• Alphabet secures sole supplier deal with English Heritage
    • 06/11/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Leasing and mobility expert Alphabet has been appointed as sole supplier for English Heritage’s fleet of cars and vans. The partnership signifies a turning point for English Heritage's fleet operations. Alphabet’s public sector team has been working closely with the charity to identify opportunities for [...]
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  • ALD Automotive LeasePlan announces rebrand
    • 24/10/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Following the merger of ALD Automotive and LeasePlan earlier this year, the joint venture has announced that it is rebranding as Ayvens. ALD completed the acquisition of LeasePlan for £4.1bn in May, bringing together two of largest leasing companies in the UK into a single organisation with a combined fleet of [...]
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  • Drivers swayed by short-term benefits
    • 10/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Almost a third of British motorists are more reluctant to replace their existing car by committing to a long-term lease than they were 12 months ago. Research by mobility provider SOGO found that only 14% of drivers would be more likely to commit to a long-term financial lease to fund their next vehicle than a year [...]
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  • Tilsun Leasing announces key acquisition
    • 16/01/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Cheshire-based Tilsun Leasing has acquired First Vehicle Leasing for an undisclosed sum. First Vehicle Leasing, based in Glasgow, is an online leasing broker servicing both consumers and the SME fleet market nationally. As part of the deal, Tilsun will incorporate First Vehicle’s workforce and technology, [...]
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  • Vehicle supply impacting car finance market
    • 07/07/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business volumes fell in May 2022 by four per cent compared with the same month in 2021. The corresponding value of new business grew by six per cent over the same period. In the five months to May 2022, new [...]
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  • Polestar begins EV deliveries
    • 10/06/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Polestar has begun delivering new Polestar 2 electric cars to Hertz as part of the agreement to supply 65,000 cars over the next five years. The partnership between Polestar and Hertz is one of the largest single orders for electric cars ever made. The start of deliveries signifies Polestar’s operational [...]
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  • Auto Trader announces Autorama acquisition
    • 22/03/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Auto Trader has agreed to acquire the share capital of Autorama, one of the UK’s largest transactional marketplaces for leasing new vehicles. Autorama has become one of the leading platforms for aggregating leasing deals from multiple funders and OEMs under its Vanarama brand, which has successfully sold over [...]
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  • AX launches incident management service
    • 09/11/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Mobility and incident management specialist AX has launched a new, technology-driven end-to-end incident management service for fleet and leasing companies and their customers. AX Motor Assist will offer a 360 suite of incident support services to its partners from windscreen repairs to efficient vehicle repair [...]
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