PREDICTIONS from DriveElectric forecast that at least 330,000 new pure-electric vehicles will be registered in the UK in the coming 12 months, according to one of the UK’s leading EV leasing firms. The figure is based on extensive forecasting models by the EV specialist leasing broker, and represents a significant increase over 2021’s final total of 190,727 new pure-electric cars from the…
SELECT Car Leasing has been named the 13th fastest growing company using organic growth to expand. Given the accolade by top 20 UK accountancy and HR consultancy firm Buzzacott in its annual Organic Growth 25 (OG25) table of the UK’s fastest organically-growing businesses, Reading-based leasing broker Select Car Leasing was placed 13th, showing growth of 135%. “The significant on-going growth the company…
SOCIETE Generale’s leasing arm, ALD Automotive, has signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase LeasePlan for nearly €5bn. The newly combined company will be led by Tim Albertsen, pictured above, as CEO. The combined vehicle parc of ALD (1.68m) and LeasePlan (1.8m) would make NewALD a truly global player with 3.5m vehicles in the mobility sector, positioned to take advantage of the…
GOFOR Finance has made a significant senior hire with the appointment of Shona Smith (pictured above) as head of marketing, effective January. The former head of marketing planning and performance at Tesco Bank joins the Edinburgh-headquartered leasing broker to hone the company’s marketing strategy for the provision of SME vehicle funding. We are delighted to welcome Shona as we wanted a driven,…
GLASGOW-based leasing broker Fleet Alliance has commenced the electrification of Pinnacle Group’s fleet of 500 diesel vans. Pinnacle Group, a facilities management company operating from 100 sites nationally, will start its decarbonisation programme with the delivery of 33 Nissan eNV200 commercials as part of its ‘Project Electrify’. This will be followed by a number of electric Citroen e-Berlingo vans. The company is…
Pictured above are new CEO Markus Deusing (left) and former CEO, Marco Lessacher, who moves to a new role in BMW LEASING and mobility provider Alphabet International has appointed a new CEO: Markus Deusing. Markus steps up from his Chief Commercial Officer role to take the top appointment at the BMW owned company. Meanwhile former Alphabet International CEO, Marco Lessacher, moves to…
Hello. You’ve found your way to Broker News+ which contains subscriber only content. To continue reading this article and to discover more great quality insight, please sign up for Broker News+. We’d love you to join. Already a member? Click here to login Two-week free trial, £75 + VAT for year 1. Join Broker News+ Register today for a two-week free trial.…
CONGRATULATIONS to Ian Ball, who has been appointed general manager at the Cheshire leasing broker Tilsun Leasing. The highly experienced former sales manager will now be responsible for overseeing the 14 sales staff – including new sales manager David Swift – while also handling procurement, batch deals, compliance and broker processes at Tilsun. Ian said the business – owned by Ogilvie Fleet…