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Groupe PSA ups roadside assistance on EVs and PHEVs to 100,000 miles

Citroen C5 Aircross phev QUALIFIES FOR 8 year/100,000 mile roadside assistance

N a significant boost to consumer confidence in electrified vehicles, Groupe PSA is stretching its roadside assistance plan to eight years/100,000 miles on all fully electric EVs and plug-in electric hybrids. Richard Dyson, Groupe PSA parts & service director UK, said: “We are pleased to extend the roadside cover on our new generation of electrified models to eight years or 100,000 miles.…

Broker favourite Vauxhall Mokka undergoes final testing

New Vauxhall Mokka testing in disguise

THE replacement for that leasing broker favourite – the Vauxhall Mokka – is undergoing a variety of final testing trials. From the Arctic Circle to a German handling course designed to replicate every road type in Europe, a disguised Mokka is being made retail ready. The car is based on Vauxhall’s’s CMP multi-energy platform (Common Modular Platform), which allows the use of…

Guide to operating your brokerage in the pandemic

Front cover of Operating during the covid 19 pandemic

THE BVRLA has produced a downloadable booklet that can be used by leasing brokers returning to work. Called A Guide to Operating during the Covid-19 pandemic, the pdf will be updated when new information or guidance is available with a new version number. Amanda Brandon, director of fleet services, writing in her introduction, says: “The aim of this guide is to provide…

Evezy targets EV subscription growth

evezy website

EVEZY is a subscription service for electric cars. It wants to reshape the EV experience by offering a no commitment subscription service. Minimum terms are one month for all-inclusive driving. Evezy says that its offering “is not car sharing and it is not a lease”. CEO and founder Rob Jolly – a former product strategy & innovation manager at JLR – says…

Ebbon-Dacs improves moDel car delivery features

Michael Terry says Ebbon Dacs has added extra features to moDel

AS more dealers offer car deliveries during COVID-19 lockdown, Ebbon-Dacs has moved to enhance its electronic vehicle delivery and collection solution, moDel.  Two new releases focus on improved  customer messaging and support. The first of the two latest releases improves upon the recently released Geo Comms vehicle tracking module. This provides end customers with the ability to track the delivery of their…

What Car? research says buyers ready for new car purchases

Car buying Customer on WhatCar.com

RESEARCH by consumer mag What Car? says consumers are in the mood to buy new cars. A poll found that one in five surveyed were ready for a new car. What Car? said that of its 4411 in-market buyers, 18.39% of buyers were intending to purchase a new vehicle as soon as the Covid-19 crisis ended, while 5.56% were looking to purchase…

New electric Skoda Enyaq iV SUV has 310 mile range

Skoda Enyaq SUV has up to 310 mile range

SKODA has issued disguised pictures of its new electric SUV out testing. Called the Enyaq iV, it is the first Skoda model to be built on the Volkswagen Group’s modular MEB platform (the basis for the VW ID.3). It has a range up to 310 miles. The car will be offered with either rear-wheel drive of four-wheel drive transmission. The entry-level model…

Steve Marston and Sir Geoff Hurst talk leadership on The Leaders Council podcast

Steve Marston of FleetPrices

FLEET PRICES managing director, Steve Marston, has appeared on a special podcast alongside England 1966 hero, Sir Geoff Hurst. Produced by The Leaders Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – an organisation that brings together influential figures from across the country – the series talks to leadership figures about the leadership trait and what it means in Britain and Northern Ireland…