Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions: now backed by the fourth biggest bank in the world
JUST let that sink in for a minute. And then let me add some: the three banks ahead of it are Chinese. Want some more?
BNP Paribas, owner of Arval, is in ninth; and Lloyds Banking Group, which owns the UK’s largest leasing company, Lex Autolease, is a distant 24th.
Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, under its new Novuna branding, will become a massively significant player in the electrification and sustainability market.
Read about the rebrand in our lead story – and what it means for leasing brokers in our exclusive with Chris Swallow.
Ralph Morton, editor
Key stories this week:
- New Name For Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions: What It Means For Brokers
- New Senior Exec Team As Pike + Bambridge Target Growth
- Read the rest of the newsletter here: Broker News, 21 September 2021

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.