CLM has launched a daily rental offer for businesses in the Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire area. Newport Pagnell-based CLM, which is part of the Maxxia Group and has its own specialist
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CLM launches daily rental offer in East Midlands
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Alphabet launches try before you charge scheme
BusinessCar Award-winning fleet management company Alphabet has launched a temporary charging solution aimed at customers evaluating whether electric vehicles would fit their fleet. Created in conjunction with electricity firm EDF
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Diesel is ‘not a dirty word’, SMMT tells mayor Boris Johnson
Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) is reiterating calls for the mayor of London Boris Johnson and Transport for London (TfL) to recognise the role of modern diesel vehicles in
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Kwik-Fit urges fleets to pre-book for tyres
BusinessCar Award-winning Kwik-Fit Fleet is urging fleets to pre-book for replacement tyres due to the massive increase in the numbers and complexity of tyres available on new vehicles today. Peter
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Epyx delivers uninterrupted service to fleets during disaster simulation
Epyx successfully provided an uninterrupted service to fleets and dealers during a simulated disaster exercise. The scenario planned saw the company’s Meriden head office closed suddenly and completely – presenting
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Leaseplan Corporation posts 372m Euro net profit in 2014
Leaseplan Corporation, Leaseplan UK’s parent company, has announced its net profit was up by 14% to ?372 million (£275m) in 2014. The Dutch-based fleet management company said the total number
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Honda cuts fleet dealers to grow corporate sales
Honda has cut its corporate dealer network from 45 to 12 sites in order to concentrate its small to medium business with those retailers that can “do the job properly”.
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VW Group brands move to increase joint fleet deals
Previously kept ‘fiercely’ independent, the five major brands of the Volkswagen Group are now actively looking at ways to take a more joined-up approach to the corporate market Volkswagen Group
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Are carmakers killing off the optional extra ‘upsell’?
Dealers could be in danger of having the new car upsell opportunity taken out of their hands. While some car manufacturers are determined to allow customers to stamp their own
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New car sales on dealer finance rocket 13% in 2014
New cars sold on dealer finance rose 13% in 2014 reach a record 897,593, according to the Finance & Leasing Association. The percentage of private new cars sales financed through
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Carmakers cautious about new car sales in Europe for 2015
It said registrations would grow this year but a “considerably slower” pace than 2014. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) said registrations will rise 2% in 2015 to 13 million
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US private equity firm eyes Auto Trader bid
American private equity firm Hellman & Friedman is reported to be preparing to £2bn bid for Auto Trader in the UK. Apax acquired a 49.9% in AutoTrader in 2007 and
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