Lead stories
Cutting costs, not corners
Ashley Martin investigates how smart investment in systems can help fleet operators ride out the recession. Cost management is the number one priority for all businesses as they battle for survival in the recession, and that means fleet decision-makers are increasingly turning to software ...
- Fleets urged to speak out on lease accounting proposals Free
- Cost taking precedence over choice for fleets - survey Free
- RBS: 'non-core' Lombard Vehicle Management may be sold
- LeasePlan aims to raise €1.5bn through online retail bank
- Lex Autolease: New name for integrated fleet lessor announced Free
- Finance companies hit by hike in bad applications
- Hundreds of motor finance jobs to go at Lloyds Banking Group
- Fleet deals, compiled by Jo Tacon
- Scrappage scheme will have 'no impact' on sub-prime customers Free
Features
The future of car ownership
Who owns business mobility? Peter Cooke investigates the changing face of car ownership in the UK and asks what the future of personal and business mobility might hold. Much has been written over recent decades regarding personal mobility, public transport and increasingly, mobility and the carbon ...More for less?
Jo Tacon finds that even in the middle of a recession, a strong focus on delivering excellent customer service is vital for fleets in order to retain clients – although cost concerns are moving up the agenda. In a recession such as the one we are currently experiencing, most companies focus on ...Tipping point?
Antonio Fabrizio finds that captives are not having an easy time of it at present - but that their unique links to car makers could leave them poised to benefit from market trends. Captive finance companies are certainly not having an easy time of it at present. In the last few months, the ...
Traditionally inclined
Fred Crawley talks to Peter Cakebread of Marshall Leasing about back-to-basics leasing. Peter Cakebread, managing director of Marshall Leasing, is a man who understands the value of doing things properly. “I can’t abide things that put barriers between a business and its customers,” he says, ...
