Over the decades, procurement has become more and more involved in sourcing fleet assets. Initially, procurement started with lower-hanging fruit, primarily company cars, but now it’s going further up the asset chain in sourcing more complex vocational fleet vehicles.
The ongoing semiconductor shortages, with the resultant delays on new vehicles, is impacting fleet replacement cycles. As a result, many fleets are now facing lifecycle extensions as shortage of replacement vehicles becomes a pressing issue, which in turn places a premium on Service, Maintenance and Repair (SMR) schedules.
As the UK’s largest leasing company, Lex Autolease, announces a new five year remarketing deal with BCA, Managing Director Richard Jones raises questions about the problem of establishing residual values for electric vehicles.
Leasys has won a significant tender to provide vehicles for the Italian postal service.The deal for Poste Italiane is for 13,647 vehicles under an operating lease - which more than doubles the postal service’s current fleet - will be deployed in the North-East and the Centre-South of Italy.
Cox Automotive Europe, the world-leasing automotive services operation, has created a new Sales Director role and appointed Sam Watkins to the position, effective June 7, 2021. Watkins, who after two years has recently stepped down as Chair of the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA), will report to James Leese, Chief Customer Officer for Cox Automotive Europe.
The international logistics company Gebrüder Weiss takes over the business of Rhenus Bulgaria, thereby strengthening its position in Southeast Europe. Rhenus has been a long-standing partner of Gebrüder
Automotive Fleet Editor Mike Antich and John Dmochowsky, president of JC Consulting, examine key takeaways from the first week of the Global Fleet Conference, including fleet market reports on Europe, the USA, the Caribbean, and the EV adoption trends in Europe.
NIO, a maker of electric vehicles in China, is taking its first steps into Europe with a sales center in Norway. First vehicles to launch there will be the NIO ES8 flagship SUV and the company’s flagship ET7 sedan. Norway has enjoyed high electric vehicle growth thanks to a variety of taxation and driver inducement to encourage take up of zero emission motoring. In 2020 battery electric vehicles took 54% of the Norwegian car market, a record.
Hyundai’s luxury brand Genesis is launching into Europe, commencing sales operations in the UK, Germany, and Switzerland in 2021. Having already been present in Korea and the U.S. for several years, this is the first time the Genesis nameplate is taking on Europe
The next two presentations for the 2021 Global Fleet Experience will be held May 6 as part of a new month-long virtual event. There are 15 presentations scheduled throughout May. Open free to all fleets, the sessions will cover topics applicable to fleets around the globe. Register at www.globalfleetexperience.com.
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