Novuna Vehicle Solutions

British Gas EV-only 2025 target given boost by Hitachi flexibility

Shorter lease periods and no early termination costs make ambitious deadline possible.

Fleet and business new car registrations down by a third

Fleet and business new car registrations were down by more than a third in February as lockdown continues to depress demand, figures from the SMMT suggest.

registrations 4 Mar

New company car registrations remain depressed in January

Fleet and business new company car registrations fell by 40% in January, with 35,291 fewer registrations compared to the same month last year.

SMMT 4 Feb

Fleet and businesses registrations down by a third in 2020

Fleet and business new car registrations fall by 32%, with 400,000 fewer company cars registered, but fleets behind massive increase in EV new car sales.

registrations 6 Jan

Gridserve and Hitachi launch electric vehicle leasing business

Gridserve has joined forces with Hitachi Capital (UK) to launch a net zero electric vehicle leasing business, offering customers free charging.

electric and hybrid vehicles 7 Dec

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions implements Jaama Key2 across Europe

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions (HCVS) has rolled out Jamma’s Key2 asset and fleet management platform across its UK and European operations.

software 3 Dec

October fleet and business registrations show widening gap

There were some 2,500 fewer new cars registered to fleets in October, leaving registrations a third down on where they were this time last year.

5 Nov

Direct Line: 'There will be fewer vehicles required for job need'

The lockdown prompted by Covid-19 has reaffirmed how Direct Line is changing its company car schemes to better fit the ‘new normal’

Business profiles - fleet 22 Oct

Fleet200: Average CO2 emissions show slight drop compared with 2019

And that’s despite new WLTP testing regime producing higher figures

8 Oct

HCVS: 'I think we're seeing the rebirth of the company car market'

Jon Lawes believes dropping BIK tax on electric vehicles for a year can only help revival process

Business profiles - fleet 8 Oct

Electric vehicles: Will supply cope with demand?

Fleets are adopting electric vehicles (EVs) in record numbers as greater choice and zero benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax boost their appeal to company car drivers.

5 Oct

Hitachi develops ‘intelligent’ decarbonisation solutions for fleets

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions (HCVS) has signed a three-year deal to collaborate with Hitachi Europe on new net-zero solutions for fleet owners.

21 Sep

Industry braced for company car cull as job losses start to mount

Unprecedented downturn is prompting many companies to rethink their fleet strategies.

7 Sep

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions to offer TMC mileage capture services

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions (HCVS) is to offer its customers TMC’s mileage capture and audit services.

3 Sep

Fleet briefs: Latest from BP Chargemaster, Co-wheels, Enterprise, Hitachi Capital and Green Motion

The latest from the fleet industry, including new rapid chargers at M&S, FareShare donation from Hitachi Capital and new hybrid car club launched by Co-wheels.

13 Aug

Vehicle auction performance ‘driven’ by pent-up demand

Strong performances through online wholesale auctions according to the latest used car market tracker released by Cox Automotive UK.

27 Jul

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions and Manheim announce sale event

Manheim Auction Services and Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions (HCVS) are hosting an exclusive online event on Friday, July 10, featuring a rang of quality cars and hand-picked heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).

7 Jul

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions publishes annual results

HCVS also a recorded a 19% year-on-year increase in net earning assets, operating 81,000 assets worth £1 billion.

16 Jun

Used cars: Leasing companies will have to ‘work harder’

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions says the industry will have to ‘knuckle down’ if values are to be achieved in a post-pandemic used car market.

27 May

Coronavirus reshaping the used car market

Covid-19 is set to transform the used car market, with more vehicles being sold online at the expense of physical sales.

26 May