasing budget

Common business sense means that contract hire and leasing companies do not want to make a loss on service, maintenance and repair (SMR) costs so it is vital that they undertake a robust risk assessment and measure and manage the lifecycle of individual vehicle components.

SMR 28 Jun

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True fleet stays flat as rental sales accelerate

True fleet sales in the first quarter of 2013 have remained broadly flat year-on-year, following the trend set during much of last year.

Fleet procurement 28 Jun

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Rethink your approach to pricing

In most contract hire companies someone is responsible for obtaining new vehicle data, someone else negotiates discounts with dealers and someone else obtains VRB details and negotiates tactical deals with manufacturers.

Fleet funding 28 Jun

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Impact of new lease accounting proposals

The long-awaited revised Exposure Draft (ED) on lease accounting was published by the IASB on 16 May 2013 and addresses a number of the problems identified by respondents following the initial Exposure Draft published in 2010.

Fleet funding 28 Jun

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CO2 emissions tumble but NOx targets could force a re-think

A fleet drive to reduce CO2 emissions is creating opportunities for revenue growth among leasing companies.

Fleet procurement 28 Jun

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Well equipped ex-fleet car values will rise

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

Fleet remarketing 28 Jun

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New cars are 'elephant in room'

New car sales volumes are the ‘real elephant in the room’ in terms of predicting future residual values, according to Denis Keenan, managing director of automotive data provider KeeResources.

Fleet remarketing 28 Jun

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Concern over buyer resistance

Britain’s car market has undergone a total uplift of baseline residual values in the wake of rocketing used car prices prompting possible concerns of buyer resistance.

Fleet remarketing 28 Jun

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RVs 'could drop 10%'

Vehicle contract hire and leasing companies are enjoying a residual value windfall worth hundreds and perhaps thousands of pounds per vehicle as record used car prices makes a mockery of forecasts made in the depths of recession.

Fleet remarketing 28 Jun

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Lifecycles return to pre-recession normality

Lease vehicles are likely to witness increasing mileage as fleet operators emerge from recession.

Fleet remarketing 28 Jun

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RV collapse 'changed the world'

The leasing industry enjoying a residual value windfall worth hundreds and perhaps thousands of pounds per vehicle as record used car prices makes a mockery of forecasts made in the depths of recession.

Fleet remarketing 28 Jun

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Maximising re-sale opportunities

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.

Fleet remarketing 28 Jun