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.

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.

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.

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.

Mazda aims for 20% growth with higher finance penetration

Japanese carmaker Mazda aims to grow its UK business by 20% in the 2013 financial year and continue its above-average finance penetration rate.

DataBank: FLA Vehicle Recovery Scheme, April 2013

Finance & Leasing Association Vehicle Recovery Scheme statistics for April 2013, run in conjunction with the ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service and HPI CrushWatch.