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Verdict Staff
Tony Worthy: Motor month
The new car market in February rose 26.4% to 68,686 units, paving the way for the March plate-change this month
Motor spy
The annual BVRLA dinner, held at the Hilton Park Lane, was a cheery event this year Guest numbers were up by a third on 2009, with 800 attendees, showing that a measure of confidence has returned to the fleet rental and leasing sector. After-dinner speaker Michael Portillo certainly earned his fee, with the right mix of humour, self-deprecation and anecdote, without too much party political campaigning.
Andy Tong: At the sharp end
I was asked to write a column based on different customer segments and how to sell to them, which took me right back to the Motor Finance Europe Conference held in London last March.
Software and systems update
GreenRoad said it has helped a major insulation products distributor to reduce vehicle accidents by 24 percent, and fuel consumption by almost 10 percent.
Fleet deals
Fleet company Tusker has signed a deal with North Yorkshire County Council to provide a salary sacrifice scheme, which will be open initially to 30,000 employees.
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In brief
RCI Financial Services has announced that fleet management and leasing company Arval has won a tender to become its outsource partner in the provision of contract hire services to the Renault and Nissan franchised dealer network
On the move
Close Motor Finance has set up a new division to focus on partnerships with larger dealer groups and manufacturers, called Key Accounts (see Up close and personal for more). The lender has announced a raft of new appointments to the Key Accounts team, which will be led by Chris Reid, as director
Behind the figures
Each month, Motor Finance analyses results posted by lessors over the previous four weeks to discover the latest trends in the industry Jason T Hesse looks at those published in January 2010. Turnover steady, profits fall at ALD
Software and systems update
Software company Trafficmaster has signed a deal with plumbing and heating contractor AM Norris to supply AM Norris light commercial vehicles with its fleet management solution Fleet Director.
On the move
Betteley, also currently chairman of the Finance & Leasing Association, is a well-known figure in the motor finance world, having held the role of vice-president at Toyota Financial Services EMEA for over a decade until his retirement late last year