Trained on Cardiff University’s renowned Postgraduate Diploma in Motor Magazine Journalism, Alex is an award-winning motoring journalist with ten years’ experience across B2B and consumer titles. A life-long car enthusiast with a fascination for new technology and future drivetrains, he joined Fleet World in April 2011, contributing across the magazine and website portfolio and editing the EV Fleet World Website.
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Payload and load volume remain two of the main buying criteria for many van fleets. Yet managers are having to balance these factors with a desire to downsize and to seek increased efficiency from existing vehicles. Combine this with the growing unladen weight of many vans, as manufacturers cope with emissions compliance technology, Stop/Start systems […]
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Ford has now opened 105 specialist Transit Centres across the UK designed to give enhanced levels of service to its van customers, covering the entire model range from Fiesta van to Transit 2-tonne. “If we go back to 2008 when we saw the new product being developed and we knew that come 2014/15 we would […]
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How would you describe your van supersites? “Vans are available from all of our 155 UK car rental outlets, but Hertz now has 20 van supersites specifically set up to work with LCV business rental customers. “Our van supersites are where we corral van expertise as well as our fleet of vans. We are able […]
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The new Mercedes-Benz Vito range will be launched at the CV Show on 14 April. Managing director of Mercedes-Benz Vans in the UK, Steve Bridge, told us what customers will be offered from launch. “On this occasion it’s reasonably helpful that right-hand drive was a little bit behind because it does allow us to come […]
The pair of Mercedes-Benz E-CELL Traveliners form part of ongoing plans to replace at least 10% of its 13,000-strong fleet with electric models, and will offer transport between offices in Staines and Windsor, as well as train stations nearby. Supplied by Mercedes-Benz Retail Group, through a contract hire agreement with Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, the vehicles […]
Under the changes, which took effect on 1 April 2015, Simon Oliphant, currently CEO of the Vehicle Solutions group, has been appointed as head of a new Strategy Office created by Hitachi Capital Corporation (Japan), which will look at delivering this global strategy. Oliphant has worked for Hitachi Capital for 27 years, the last 15 […]
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Launched this month, it builds on the pilot of Arval Total Care launched last year, which allows fleets to add a package including accident management, damage cover and breakdown assistance for the duration of their contract, at a fixed price. The new product will roll out through its small business and broker channels through quarter […]
Supported by TravelWest, the Nissan e-NV200 will be charged at a new socket located in front of the Administration building and transport staff around the 176-hectare site without any tailpipe emissions. The airport will also install two charging points in the short stay car park, available for use by visitors, by the end of the month. […]
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VFW: What is Vauxhall’s position in the fleet LCV market at present? RC: ‘Total sales are up 3.16% to the end of October and all of our model lines are performing ahead of plan. As you are aware, this year has seen the launch of New Vivaro, which has been our best van launch […]
The company’s CEO, Richard Schooling, says the plug-in market has reached a crucial tipping point, where customers are more likely than ever to discuss the possibility of using them on fleet. It’s a trend he expects to increase as more brands enter the market with desirable models. ‘In particular, we’ll see further rapid growth in […]
