CAR LEASING

Longer tie-up between Kwik-Fit Fleet and Lombard Vehicle Management
One of the longest established business partnerships in the fleet industry has announced a further extension to their collaboration. Lombard Vehicle Management and Kwik-Fit Fleet have been working together for 15 years, and this new deal extends until the end of 2009. This new agreement sees Kwik-Fit Fleet take a larger slice of the fast-fit demand [...]

Used car contract hire breaks new ground
Contract hire and leasing, traditionally seen as a cost-effective way of acquiring a brand new vehicle, has just begun to take off as an effective and mutually beneficial way of customers acquiring the vehicle of their choice, but for less per month than they would imagine! A few car leasing brokers such as Freedom vehicle contracts now have dedicated pre-owned sections [...]

Fleet Funding Review “Now Urgent” Says Expert
Economic constraints on suppliers now impacting on effective fleet management  and the contract hire and car leasing market Fleet operators should now be reviewing their overall funding strategies as a matter of urgency, says Fleet Audits, the leading consultancy for business travel optimisation. “There are now several critical factors which make a full review a high priority” said [...]

Hyundai Blue Drive announced
More and more contract hire and leasing customers are lookintg for fuel effcient vehicles, Hyundai Motor America announced today the launch of Blue Drive an environmental initiative which will bring to market a family of eco-friendly Blue Drive products and establish Hyundai as an environmental leader. With Blue Drive products and technologies, Hyundai will be [...]

DVLA Wins at The National Business Awards
The Driver and Vehicle licensing Agency (DVLA) has won The bigmouthmedia Marketing Strategy of the Year Award category of The National Business Awards. The winner was announced at a ceremony hosted by Andrew Marr at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.   DVLA, one of only two public sector organisations in the final ten for this category, won because [...]

New Audi A6 Tdie
The NEW Audi A6 has always been popular with the fleet market with it’s up market image and high residual values. Audi has opted to make small changes on the design of its new generation of Audi A6 and focused most of its efforts on developing range of new engines with improved economy and lower CO2 [...]

The New Audi S4
Always a popular choice with contract hire & leasing customers, the new Audi S4 will be powered by a 3-litre engine V6 with direct fuel injection and supercharger , delivering a total of 333hp and accelerates from 0-62mph in 5.1s and fuel consumption is 9.7litres/km. Audi chose to supercharge the new power plant to ensure [...]

Nearly new VW Passat saloon leasing deals available
Contract hire deals are now being made available on the VW Passat 2.0 Tdi s Saloon from just £174 per month! This follows a new trend of main dealers up and down the country offering tempting contract hire deals on used cars in order to move existing stock.

Chrysler 300c offered at groundbreaking rates!
The Chrysler 300c Diesel is being offered at groundbreaking rentals by dealers and brokers up and down the country. Twelve and eighteen month deals are being publicised at just £250 per month for used vehicles with Lux pack (Sat nav, Leather, upgrade trim and audio). Most vehicles are ex-fleet or management cars in good condition [...]

Peugeot 407 Coupe road test
Peugeot makes the 407 in three distinct versions: saloon, SW (estate) and this rather luxurious-looking Coupé. To a squinting, untrained eye it could just be a big BMW coupe or even an Aston Martin, but even though it’s neither, this comfy tourer has other cards up it sleeve. Peugeot 407 Coupe 2.7 V6 [...]