More diversity please DIVERSITY in the automotive and broker worlds has always been in short supply. But, thankfully, that is changing. No more so than at Porsche Cars which has just appointed its first ever female CEO. Congratulations to Sarah Simpson below. And congratulations as well to the trio of Alphabet executives that have been named rising stars in the Autocar Great…
ESTABLISHED leasing broker Ash Vehicle Contracts has become an Appointed Representative (AR) of Fleet Alliance. Run by Karen Elwall for the last 16 years, and a Fleet Alliance partner for the past four years, Elwall says it was a natural progression to become an AR. When you are running a business, you have to wear so many hats and the BVRLA audit…
Electric Highway opens up BRILLIANT and visionary when launched, more recently Ecotricity became a drag on EV expansion, ranked last in a Zap-Map customer survey at the beginning of the year. But that looks to change with the GRIDSERVE acquisition, which is backed by Hitachi Capital finance. And it must change to support the growing interest in EVs – and the increasing…
FLEET Alliance is heading for a record year on the back of increased fleet sales. The Glasgow headquartered broker reported that, despite pandemic disruption, businesses were returning to the market and pivoting to an electrified agenda. Martin Brown, managing director of Fleet Alliance, added that nearly 40% of new vehicle orders so far this year had been for electrified vehicles: 25% for…
ESTABLISHED leasing broker Carmyke Leasing has joined Fleet Alliance as an Appointed Representative (AR). The East Sussex broker has been in business since 1994 and will continue as a separate limited company with its current four employees, but now trading as Fleet Alliance. Carmyke Leasing’s specialism is business contract hire for SMEs. The company will now be able to further professionalise its…
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PROMOTED FEATURE After 15 years working for a premium car retailer, David Woodhouse has decided to swap horses and work for a premium fleet management and leasing provider instead. David, who lives in Weldon, Northamptonshire, is the latest Fleet Alliance Appointed Representative (AR), having joined the company in October 2020. The change in career comes after 15 years working for a prestige…
THE attractiveness of benefit in kind taxation rates on electric vehicles (EVs), coupled with low carbon Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies, has seen EV orders increase substantially at leasing broker and fleet management company, Fleet Alliance. The Glasgow-based firm reports that it has seen a 214% upturn in customer EV orders representing an increase of more than 5,000% since the beginning of…