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.
Broker News Awards 2024 – the winners
The Broker News Awards 2024 – supported by Fleet Procure – produced outstanding winners, with Synergy taking the Broker of the Year title
Broker News Newsletter 24 April 2024
Catch up on the latest leasing broker news in the 24 April 2024 Broker News newsletter
Leasing broker fleet down, but BCH is rising: analysis of BVRLA broker survey H2 2023
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Novuna Vehicle Solutions and Select Lease by Mobilize add support to the Broker News Awards
Novuna Vehicle Solutions and Select Lease by Mobilize add support to the Broker News Awards 2024, which takes place in London on 25 April
Guest list for the Broker News Awards 2024
The guest list for the Broker News Awards 2024 contains a great list of the 85 leasing brokers, funders, suppliers and OEMs attending
Leasys UK now offers comprehensive short term rental service
Leasys UK announces a comprehensive short-term rental service. Customers can choose from a diverse range of vehicles
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.
