AGILITY FLEET is celebrating its 15th year in the vehicle leasing business. Agility Fleet was established in 2004. Since then the privately-owned leasing company has grown and is now rated 41 in the FN50 with a fleet of 2401 vehicles. The nationwide car and van leasing company provides funding to selected leasing brokers as well as a range of services, including fleet…
EUROPCAR Mobility Group has appointed David Saint to the newly created role of UK van & truck director. David reports directly to UK managing director, Gary Smith. Europcar says the new position reflects the company’s increased focus on commercial vehicle solutions for customers. Previously van & truck director at Europcar Mobility Group Germany, David has extensive experience in the van rental sector.…
LEASING professionals can take advantage of the BVRLA’s latest course on Selling Contract Hire. During the course, you will learn about the range of vehicle funding methods with a particular focus on contract hire. The course is taking place at the BVRLA’s Amersham HQ on October 09-10, 2019. Selling Contract Hire is being delivered by Karen Morton (no relation! – ed) over…
THERE is a new head of process management at Alphabet – Sascha Fricke. Sascha joins from Alphabet International where he was head of operational risk and management. “I’m excited to commence the next chapter of my Alphabet career in a market as sophisticated and highly-developed as UK fleet leasing and mobility,” commented Sascha. “My background in risk management and compliance will be…
Select Car Leasing has launched its new website. The custom built platform has been designed to allow Select to give customers the best leasing service around. The existing website has been completely overhauled in terms of look and functionality. New features have been added, such as the ‘Find My Perfect Car’ search tool. Leasing guides and a leading green, hybrid, and electric…
VANARAMA has launched this year’s Manarama campaign, and have signed Vinnie Jones as ambassador. The new team member will be the public face of the campaign, which is raising money in support of Prostate Cancer UK. As sponsors of The National League, Vanarama has again temporarily changed the competition name to the Manarama National League. It follows a successful initial season last…
BMW has released a new version of its popular 1 Series. The premium hatchback is now in its third generation, and loses the German brand’s traditional rear-wheel drive from its set-up. Powered by a range of two petrol and three diesel engines, the front-wheel drive set-up frees up space inside. Overall, the new 1 Series is a fraction shorter but wider and…
ASTON Martin’s DBX has entered the final stages of development. The British brand’s first SUV will be powered by a 550hp 4.0 litre twin-turbo V8 – the most powerful V8 in the current line-up. Testing has been taking place at Aston Martin’s two key engineering centres at Silverstone and the Nürburgring. Cornering speeds at the latter German track have been recorded as…