All articles by Richard Irvine-Brown

Richard Irvine-Brown

Fleet Friday: Alphabet, Iveco, racks and capture

A weekly roundup of the latest UK fleet news featuring Alphabet’s fleet report, Iveco’s order, Supertrucks’ rack-fitting, Vertivia’s mileage capture and Tusker’s ‘accelerated’ CEO.

Daimler-Europcar expands London carshare

Carsharing scheme car2go is set to add 100 square miles of London to its coverage as of June, as well as 500 smart cars.

Jaguar Land Rover up, plans £2.75bn investment

Combined British marques Jaguar and Land Rover have recorded a jump in new car registrations, and total revenues and profit for the fiscal year 2012/13.

PCP rise sees conversion rates drop – VRA

Fleet vendors’ conversion rates have fallen to around 60-65%, according to the Vehicle Remarketing Association.

VW offers zero deposit Motability on Polo

The Match edition of the Volkswagen Polo will be offered with Nil Advance Payment through the Motability scheme, which provides cars on low-cost leases for disabled drivers.

Lombard to sponsor SMMT dinner

Lombard, the asset finance provider, is to sponsor the Annual Dinner of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Mitsubishi celebrates customer service programme

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has celebrated the two-year anniversary of its Excellent Service programme, claiming the majority of its dealerships have been rated highly by customers.

Fiat shares rise on Chrsyler deal talk

Fiat has seen its share price hit a two-year high on the back of its proposed merger with Chrysler.

Vauxhall, Opel and Chevy choose GM captive while Ally focuses on paying back US debt

Three of GM Europe’s biggest brands make GM Financial their official finance provider while former funder Ally Financial aims to repay the US Treasury.

DataBank: FLA motor finance statistics, March 2013

Motor finance statistics for March 2013 from the Finance & Leasing Association.