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Ralph Morton

U.K. and European Correspondent

Ralph Morton is the European correspondent for Automotive Fleet and Global Fleet, covering the U.K. and European beat.

A highly experienced automotive journalist, Ralph has written for motorsport titles, consumer car magazines, and for the last 20 years, the fleet industry. He is a former editor of What Car? magazine, launched and edited Business Car Manager, and now runs and publishes two titles: Broker News, aimed at the leasing broker sector, and FleetandLeasing.com, which is a website focused on SME fleets. Ralph is married with two adult children and works from an office in Richmond, London. He gained a degree in English literature from the University of London, where he was president of the English Society.

Newsby Ralph MortonApril 4, 2023

Stellantis Confirms Free2move Lease Will Be Folded into Leasys Brand

The new Leasys organization is a 50/50 joint venture with Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance.

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Newsby Ralph MortonApril 4, 2023

Average Age of Company Cars & Vans Increases

According to industry service provider epyx, the average age of a gas-powered fleet car undergoing service, maintenance and repair has risen by more than a year since the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020.

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Newsby Ralph MortonMarch 27, 2023

Santander Appoints Adam Harley Sales Director as It Looks To Treble Fleet

Santander plans to grow its fleet from 43,375 vehicles to around 130,000 vehicles within five years to make it the fifth-largest contract hire provider in the U.K.

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Newsby Ralph MortonMarch 26, 2023

Fleets Must Plan for Maintenance to Prevent Cost Escalation

The fleet industry's new-vehicle and parts supply challenges have spotlighted escalating service, maintenance and repair costs due to increased lifecycles. U.K.-based ATS Euromaster offers suggestions on proactively scheduling maintenance and servicing.

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Newsby Ralph MortonMarch 21, 2023

BYD Agrees 5,000 Vehicle Deal With Octopus Electric Vehicles

Octopus Electric Vehicles is a specialist in the provision of salary sacrifice schemes to businesses. According to the British Vehicle and Leasing Association (BVRLA), salary sacrifice is the fastest growing funding method among leasing companies.

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Newsby Ralph MortonMarch 21, 2023

New Managing Director Named for Jeep UK

The latest senior executive change at Stellantis brands in the UK is the appointment of Jules Tilstone as managing director of Jeep UK.

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Newsby Ralph MortonMarch 6, 2023

Fleetcor Acquires Business Gateway, Extends SMR Management to 5M Vehicles

Fleetcor Technologies boosts its pan-European capabilities with acquistion of German service, maintenance and repair management provider.

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Newsby Ralph MortonMarch 3, 2023

Leasys & Free2move Lease Merger on Course for End H1

The new fleet mobility company, with a managed fleet of 828,000 vehicles, will be operational in 11 countries.

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Newsby Ralph MortonFebruary 27, 2023

BMW Group Commences Fleet Trials of Hydrogen iX5s

Citing hydrogen as one of the most efficient ways of storing and transporting renewable energies, BMW believes the energy source is a zero-emission alternative to battery-electric vehicles.

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Newsby Ralph MortonFebruary 22, 2023

Lloyds Banking Group Acquires Tusker for £300 Million

Tusker is an expert in the provision of salary sacrifice cars — an arrangement in which employees sacrifice part of their gross salary for the benefit of a leased vehicle provided by their employer.

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