Catch up on the latest leasing broker news in the 13 August 2024 Broker News newsletter
Smart UK has joined the Fleet Procure platform, offering their family SUVs, the #1 compact SUV and #3 sports coupé.
Most car makers show positive sales figures; But Mercedes and Fiat are in doldrums; Volkswagen tops car registrations; Is salary sacrifice distorting retail figures?
WITH the majority of car makers showing positive figures this year, those with negative figures are beginning to increasingly stand out.
Mercedes, which switched to the agency model at the start of the year, was up 12.6% in August. However this is still lower than the industry average growth for the month … meanwhile there’s criticism that salary sacrifice is distorting the true retail market. Story here.
Smart has a new SUV arriving soon. How will it approach the broker fleet market? MD David Browne explains the OEM’s approach: I think brokers have a role. They have strong relationships with companies already, so we’ll tie into that