CAR LEASING

Maxus make the grade
ContractHireAndLeasing.com advertiser, Town and Country Vans also know as LCV Leasing and Finance Ltd, has helped a local junior school increase its excursions and reduced its costs by supplying two 17 seat MAXUS minibuses. The MAXUS minibuses will provide Guillemont Junior School in Farnborough with greater flexibility to safely transport its pupils on six annual residential trips and [...]

Renault Koleos dCi 150 4×4 Auto road test
French maker Renault has launched a 4×4 alternative called the Koleos. With Renault’s alliance with Nissan, the underpinnings come from the Japanese maker, so when off-reading the new Koleos should prove to be a boon. Renault claims the Koleos is a take on what a Crossover should be like, it is the French maker’s first [...]

Dodge Journey 2.0 CRD SXT manual road test
Some cars are difficult to pigeonhole, and at first glance the Dodge Journey is one of them. If you want the functionality of a 7-seat MPV combined with the rugged looks of a 4×4, but without the complexity and expense of 4-wheel drive, then the Journey could well be for you… Dodge Journey 2.0 CRD SXT [...]

ContractHireAndLeasing.com Awards, Best Deals of 2008
Did you have the best Contract Hire and Leasing deal of 2008? Do not miss being part of the inaugural ContractHireAndLeasing.com Awards, where we will be celebrating the most competitive contract hire and leasing deals in the UK for 2008. If you offered a particularly strong deal on ContractHireAndLeasing.com which proved very popular then we want to [...]

Ecotrak saves fuel for fleets
A recent survey conducted by the RAC has shown that the majority of motorists are more focused on saving money than saving the planet.  Over half of the motorists involved in the survey said that the cost of fuel was the biggest influence on their driving style, opposed to only 6 per cent identifying the [...]

Dramatic fall in used car values won’t be repeated in 2009, predicts EurotaxGlass’s
Good new for car leasing companies and their customers, according to leading supplier of automotive intelligence and residual values, EurotaxGlass’s; used car values are unlikely to fall as dramatically in 2009 as they did in 2008. According to EurotaxGlass’s, the average monthly drop in used car values during 2008 (3.5 per cent) was almost double that [...]

BERR respond to Nissan’s job losses announcement
Car manufacturer, Nissan is to shed 1,200 at its Sunderland plant. The Sunderland plant sent workers home early over Christmas to cope with the reduced demand for new cars and calls the latest development ‘decisive action to protect the long term viability of its manufacturing operations in Sunderland.’ The plant employs around 5,000 workers. The job losses [...]

Grosvenor seeks brokers
Leading independent vehicle contract hire company has launched a new broker product. For the first time in its 27-year history, Grosvenor Contracts Leasing Limited, based in Kettering, has implemented a reseller division to complement existing sales channel and is currently recruiting broker partners to resell contract hire products. The new service is called ‘Fleet Connections’ and [...]

Government must go beyond interest rate cuts says RMIF
Following the announcement that Bank of England has cut the UK interest rate by 0.5 per cent, bringing it down to 1.5 per cent; the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF) has called for further support for the car industry and the economy as a whole. The government is currently in talks with motor industry leaders  such [...]

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 [...]