All articles by Antonio Fabrizio
Antonio Fabrizio
CA Leasing sees post-merger increase
Crdit Agricole Leasing has big plans for growth in renewables and vendor business. In order to strengthen its position at home and abroad, Crdit Agricole Group (CA Group) recently put all of its leasing and factoring activities under one roof
Contrasting trends’ for UK CV registrations
Overall registrations of new vans and trucks in April 2010 were more than 21% down for the rolling year, showing “contrasting recovery trends”, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Software and systems update
Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS UK) has migrated to a fully SAP-compliant contract management system from lease software house White Clarke Group (WCG).
Small is best
A handful of smaller leasing companies such as Equalease have recently emerged as lessors specialised in short-term leasing, while larger companies such as Arval and Pendragon Contracts have introduced specific products alongside 36 and 48 month-long leases for those customers who do not want to commit to long term contracts.
Comment: Still plenty of life left in the trailer market
For TIP Trailer Services commercial director Mike Furnival, there are some signs of optimism in the market after a very challenging 2009.
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Behind the moves: Europe’s rising star
For 30 years, VR Leasing has quietly grown to become one of Europes top lessors As its long-standing head, Reinhard Goedel, prepares to step down and the company gears up for a year of profit making, Antonio Fabrizio goes behind the scenes with Germanys second-largest lessor. Few people can boast as much knowledge of the German leasing market as Reinhard Goedel
Lloyds TSB Autolease wins 850 van deal
Lloyds TSB Autolease has won a deal to provide 850 Citron Berlingo and Dispatch vans to PH Jones, the UK specialist property maintenance and utility metering company.
First Bruntingthorpe CV sale for Manheim
Vendors confirmed so far include BT Fleet, Royal Mail, Lombard Vehicle Management, Lombard Asset Management, Northgate Vehicle Sales, and TLS Vehicle Rental.
Vans pull Europe’s CV registrations up
Europes CV registrations were 9.1 percent up in April 2010 compared to one year before, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) The growth mostly reflected a rise in LCV registrations which recorded a 13.7 increase over April 2009 (to 124,704 units) All major markets posted a growth from 6 percent in the UK to over 30 percent in France and Spain.
New appointments at IDS
Lease software provider International Decision Systems (IDS) has chosen Tom Thomas as its new interim CEO, replacing Todd Davis. Thomas, who has been IDS executive chairman since last year, has 30 years of enterprise software experience, having previously held CEO roles at Ajuba Solutions, Vantive Corporation, HAHT Commerce and GXS. The company has also appointed Terry Welty formerly a senior vice president of marketing at Quark as vice president and chief marketing officer, to lead the companys global marketing and product management programmes.