
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) says the new office would monitor the public charging market with the ability to enforce regulated minimum standards.
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Arval reports that its fleet orders in the UK grew by 15% in what it says was a flat market during the pandemic-affected 2021. The leasing and mobility company posted a similar uplift in vehicle orders (15%) on a global basis as it grew its fleet to1,469,753 leased vehicles.
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The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has announced its first-ever annual conference in the UK, to take place at The British Motor Museum, Gaydon, on May 18, 2022.
Read More →ARI Fleet UK has appointed Lee Smylie as its new corporate business development manager. Smylie joins the Holman Enterprises-owned company from Volkswagen Financial Services.
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The last two weeks of 2021 saw intense consumer demand for light commercial vehicles in the UK, driving average stock values to their second highest levels of the year.
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AF Editor Mike Antich assembled an online group of fleet managers - the Global Fleet Advisory Board operating in excess of 125,000 vehicles globally - to discuss some of the issues they were facing with electrification with Stewart Lightbody, deputy chair of the Association of Fleet Professionals, the largest fleet association in the UK.
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Experienced fleet executive Jason Chamberlain has been appointed sales director at tyre and vehicle maintenance provider ATS Euromaster, effective immediately. Chamberlain is a significant hire, joining from Rivus Fleet Solutions (formerly BT Fleet) where he was sales and marketing director.
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With a positive approach to electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the fleet sector, and less affected by semiconductor supply issues, Hyundai in the UK has recorded the greatest annual growth of any OEM for True Fleet Sales during 2021.
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Former principal consultant for leasing and mobility provider Alphabet UK, David Bushnell, has joined Fleet Operations, an independent fleet management company. He was appointed director of consultancy and strategy, effective immediately.
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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set out a far-reaching plan to tackle dirty air in the city. It includes replacing existing entry charges to the capital city with a pay-per-mile charge based on vehicle pollution. Announced January 18, 2022, the report says that only a truly ambitious program to tackle pollution and congestion will meet the city’s ambition to be net-zero by 2030.
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