Vans hit seven months of growth - and an eLCV goes 311 miles!
FOR THOSE brokers in the van market, hopefully you’re having a great time of it. The commercial vehicle market has hit seven successive months of growth, increasing 44.2% in July. What’s more demand for zero emission vans continues to expand with eLCVs soaring 94.6% to 1,489 units and a 5.5% market share – up from 4.1% last year.
And for those not entirely convinced, a Fiat E-Scudo has just travelled 311 miles on a single charge to create a new Guinness World Record – read the story here.
While vans sales soar, agency continues to hinder
It’s a familiar story for Mercedes retailers – yet another month gone by with diminishing numbers sold and, we hear, increasing disquiet among dealers. We look at the sales figures – plus where agency is taking Volvo and the Stellantis group of brands – in our lead story Mercedes agency sales continue downward trajectory.
Ralph Morton, editor
Key stories this week
- Mercedes agency sales continue downward trajectory – story here.
- Image data capture tool can help with good Consumer Duty outcomes – story here.
- Gateway2Lease integrates with Leaselink – read more here.
- Latest news on the car subscription market – read more here.
- A third of companies expect fleet growth says Arval UK – read more here.
- Steady improvement in used car market forecast by Cox Automotive – read more here.
- Read the full Broker News Newsletter 08 August 2023 here.

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Ralph Morton is the leading journalist in the leasing broker sector and editor of Broker News, the website which provides information and news for BVRLA-registered leasing brokers. He also writes extensively on the fleet and leasing market in both the UK and Europe.