Economic News

Ford boosts CV sales in 2014

Jan 08, 2015Comments off

Ford strengthens its UK market lead in 2014 while recording 349 years of UK commercial vehicle (CV) sales leadership

Renault sales up over 40%

Jan 07, 2015Comments off

Renault Group records 108,440 sales in 2014 – up 41.9 per cent

Rental industry accounts for 317,000 UK job...

Dec 23, 2014Comments off

The vehicle rental and leasing industry contributes £24.9bn per year Over 300,000 UK jobs are supported by the renting and leasing industry alone A new

Industry reacts to £1.5bn road announcemen...

Dec 12, 2014Comments off

50-50 as to whether or not the programme will actually reduce congestion MiX Telematics gauges industry reaction to the Government’s £1.5bn road building announcement A

Stats show return of seasonal van de-fleet

Dec 10, 2014Comments off

Return of the de-fleet Seasonal van de-fleet pattern returns, says Manheim Despite a significant influx of de-fleet volume year-on-year, the average price of vans at

Could the fall in oil prices lead to a fue...

Dec 10, 2014Comments off

Too good to be true? The fall in oil prices could lead the Government to create a fuel tax trap for road users, according to

LPG saves Preston van man £20,000

Dec 09, 2014Comments off

Incredibly reliable over the course of 11 years and more than 225,000 miles FleetPoint investigate how LPG kept one man’s courier business afloat through economic

Four cities selected for ‘driverless cars...

Dec 08, 2014Comments off

Google have also been testing driverless technology £10m of funding from the Government organisation Innovate UK has given the green light for testing driverless cars

Road to nowhere? Amounts allocated for road...

Dec 08, 2014Comments off

Tackling potholes is one aspect of road repair Institute of Advanced Motorists lift the lid on the amounts allocated to Local Authorities on road improvements

TfL announce £200m investment in London’...

Dec 05, 2014Comments off

More iconic red buses on the roads Transport for London (TfL) has announced that it will invest more than £200 million into expanding the capital’s