In order to go into the small car market and the personal contract hire market, a manufacturer has to have a competent range of small, economical cars which will probably be front wheel drive.
Archives for May 2013
Accounting for Contract Hire and Leasing
Contract hire is growing year on year as the method of vehicle funding for individuals and businesses alike. According to the BVRLA member fleet statistics, the number of cars on contract hire grew by 46,555 between 2011 and 2012. It is also no surprise that a big proportion of these cars relate to the SME […]
Ford Blue Service, a great deal that won’t make you blue
We have at last had it confirmed from Ford that the Blue Service programme will be available to all customers, no matter what the funding basis of your car.
BMW attack the company car market head on with an exciting quartet of new cars
As BMW fight for a share of the company car user-chooser market, the Bavarian outfits own Efficient Dynamics department release some perfect candidates. Based on the 1, 3 and the X1 series.
Company car or cash, it’s not as obvious as it seems
When you are offered additional salary to buy your car instead of driving the company car that you presently have, take some time to look at the positives and negatives of each option when deciding, company car or cash.
Taking a view on the company car or cash decision
We understand that you may as a company or a company car driver face a dilemma when you have to decide between a car and cash. You are certainly not alone in making this decision and we have posted on YouTube a series of videos to address the most common questions.
Start up businesses need cars as well
At this stage of the economic cycle, more and more people will be tempted into running their own business. There are already over four million small businesses in the UK and a problem that they all share is funding their cars from start up.
Yahoo has agreed to buy Tumblr for £725m in a cash purchase from the 26 year old owner
The BBC is today reporting the mega-deal purchase as a “done deal”. Mr Karp is quoted today as being extremely pleased with the deal. Yahoo have described Tumblr as being well suited to the planned growth of their company.
Have our cars been taking us for a ride – the fuel debate
It’s no secret that the price of petrol and/or diesel hasn’t been getting any cheaper over the last 10 years. When this young blog writer began the journey on the road in 2003, petrol was not much beyond the £1 per litre mark.
Did cars really go wrong in the 1980’s?
While Adam Ant, Blondie and Phil Collins were working to develop their successful music careers, automotive manufacturer’s were perhaps having a decade off according to a recent BBC Report.
Citroen hit the ground running with the new C3 1.2VTi
Already a popular car, the C3 has had its range extended by introducing the 1.2 VTi 82 VTR+ manual. The engine is taken straight out its big sister the Peugeot 208, but less weight to lug around and better aerodynamics, the C3 feels like an altogether lighter, faster car. The 1.4 C3 will be phased […]
Happy customers share photos of their new lease cars
Yesterday we got some photos of a Landrover Evoque that we had delivered to a happy customer. Let us k now what you think, and why not share your car pictures with us?