News - 2009 Archive

• Driver training
• Total cost of ownership
• Rise in Rentals
• European fleet risk management
• Green Debate
• Confused by LOLER regulations?
• Public Sector Growth
• Car jacking - beware
• Whole life costs
• Parlez vous TCO?
• State of the Industry
• WLC what fleets need to know
• Driver Licence Checking
• Diesel particulate filters

The State of the Industry

Ian Tilbrook, managing director of top ten leading business ING Car Lease, believes that a new culture, focused on the sub-160g/km CO2 category, has gripped the sector over the last quarter.

He said: “The new tax laws in April 2009, along with the impact of the current financial climate, have really focused minds on the search for lower fleet costs. We are seeing a big shift in the number of fleet managers that are opting for cars that are under the magic 160g/km threshold, which has been made easier thanks to the rise in the number of models that now fall within this bracket.

“Using whole life cost analysis as a basis for model choice is also becoming much more common among fleets, and we except to see more of this in 2009.”