CAR LEASING

Porsche holding in Volkswagen to be increased to over 50 per cent.
On Monday, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart, purchased further ordinary shares in Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, increasing its holding to 50.76 per cent of all ordinary voting shares in Volkswagen. As a result of passing the threshold of 50 per cent, Porsche will acquire indirect control over Scania AB, Södertälje, and is required by Swedish law [...]

UK car sales fall 11.3 per cent
UK new car sales fell 11.3 per cent in 2008 according to data provided by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The month of December was predictably quiet but not nearly as bad as expected the society claims. New car registrations fell 21.2 per in December to 108.691 units representing the eighth consecutive month [...]

Kia cruise through 2008
We love a success story here at ContractHireAndLeasing.com and Kia has made our day. Kia Motors (UK) Limited ended 2008 with a total new car sales figure of 31,323 - an increase of more than six per cent over 2007 despite the economic downturn that hit the UK market. Tough economic conditions saw the UK new car [...]

Finance offers for new and used Volkswagen commercial vehicles
To help commercial vehicle buyers in 2009, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has a host of new finance offers on some of its most popular vans, such as the Caddy, now available new from £189 a month, or used from the Volkswagen Assured Used scheme from only £99 a month. Selected new models of the Caddy, Caddy Maxi [...]

TheVanWebsite.co.uk is the place to go for commercial vehicles
Vauxhall and Mercedes Benz are advertising their commercial ranges on our sister site, TheVanWebsite.co.uk. With Vauxhall’s commercial range of Astravan, Corsavan, Combo, Movano and Vivaro mean they have the ideal solution for any commercial setting.  While Mercedes Benz’s range of Sprinter, Sprinter Vito, Vario and Viano make them a fleet manager’s dream. Visit TheVanWebsite.co.uk to search for Mercedes [...]

Toyota’s new Avensis shines for 2009
To announce the launch of the new Toyota Avensis, Toyota are advertising on our sister site, FleetDirectory.co.uk. The new Avensis makes the ideal solution for both family and business needs. With class-leading predicted residual values, the new Avensis is better than ever. Officially launched on 1st January, the new Avensis is expected to be one of [...]

Motorists shun sub-zero survival kit
Kwik-Fit urges motorists to prepare for treacherous road conditions Despite severe weather warnings from the Met Office, research from Kwik-Fit finds that British motorists are unprepared for the sub-zero conditions set to hit UK roads over the coming days. Indeed, even though more than one in four British motorists (7.5 million) have been stranded by the roadside [...]

BVRLA appoints first chief executive
New job title reflects the growing stature of the association and John Lewis’ profile within the automotive industry Eight years after joining the association as its sixth director general, John Lewis has been made chief executive. John was invited to accept the newly-created title by the board of management, who wanted to recognise his outstanding contribution [...]

Red Top recognises the lure of leasing
An article in The Mail on Sunday  highlighted the benefits of car leasing over the weekend. Illustrating some of our advertisers such as CLVR, the article argues that as recession bites hard on car sales, car leasing will become ever-more attractive solution for motorists. Stefan Gryko, head of sales at leasing company CLVR in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, told the newspaper: [...]

Audi’s World First
The German manufacturer has announced that the newly available R8 V10 sports car will be the first in the world to have purely LED headlamps as standard. Audi has begun taking orders for the range topping V10 version of their multi-award winning sports car, in it is a 5.2-litre V10 FSI petrol engine; with incredible statistics [...]