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David Webster saves on fuel with TRACKER
David Webster, a specialist in street lighting and highway infrastructure installations, has introduced a greener approach to driving since it began monitoring the fuel efficiency of 123 vehicles with TRACKER. David Webster head of procurement and logistics Simon Haymen said the company wanted to monitor fuel usage to ensure that its “green credentials were adopted throughout the business”.
Inchcape Retail gives discount to Tesco Clubcard holders
Inchcapes retail arm has entered into a partnership with Tesco to offer Clubcard customers discounts on new cars. Clubcard customers can now use as much as £2,000 worth of Clubcard rewards tokens as payment towards a new car.
BMW-owned company to supply builder
Alphabet has been chosen by retirement property builder McCarthy & Stone Group to supply vehicles and accident management for its 200-strong car fleet. The BMW-owned multi-marque fleet funding company will also provide daily rental cars and driver licence checks for McCarthy & Stones employees. The property builder, which has been operating in the UK for more than 40 years, sought a new fleet supplier after its previous leasing company withdrew funding when the group underwent a corporate restructuring in 2009.
Registrations up 10.8% in June
The Society of Motor Manu-facturers and Traders (SMMT) has released figures showing a 10.8% rise in new car registrations in June, up 19.9% across the first half of 2010. There was also a 25.3% rise in the fleet market, which helped to sustain growth momentum, according to the SMMT.
Lex to fund deal
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has won a £1.7m van deal with Arcus Engineering, which operates the refrigeration maintenance contract for Sainsburys supermarkets in the South-East. Wendy Williamson, commercial sales manager at Volkswagen LCV dealer Abridge Van Centre in Loughton, Essex, said: “We continually work hard on providing a high level of customer service and developing our links with local businesses.”
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Hertz extends tennis association
Hertz Global Holdings has renewed its supplier association with The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships for another five years. Under the agreement, which has run for 16 years, a team of 300 drivers will be operating the fleet during the championships, with an additional 37 controllers managing the internal systems. The 2010 fleet will feature 164 Ford cars including a luxurious Ford Galaxy, contemporary Ford Kuga and the new redesigned SMax.
Avis wins major Rolls-Royce contract
Avis UK has won a major new contract with Rolls-Royce to act as its corporate rental provider To service the agreement, which commenced in April, the rental company has launched new operations in Bristol and Derby.
Inchcape chooses most dog-friendly vehicles
Inchcape Fleet Solutions has completed a major evaluation exercise to determine which vehicles are best suited for transporting dogs. The vehicles will be supplied to UK charity Guide Dogs, with which last year it won a major contract to manage its 520-strong fleet. The vehicles were chosen following a recent beauty parade of 17 estate cars, MPVs and car-derived vans, during which more than 20 Guide Dogs employees assessed the operational efficiency of each vehicle.
Vertu acquires Mazda and Ford dealerships
Vertu Motors last month acquired two dual-franchised Ford and Mazda dealerships in Scotland, with combined annual turnovers of £27.1m. Both dealerships will be rebranded Macklin Motors, Vertus brand established this year for dealership acquisitions in Scotland. No goodwill is payable in the acquisition which brings the total number of Ford dealerships operated by the Group to 19 and total number of Mazda dealerships to four.
Fleet deals: Translinc
Local authority fleet provider TransLinc has signed a three-year contract to supply 21 LCVs to CHP, a large developing housing association in Essex. The Lincolnshire-based firm has been chosen to supply the Ford Transit vehicles in several instalments throughout 2010, with potential for another 12 vans to be ordered next year.