VOLVO is fitting a data SIM as standard to all new models in the UK, boosting in-car connectivity for customers. With access to up to 100GB of data for the first year, the system will be included free of charge with all new Model Year 2020 cars going forward. It can also easily be retro-fitted to ‘MY20’ cars already with customers. Backed…
Mercedes Benz’s Sprinter has won the Fleet Van of the Year award for a record tenth time. Taking the title at the Motor Transport Awards, the Sprinter was picked by a panel of judges made up of some of the UK’s leading fleet operators. Motor Transport Editor, Steve Hobson, said: “The Sprinter has now claimed this award for the 10th time, and…
MINI has unveiled its new Electric hatch at the company’s 60th anniversary celebrations in Oxford. Showcased was a three-door EV with a range of 144 miles (WLTP) from a 32.6 kWh battery. Performance will match that of MINI’s Cooper S: 0-62mph in 7.3 seconds, from a 135 kW electric motor producing 270 Nm of torque. It is front-wheel drive. Although a relatively…
The desire to grab headlines by industry media on the dramatic decline of the company car are both unfairly negative and misleading. That’s according to leasing broker Fleet Alliance. HMRC reported 940,000 company car drivers, a figure that has fluctuated mildly between 940,000 and 950,000 since tax year 2010-11. The latest statistics cover benefit in kind recorded on P11D returns for 2016-17.…