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The rise of e-commerce and the demand for home delivery has seen the number of light commercial vehicles funded by the UK’s major leasing companies increase by nearly 5% year-on-year. The number of vans underwritten leasing company books was 462,863 - an increase of 21,515 vehicles.
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Prime Minister of the UK Boris Johnson presented an expansive document ahead of the COP26 climate conference as part of a package to improve local on-street residential charge points.
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Europcar in the UK has launched a new flexible vehicle subscription service called DuoFlex. The subscription is based on a minimum 28 day rental but also adds a second vehicle for two days, twice a month, which eliminates the additional costs when the usual company vehicle doesn’t fulfill the normal business requirements.
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The commercial vehicle division of independent leasing company Zenith has appointed a trio of highly experienced executives. Zenith Commercial said the division now managed in excess of 50,000 commercial vehicles. Customers included firms in the food distribution, home shopping, parcel delivery, logistics, cash in transit, and construction and infrastructure-related services.
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Zero emission vehicles took the biggest market share ever in the UK, recording 15.2% as 32,721 BEVs took to the road in September. The SMMT says that this record figures for electric cars reflects the wider range of models now available and the growing consumer appetite, adding that the September performance was just over 5,000 shy of the total number registered during the whole of 2019.
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SSE Energy Solutions, a utility company, is working with fleets and communities to hasten the roll out of additional charging points. SSE Energy Solutions has not only been planning the infrastructure, but it’s been helping fleets decarbonize and make the transition to EVs.
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Reflecting the growing presence of the Chinese-owned MG brand in the UK thanks to its electric range of models and keen pricing, Geraint Isaac has been promoted to a new role as head of fleet sales for MG Motor, effective October 01, 2021.
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Rod McLeod, the former head of Skoda in the UK, is to become the new director of Volkswagen UK, effective Jan. 2, 2022. McLeod takes over the main Volkswagen job from current director, Andrew Savvas, who takes up a new role with Volkswagen of America.
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Learn about the goals and progress of fleet electrification in the UK as Executive Editor, Mike Antich, discusses this and much more in this episode of Global Fleet Management Voices featuring Ralph Morton.
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According to the latest SMMT figures, Vauxhall is the UK’s best-selling electric light vehicle manufacturer; the all-electric Vauxhall Vivaro-e is the best-selling e-LCV and Vauxhall’s total share of the LCV market increased to 7.3% in August.
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