Business Motoring Awards 2021 – the winners!
IT’S been a record entry for the Business Motoring Awards this year. The judges have made their decisions and now the results are in: So, who are the tops when it comes to cars and services?
Sales through fleet remarketing platform increased ahead of showroom reopening
Platform is used by leasing companies and major fleets to sell cars and vans to a community of more than 3,500 independent and franchise traders. Sales had fallen away at the start of this year but were now broadly comparable to the same time last year, before the pandemic started to take effect in the UK
SOGO launches carbon-neutral leasing
In a first for the UK vehicle leasing and rental industry, SOGO is offering a carbon-neutral fleet across petrol, diesel and EVs by teaming up with energy giant BP as a major participant in its Target Neutral programme, which helps fleet customers measure, reduce and offset their carbon emissions.
Carparison secures stock of 100 Teslas
Customers looking to drive away a Tesla Model 3 lease could get the keys in as little as three weeks. With either collection or delivery available.
Kudos and ODO agree fleet management partnership
Partnership provides Kudos with the ability to deliver business efficiencies and cost savings to customers in addition to supporting them with the transition to EVs.
Octopus launches new EV leasing company to unlock salary sacrifice
Octopus has designed its scheme to be low effort and zero cost for a business to set up. From launch, Octopus experts are available to help employees choose their cars and get set up with charge points and EV energy tariffs; as well as support the business with scheme documents, approvals and payroll.
Vauxhall Insignia – what does the future hold?
With all manner of lease deals, PCPs and PCHs etc giving Vauxhall’s traditional business market easier access to the German premiums, the Insignia has grown in size with its latest facelift – up 55mm in length and a surprising 92mm in wheelbase pushing into VW Passat or Peugeot 508 territory.
Licence Check launches SMS E-Approval for a faster results
SMS E-Approval is the latest way for drivers to grant permission to have their licence checked within the cloud-based DAVIS (Driver and Vehicle Information Solution) platform.
Aston Barclay to welcome back physical buyers
Aston Barclay plans to introduce physical sales gradually, with buyers able to attend dealer part exchange, Motability, and light commercial sales to view vehicles and stand and bid in the auction halls across its auction network.
Business Motoring Awards 2021
The results of the Business Motoring Awards for 2021 are in and we will now be announcing them on April 14 once everyone is back at their desk - wherever it may be.
Vimcar helps medics meet their targets
Talk to a Doctor, part of Health Finder Pro, installed Vimcar’s Fleet Geo SaaS plug-and-play units into its seven-strong fleet of emergency response vehicles in August 2020. The move followed a shift within its business to in-person visits to private patients in their homes, rather than its original remit of offering healthcare advice online or over the phone.
Pandemic pick-up for EVs
Rivervale leasing has been delving into the most recent DVLA data to discover the most popular Electric Vehicle of the past year. New registrations for traditionally fuelled cars decreased in 2020 while EVs remained on the up, with a higher-than-average growth rate of around 1.64%, when compared to the previous four years.