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Antonio Fabrizio

CV registrations continue to fall, says SMMT

UK commercial vehicle registrations fell by another 37 percent in August compared with one year ago, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has said.

Slovakia’s leasing market 43 percent down in H109

Slovakias leasing market reported a 42.7 percent decrease in new business in the first six months of 2009, according to the countrys leasing association.

Benchmark Distribution takes delivery of 50 Citroen vans

UK exhaust system and automotive component supplier Benchmark Distribution has taken delivery of 50 Citroen vans under a contract hire package with Lombard Vehicle Management (LVM).

1,000 firms request mortgage and leasing moratorium with Intesa

More than 1,000 firms have already requested Italys Intesa Sanpaolo a moratorium on the repayment of their loans and leasing rentals, the company has announced.

E.ON takes delivery of 77 Fiat vans

Power company E.ON has taken delivery of 77 Fiat Grande Punto vans for its fleet, following an order of more than 100 Fiat commercial vehicles earlier this year.

Lithuania’s factoring business 38 percent down

Lithuanias factoring turnover dropped almost 38 percent in the first half of 2009 to LTL3.42 billion (991 million), it has been reported.

UniCredit Leasing tops Bulgaria’s leasing market

UniCredit Leasing was Bulgarias largest lessor by new business volume in the first six months of 2009, according to figures released by the Bulgarian Leasing Association (BDL).

One to watch

Agrileasing has so far managed to better shelter itself from the effects of the recession than its Italian rivals Its business model is innovative and exciting to boot. In some respects Agrileasing is a typical Italian leasing company

Brussels Watch: The great asset census

The EU recently ratified a document establishing how an international registry of aircraft will work. This and other asset registries which are underway are likely to have a huge impact on European leasing. Antonio Fabrizio reports.

Field hires IP rights

The company said the acquisition increases its customer base to nearly 150 clients and extends its asset finance business process framework by providing an end-to-end process from origination to contract administration