Called “Clearing the Air Around Diesel”, it is designed to provide fleets with guidance around diesel to help them formulate future policies. The document covers areas including the regulatory framework, manufacturer strategies and general fleet approaches.
“Elsewhere, full EV solutions will remain niche products as long as there are questions marks over their range capabilities and also the need for further development of the recharging networks. But clearly these vehicles will also have an increasing part to play.”
“Certainly, our view continues to be that the fleets of the future will use a mix of all available fuels and that diesel will continue to be a viable and important element. Arguably, the difficult part will be making the right fuel choices for the right applications, and we see helping fleets make these decisions as a key part of our consultancy offering moving forward.”
Arval UK, part of the Arval Group, is a leader in the provision of vehicle funding and fleet management solutions. Owned by BNP Paribas, with substantial buying power, we have 40 years of industry experience and fund more than 160,000 cars and vans. Focused on service quality, Arval UK is a people-led company, with specialist teams dedicated to businesses from start-ups to FTSE 100 companies. Arval continues to invest significantly in technology to improve fleet efficiency and has a comprehensive range of products and services covering funding solutions including contract hire, vehicle maintenance, fuel management, accident management, breakdown recovery, short and medium term hire, insured lease vehicles, full outsourcing and consultancy services. arval.co.uk
BNP Paribas has a presence in 75 countries with more than 185,000 employees, including 145,000 in Europe. It ranks highly in its two core activities: Retail Banking & Services (comprised of Domestic Markets and International Financial Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking. In Europe, the Group has four domestic markets (Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg) and BNP Paribas Personal Finance is the leader in consumer lending. BNP Paribas is rolling out its integrated retail banking model across Mediterranean basin countries, in Turkey, in Eastern Europe and a large network in the western part of the United States. In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, BNP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and solid and fast-growing businesses in Asia-Pacific. bnpparibas.com
With wage growth set to remain almost non-existent and the economy growing only at a crawl, used car buyers will be looking for a complete ‘safety net’ package around their purchases, said Damian Tyler, Head of Business Development at The Warranty Group.
“But the move towards selling the customer not just a car but a high degree of peace of mind around the vehicle is something that we are seeing more and more, and we are working with increasing numbers of dealers to help them develop this idea at almost every price point across the market.
“What is not always realised by the industry is that products such as warranties are, to an extent, economically countercyclical – they become a more important element of the sale in more difficult economic times.
A key product for The Warranty Group, Damian added, was its hybrid warranty-service plan, which enabled dealers to offer a comprehensive used car safety net quickly and easily, at a very reasonable cost to the customer.
