Hitachi has completed the rebranding to Novuna Vehicle Solutions – but what’s the impact on leasing brokers?
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…
Congratulations To Chris Swallow BRILLIANT news from Chris Swallow – national sales manager for indirect sales at Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions – is the birth of Ruby Julie Swallow, 6lb 10z, to his partner Sal. Warm congratulations from all of us at Broker News. Leasing Broker Conference – register now Don’t forget to take advantage of the opportunity to network with expert speakers from…
LEASING brokers funded by Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions will need to update their websites in spring next year: the leaseco is rebranding to Novuna Vehicle Solutions. Why the change? The change in trading style follows the merger earlier in the year of Hitachi Capital Corporation with Mitsubishi UFJ Lease and Finance Company Limited, forming Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. The new name is…
COMPANY Car Today’s Innovation Awards 2021 has given Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions its Service, Maintenance & Repair prize, the fleet car magazine praising the company’s proactive downtime management process. Hitachi’s 24-hour, seven days-a-week system has been designed to keep downtime to a minimum, and claims to achieve a 99.6% vehicle availability figure. With vehicle downtime an increasingly serious issue for fleet managers,…
THE RAC has partnered with broker funder Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions to create affordable leasing deals on electric cars, with aims to make access to brand-new EVs easier. The RAC says its data reveals that 78% of drivers believe the prices of pure-electric cars are too expensive. However, with market-competitive leasing deals, combined with running cost savings, the RAC believes will make…
AS we prepare to park 2020 behind its COVID-19 face mask, it’s worth reflecting on some of the major trends in the leasing broker sector. Many of the changes were accelerated by the impact of coronavirus – in similar fashion to the way coronavirus accelerated trends already evident in society as a whole – such as the focus on improved digitisation, and…
THE Electric Forecourt supplier, GRIDSERVE, has set up a leasing service in association with broker funder Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions. GRIDSERVE, which has opened the first of its 100 planned EV-only charging forecourts at Braintree in Essex, includes all charging costs within the lease rental. Called GRIDSERVE Electric Vehicle Solutions, the company says it is the UK’s first net zero electric vehicle…