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06 NEWS New EV-only Kia Soul; Ofgem urged to control charging sector 11 NEWS ANALYSIS UK focus for FCA Europe fleet boss 14 GENEVA SHOW 2019 WELCOME The big company car stories Last week, I WLTP on Vehicle Excise Duty and company car tax “in the coming months”. 20 INTERVIEW attended the Answers on a postcard to what this Honda fleet supremo Marc Samuel relaunch event Government means by that time period. for the Go Ultra Don’t forget, we’re about to enter the 22 REVIEWS penultimate tax year for which there are New Volkswagen T-Cross SUV; Low campaign, BIK tables published, so anyone taking new Audi A1 premium supermini a combined a company car from now on has no idea what the Government is going to be 29 LONG-TERM TESTS Government grabbing in tax after the first 24 months of Nissan Leaf farewell; Vauxhall and industry initiative to what will generally be a 36- or 48-month Grandland X update contract. There is enough uncertainty accelerate the move to ultra- in this shambolic pre-Brexit, mid-Brexit 31 KNOWLEDGE low emission vehicles. or maybe-never-Brexit world that we Is 4x4 worth the extra on defleet? Representing the Government was find ourselves marooned in, without the transport minister Jessie Norman, who industry having this absence of clarity. 32 FACTS AND FIGURES said much of what you might expect about It’s damaging for business, for company All the numbers you need to know how committed the Government was to car drivers and for the environment, pushing the adoption of plug-in vehicles. because company cars are the highest-
34 FLEET OF FANCY Unfortunately, there was a bit going volume way to get new technology into the Hot Mercedes-AMG CLS53 on in politics last Tuesday (a little vote marketplace. The Spring Statement was about some minor European issue), so he another opportunity wasted. 06 departed before anyone could ask about the disconnect between the Government drive to lower vehicle emissions and its treatment of the company car sector. Luckily we had to wait less than 24 hours for the answer, with chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement failing to grasp the opportunity to end this unprecedented period of uncertainty. Paul Barker Editor Instead, he chose to extend it with a Newspress Automotive wishy-washy couple of lines on page six of Editor of the Year 2018 14 a seven-page statement that said nothing more than the Government will publish its Guild of Motoring Writers response to the review into the impact of Editor of the Year 2017
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COMPANYCARTODAY.CO.UK 5 The big stories from the NEWS past fortnight in the fleet world
KIA KICKS OFF BUILD UP TO NEW SOUL EV
Kia will drop the petrol and The revised Soul receives Kia’s UK managing director, diesel versions of the Soul a host of new equipment Paul Philpott, said: “We’re leaving only the pure EV when including Kia’s new Uvo telling customers that there’s a the upgraded version goes on connectivity system, large nine-month wait for the e-Niro sale this time next year. touchscreen and a head-up because we already have 1000 fall in diesel sales with growth The new Soul EV will be display. The Uvo system also sold orders and we’re only in petrol, hybrid and electric. produced with either a 39kWh links to an app which allows getting 1000 cars this year. We Used diesel values are starting or a 64kWh battery. However, drivers to control certain need to be up front about this.” to harden which is an indicator the UK has yet to decide if it functions of the car such as Philpott added that while that the diesel fall is slowing.” will take both versions or just pre-heating or pre-cooling retail customers were willing He added that he expected the longer-range option. before a journey. to wait, fleets were usually not. new diesel car sales to be down Kia claims the Soul's While the car will be available However, he added that sales again in 2019, but not to the batteries are 30% more in some European markets this of the Niro hybrid were up 50% same extent as in 2018. efficient than those in the year, the UK will have to wait year-on-year and that there As for Brexit, Philpott said Nissan Leaf, which would mean until the start of 2020. was only a two- to three- a delay would mean a flat the 39kWh Soul has an official The arrival of the Soul will month wait for this car. market, and a no-deal Brexit range of more than 200 miles also help with the demand for Commenting on the change on 29 March would put the and the 64kWh version a range EVs being experienced by Kia in the fuel mix, he said: “Last industry into the unknown. of around 300 miles. for its full-electric e-Niro. year we experienced a 29% Tristan Young
Mazda aims at Qashqai with CX-30 No clarity on Government BIK plans Mazda has unveiled its new The Government is under again failing to reveal rates Nissan Qashqai-rivalling attack for failing to provide beyond the end of the crossover at the Geneva motor future Benefit-in-Kind clarity 2020/21 tax year. show, with the CX-30 sitting for company car drivers “It’s outrageous that we between the CX-3 and CX-5 in and organisations in last weren’t told these rates the firm’s line-up. It is due week’s Spring Statement. years ago, and yet we’re still to go on sale late this year. It went no further than to waiting,” said leasing giant According to Mazda, the stage, but expect the firm’s say a Government response Leaseplan head of consultancy CX-30 is the second model in low-emission petrol engines following the review into the Matthew Walter. “This means its “new-generation line-up”, to feature alongside its impact of WLTP on company that fleets and motorists following on from the new 1.5-litre or 2.0-litre diesels. car tax and VED would arrive cannot properly prepare for 3 lower-medium model. ● Geneva 2019: The top “in the coming months”. the years ahead, which is The Japanese brand has not company car stories The industry reacted with particularly worrying at a time released information on the from Europe’s big frustration to the Government of such economic uncertainty.” vehicle’s powertrains at this motor show, p14
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said Ofgem should regulate the industry to ensure a reliable service. “It’s a bit like the telecoms industry; you can have competition BITES in the cities, but then it comes to putting down to a network in rural areas, INFINITI AXES EUROPEAN is it reasonable to expect OPERATION FROM 2020 competition or must you do Nissan’s premium brand Infiniti deals with single suppliers? is to withdraw from the Western How do you regulate that Europe market early next to ensure the points are year after a failed attempt to charging vehicles properly establish the brand. It registered and the companies are just 750 cars in 2018 for a 0.03% maintaining the service?” market share, down 78.7% on Sir John also hit out at the the 2017 figure of 3515. It has confusing Benefit-in-Kind managed only 48 in the first Infrastructure tsar rates for EVs and called on two months of 2019. Government departments to work together to provide calls for EV charging company car guidance. “It wouldn’t be unusual industry regulation for the Government departments not to be in Energy industry regulator the network is going to need alignment and of course if Ofgem should control the reinforcements in some places.” you were in the Treasury UK’s public electric vehicle Sir John warned that without and you saw an opportunity charging sector, the nation’s Ofgem’s involvement a large- to enhance revenue for infrastructure tsar has said. scale roll-out of public chargers three or four years knowing FEBRUARY NEW CAR In an exclusive interview may not happen. “I think there’s you were going to lose some SALES SLIGHTLY UP with Company Car Today, a tendency where everyone of it after that, you may The UK new car market has Sir John Armitt CBE, chair of sits back and says ‘well the choose to do that,” he said, experienced growth for the the National Infrastructure oil companies are going to put adding: “The Government first time in five months, with Commission (NIC), said the banks at filling stations’. They has to get its ducks in a the number of cars registered country’s energy watchdog can’t do that without knowing row so people can see a during February increasing needs to be “in the middle of there’s an electricity supply.” consistency with policy not by 1.4% compared with 12 the roll-out of chargers”. Should a large-scale roll- just for three years but for months ago. The number of cars The NIC was established out occur and with the right 10 years. If the Secretaries registered to fleets fell by 1.3% by the Government in 2015 direction from the Government, of State aren’t showing a compared with February 2018. and provides impartial advice Sir John believes it may be desire to work together on long-term infrastructure possible for 100% of new car and are paddling their challenges to ministers. registrations to be electric by own canoes, that doesn’t VOLVO TO LIMIT ALL NEW “The roll-out of electric 2030 – a decade ahead of the encourage the teams in the CARS TO 112MPH TOP SPEED cars is going to be driven by Department for Transport’s departments to do anything Volvo will limit the top speed charging points. Everyone stated ambition in its ‘Road to but mimic that behaviour.” of all its new cars to 112mph will have a different degree Zero’ whitepaper. He concluded: “If you from 2020. The Swedish brand of range anxiety and that is But responding to Company want change, regulation is said it is also investigating how going to influence the sales Car Today’s investigation a great way to achieve it, geofencing control systems significantly,” he explained. into the shortcomings of the but people want to see that could limit speeds near hospitals “The charging point companies Ecotricity motorway service it is going be consistently and schools in the future, as well are going to have to work with station network in late 2018, applied in a timeframe in as ways to combat alcohol and the distribution networks he raised concerns about the which they can invest.” distraction as accident causes. and with National Grid, and reliability of public units and Daniel Puddicombe
TESLA CUTS PRICES OF ITS MODEL S AND X Ford Tourneo Custom goes 48-volt I-Pace named as Tesla has dropped the prices of its Model S saloon and Model X Ford's Tourneo Custom model The 130hp and 185hp hybrid European CotY SUV. The price cuts mean the – the passenger-carrying offerings emit 137g/km of entry-level Model S costs from variant of the Transit Custom CO2 when tested on the NEDC The Jaguar I-Pace has £72,000 – £2000 less than – is to be offered with mild cycle, which rises to 183g/km followed up on its UK Car of before – while the Model X now hybrid tech when the revised of CO2 when tested under the the Year prize by winning costs from £80,200. The top- model arrives later this year. new WLTP rules, Ford said. the European version. spec Ludicrous Performance The brand said the addition It is the first time a Model S now costs £83,300. of the 48-volt system will Jaguar has won the award. deliver 3% efficiencies. The I-Pace beat the Alpine A 2.0-litre diesel is being A110 in a tie-breaker, while offered with three power the other finalists were the outputs – 105hp, 130hp and Citroen C5 Aircross, Ford 185hp, although the hybrid Focus, Kia Ceed, Mercedes can only be equipped with the A-Class and Peugeot 508. two more powerful options.
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VAN USERS TOLD TO MIND range. All 65 Van Centres AVERAGE NEW CAR CO2 operators in the annual RENEWAL SCHEDULES employ dedicated LCV sales EMISSIONS UP IN 2018 Experteye Awards. Skoda Van fleet operators should consultants, who are said to The average CO2 emissions of was named as the most review their vehicle renewal provide a personal response new cars registered in the UK improved manufacturer. schedules ahead of the in line with the customer’s rose by 4.3% in 2018 over implementation of the WLTP business requirements. 2017, according to automotive BREXIT WARNING FOR testing regime this data company Jato Dynamics. DRIVERS OFF INTO EUROPE September, said vehicle VAN DRIVERS STILL FLOUT The firm said the average British drivers are likely to consultancy service Puddy’s PHONE-DRIVE LAWS new car emitted 125.1g/km require a Green Card in order Vehicle Solutions Group. It More than half of van drivers of CO2, compared with to take their vehicles into warned that the car WLTP have admitted driving while 120.8g/km in 2017. The UK’s Europe, regardless of whether process led to some models using a mobile phone without figure is ranked 17th in Europe. there is a deal on Brexit, said being axed or withdrawn. using a hands-free device, Norway took the top spot Venson Fleet Solutions. The despite the threat of a £200 with an average of 72.4g/km. documentation comes on top VAUXHALL DEALER fine and six points on their of the VE103B form required VAN CENTRES NAMED licence. According to BMW GRABS EXPERTEYE for leased or rented vehicles Vauxhall has announced that Volkswagen Vans’ research MANUFACTURER AWARD to prove that the driver has 65 dealers have been made of 500 drivers, only 27% said BMW has been named as the the right to take the car Van Centres. The new they use a hands-free kit best manufacturer for leasing abroad, while an International network offers sales, in their vehicle. companies and fleet Driver’s Permit may also be aftersales and workshop required; it is available from services for its LCVs product selected post offices.
TECHNOLOGY the London Ultra Low Emission ROUND UP Zone next month. “Fleets are already choosing the vehicles GOOD ENERGY BUYS they will operate for the next STAKE IN ZAP MAP few years,” said BVRLA chief Renewable energy company executive Gerry Keaney. “We Good Energy has taken a urgently need a clear, long- 12.5% stake in EV charging term vision that includes the point location website Zap right support for SMEs and Map. The firm also has an smartphone. The other essential road users.” option to take a majority Korean brands said the ENVIRONMENT shareholding within two ‘digital key’ could be used by PUBLIC FUNDING FOR 50 years. Good Energy said its up to four people, making it NEW EV CHARGE POINTS investment “reflects the useful for pool vehicles. Cars EMISSIONS-RATING Highways England has fast-changing way in which are unlocked when the SERVICE LAUNCHED committed £2.8m for the people live with energy with vehicle detects the A new emissions-rating system installation of 50 new electric an increasing number of smartphone, and once has been launched to give fleet vehicle charge points over the households and businesses aboard, the vehicle can be managers a clearer idea about next nine months, with the goal now generating power, not started once the the local air pollution emissions of 95% of the UK’s motorways just consuming it.” smartphone has been of vehicles. The Air Index and A-roads being within 20 placed on a charging pad. scheme tests cars sourced miles of a charge point. BP HYUNDAI/KIA DEVELOP The tech could start to independently from vehicle Chargemaster will be SMARTPHONE KEY appear this year. manufacturers with portable responsible for the points in the Hyundai and Kia are emissions analysis units, which north, and Swarco UK in the developing an app which will BMW AND MERCEDES IN record actual on-road driving in south, with the contract also allow car owners to unlock DRIVERLESS TIE-UP towns and cities. The results including a seven-year and start their vehicle via a BMW and Mercedes have are shown via an A-to-E maintenance agreement. signed an agreement to colour-coded rating. jointly develop autonomous vehicle technology. The BVRLA CALLS FOR firms said the agreement is LONG-TERM ULEZ VISION a “long- term, strategic The BVRLA has called on cooperation” and aimed at policymakers to properly making next-level engage with the fleet industry technologies available. to tackle air quality problems ahead of the introduction of
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UK at heart of large corporates, both of which may acquire their fleets in a Tech solutions to number of ways. boost FCA fleet European FCA “Small business is the biggest growing sector of the market it’s also the most profitable In a bid to both keep in for both us and the leasing touch with end users and fleet advance companies. They’re looking for increase sales, FCA has mobility solutions.” two Europe-wide web- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has a special project with these However, the large corporate based systems called made significant in-roads into countries that should be at the sector still takes 50% of the Drivers Club and Privilege. the European fleet segment same as the European level.” market, according to Grosso. “I have lots of over the past three years under FCA’s newest strategy is “We are a good player here different customers,” the command of European based on several “pillars” because that’s where we says FCA European fleet boss Alessandro Grosso. including product and invested in the past and now fleet boss Alessandro However, not all markets have customer experience. we have the product, so all we Grosso. “There are the increased at the same rate and On the product front, the have to do is collect owners. We leasing companies, the now the UK and Germany are group has one of the widest are the preferred supplier for corporates, the fleet gaining more of the focus. ranges of any manufacturer BT both for passenger cars and manager, but also the “There are 10 major markets because it has not only Fiat LCV and we are the preferred user-chooser. All those in Europe in true fleet and they cars, but also Fiat commercial supplier for some ambulance levels are filters. It makes account for around 3.5 million vehicles, Alfa Romeo, Jeep trusts and for Rentokil.” the user-chooser like a vehicles,” says Grosso. “That and even the Abarth and FCA’s plan for growth in the ghost to us.” includes fleet sales through Maserati brands. UK and across Europe is to To connect with current our dealers, long-term rental “In terms of our FCA product work more closely with the FCA drivers the company and all their sub-channels from we have the best coverage of leasing firms and brokers. has launched Drivers Club. corporate to private. sectors of the market including “We have to work more “We give people “So that’s about 30% LCV. I want to play in all of the directly with the leasing [FCA drivers/owners] market share across the 10 market sub-channels, too. companies in order to develop the chance to join the major markets, and by those “What that claim means all the sub-channels; telesales, Drivers Club with only I mean Italy, France, Germany, is that I can offer a car in any digital sales and e-commerce. the registration plate. Spain, the UK, Belgium, segment that the customer These distribution channels With that you can get Netherlands, Poland, Austria wants. It also means the should be combined with our leisure gifts, physical and Switzerland.” customer can have these in any channels, that way we should gifts, according to your In 2015, FCA had 4% of the channel so they can buy, lease, cover all of the market. car. With this I can find fleet market at a European level, or rent,” says Grosso. Grosso claims this should out the renewal date and according to Grosso (pictured). He points out that he result in a “perfect storm” I can directly attack the “Now we are at 5% in Europe. is mirroring the way the of fleet sales. user-chooser. We know “We have been growing in all larger leasing companies are “One area we could do that 86% of people who of the countries, including the working in order for better more in in the UK is Motability, drive an FCA car renew UK and Germany. In Spain, we communication and tie-ins particularly with Jeep because with us. We only know doubled our market share from with these firms. This means the SUV segment is booming.” this because they use the 3-6%. In France, we have more FCA’s European fleet operation In a bid to capture a greater Drivers Club.” than double digit growth.” is segmented by the type of proportion of cars that go Privilege is essentially However, Grosso admits: “I’m customer and the way they to fleets via brokers, FCA is an affinity scheme, not playing in a good way in the run a vehicle. The customer working with its in-house lease although Grosso does not UK and Germany. Those two segments include individual firm Leasys. like the term. “It means markets account for 45% of the business cars often operated “More than 40% of leasing we can offer FCA partners total weight of fleet in Europe. under a business contract hire sales are being made through and our employees the I’m playing, but not in the proper package through a retailer, brokers. We have been investing chance to buy at the best way. That means that I have through SME customers up to a lot with our captive leasing discount rate but also firm Leasys. And some of that the best lease rate. investment is into a broker “With Drivers Club and In the UK and Germany, channel. Also we are partners Privilege we have gained I’m playing, but not in with the main brokers in the more than 3000 more UK,” says Grosso. orders in nine months.” the proper way Tristan Young
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The big stories from this Show Report year’s Swiss spectacular
GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 2019 The Geneva motor show is where car makers throw a spotlight on their latest developments. Paul Barker picks out the big company car news
Audi Q4 E-Tron which could take the name concept Q3 Sportback. This will be Audi’s fifth full electric vehicle, behind the When will it be on the road? E-Tron, its E-Tron Sportback It’s due to launch in the sibling, the Chinese market second half of next year. Q2L E-Tron and the E-Tron GT saloon. It’s a smallish SUV AUDI SHOW STORIES that sits below the E-Tron, The brand showed its new which is about to launch. range of plug-in hybrid models, with the Q5 coming Why is it interesting to first in late spring, A7 and A8 company car operators? PHEVs following in late Alfa Tonale Audi is quoting a range of summer and the A6 due by previews a 270 miles, with 80% the end of the year. Audi is new small SUV charging achievable in 30 also reinstating the A3 and minutes. The Q4 will also Q7 plug-in hybrids that it Alfa Romeo Tonale Why is it interesting to lead to a regular internal sold prior to the brand’s Alfa Romeo has achieved a company car operators? combustion-engined car, problems around WLTP. good degree of success with The car is claimed to be a the Stelvio SUV, and is now plug-in hybrid, although no turning its attention to a details about the powertrain, E-Tron concept smaller sibling for the car, with its efficiency or its has a range of this Tonale concept car performance were offered. 270 miles previewing the model that will slot in below the Stelvio and go When will it be on the road? up against the likes of the Audi It’s expected in 2021. Q3 and BMW X1. Alfa designers have looked at the way other ALFA SHOW STORIES brands have transformed The brand also showed its concepts into production cars, 2019-model-year Giulietta in an attempt to avoid having to lower medium model, complete tone it down too much and with Euro6D engines and risk disappointing those who revised trim levels, plus a new like the show car. Visconti Green colour choice.
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Citroen AMI One the two door panels being Concept the same size and shape, Certainly not a car that we’ll likewise the front and rear see in production any time panels, making it easier to soon, this is Citroen’s stock replacements. exercise in what the urban mobility future could look When will it be on the road? like. Designed to be driven Never, but its ideas could without a licence, the form part of urban mobility electric two-seat Ami One in the next decade. Concept is aimed at urban car share operation. CITROEN SHOW STORIES BMW is The first full electric Citroen widening its Why is it interesting to will come in 2020 with a hybrid range company car operators? replacement for the C4 Though not a car we’ll see Cactus, although there’s a on the road, some of the good chance it will launch BMW PHEVs Why are they interesting to ideas are interesting, such as with a different name. BMW went a bit plug-in company car operators? hybrid crazy in Geneva, with With the exception of the X3, all four new PHEVs, plus the PHEVs get under 50g/km, improvements to the range which is very good news from a and emissions on its two taxation point of view. existing ones. The BMW PHEV offering will expand to include When will they be on the road? the 330e (39g/km and 37-mile The 7-Series comes in spring, electric range), X3 (56g/km and the rest in Q3, apart from and 31 miles), X5 (49g/km the X3 due at the end of 2019. and 50 miles) and 7-Series (from 48gkm and 36g/km), BMW SHOW STORIES Meanwhile, new battery tech The new X7 and the 7-series AMI One is for the 530e drops it from facelift were both displaying Citroen’s look 49g/km to 38g/km, and the the huge front grille that into the future 225xe goes down by 14g/km characterises the two models to get down to 43g/km. at the top of the BMW line-up.
Cupra Formentor figure for a very rapid and Although this is technically aggressive-looking still only a concept car, it will crossover is a good blend. be the second model for the newly devolved Cupra brand When will it be on the road? that sits as a sporty sibling Production starts next year. to Seat, rather than the sporty Seat that it was CUPRA SHOW STORIES before. The Formentor has a The Cupra range will extend 242hp plug-in hybrid to three models when the powertrain, and is, in effect, next-generation Seat Leon a sporty coupe version of is launched, because a the Ateca. sporty Cupra spin-off will Fiat’s concept also appear. The Cupra may offer hints Why is it interesting to Formentor is also likely to of new Panda company car operators? spawn a regular and less A 31-mile range and performance-orientated potential 38g/km emissions Seat Formentor model. Fiat Concept customers can order online Centoventi and fit themselves. The Centoventi celebrates Fiat’s 120th anniversary, Why is it interesting to and is seen as a possible company car operators? pointer to the next-generation The batteries slot under the Panda city car. It can be floor, opening up the possibility specified with from one of changing the range in-life. to five battery packs, each offering around 60 miles of When will it be on the road? range, while the show car has Fiat remained tight-lipped. flexibility that includes swapping out the front seat for FIAT’S OTHER SHOW STORIES a child seat or dog cage. Fiat is A new top model has been Formentor using the car to investigate the added to the lower-medium points to a possibility of extras, including Tipo five-door line-up, with the hot Cupra SUV sound system, dashboard, door Sport getting new bumpers, panels and seat cushions, that side skirts and a rear spoiler.
COMPANYCARTODAY.CO.UK 15 Honda e Prototype full electric car, and the firm The e Prototype is a is estimating a range of development of the Urban around 120 miles. Honda EV concept car shown in claims that it has already 2017, and, according to brand received 15,000 registered insiders, is at least 80% of expressions of interest. the way to the production car, although some concept When will it be on the road? car elements such as the Order books will open in the illuminated badge, won’t summer, with first deliveries make it to production. It’s expected early next year. rear-wheel drive. HONDA SHOW STORIES Hybrid Jeeps Why is it interesting to The brand used the show to will excel off the company car operators? say 100% of its vehicle sales beaten track The production version, will be electrified – including which will be revealed in the EV, plug-in, hybrid and mild autumn, will be Honda’s first hybrid tech – by 2025. Jeep PHEVs for both models down below The Jeep brand took its first 50g/km according to Jeep, steps into the electric world although specific figures have by exhibiting plug-in hybrid yet to be released. Renegade and Compass models. The systems use a When will it be on the road? 1.3-litre petrol engine and a Predictions are that the cars battery that can run in isolation will come in the middle of for around 31 miles, and as well 2020, although they are not as improving efficiency, the yet confirmed for UK sale. system is claimed to help with off-road ability thanks to JEEP SHOW STORIES the greater torque provided Jeep showed the full line-up by the electric motor. of its new ‘S’ range of cars, e Prototype designed to enhance the is close to the Why is it interesting to “sporty, metropolitan appeal” production car company car operators? of the SUVs, while reasserting The PHEVs will get emissions their off-road qualities.
Imagine is Kia’s bid to appeal to Mazda CX-30 dominated by the likes of buyers’ hearts A new crossover to sit the Kia Sportage, Nissan between the CX-3 and Qashqai and Volkswagen CX-5 SUVs, the CX-30 T-Roc, is still growing in follows on from the new popularity, and this new Mazda 3 in offering premium model gives Mazda a core interior quality and classy rival below the larger CX-5. design. Even though engines, emissions and When will it be on the road? specifications are still to It should be available before be revealed, the new the end of this year. model will get Mazda’s latest Skyactiv-X MAZDA SHOW STORIES engine technology. The other main story at the show was the well-received Why is it interesting to new 3, which is about to go company car operators? on sale in the UK. Kia Imagine electric car, rather than the The crossover sector, According to Kia, this current strategy of electric concept doesn’t necessarily versions of its regular models. lead directly to any new CX-30 gives model in particular, but it When will it be on the road? Mazda a rival is instead a design study Certainly not for several years, to the Qashqai showing the next generation and possibly through several of the firm’s electric cars. It’s design iterations. supposed to prove that electric cars can appeal emotionally as KIA SHOW STORIES well as rationally. The new Soul EV, as it will be known in the UK, was also on Why is it interesting to display, and will come to the company car operators? UK at the very end of this year. Kia has confirmed six more The manufacturer is still to electrified cars by 2022, and decide which of the battery around that point it should be capacity alternatives it will bring launching a first dedicated in, or whether it will sell both.
16 COMPANYCARTODAY.CO.UK GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 2019
Mitsubishi close to what will be under Engelberg Tourer the new model. Named after the Swiss Ski resort, the Engelberg Tourer When will it be on the road? is a twin-motor four-wheel Around two years from now, drive plug-in hybrid so at some point in 2021. crossover concept car with a battery range of 43 miles. MITSUBISHI SHOW This also combines with a STORIES 2.4-litre petrol engine. The brand revealed a new domestic charge system Why is it interesting to that will be able to return company car operators? power from car to grid, as Space, style and efficiency It is an early signal of the well as charging the car from the CLA wagon new Outlander, the UK’s using solar panels. Called best-selling plug-in hybrid Dendo Drive House, it is set car, with the powertrain and to be offered through Mercedes-Benz CLA from the same RDE2-compliant underpinnings being very dealers from later this year. Shooting Brake power that the new A- and This is the fourth part of B-Class models are already Mercedes’ small car line-up, offered with. Engelberg has following on from the Outlander’s Company Car Today CCT100 When will it be on the road? running gear Car of the Year A-Class, First deliveries are scheduled the new B-Class and the for this autumn, with orders four-door coupe CLA. taken from June.
Why is it interesting to MERCEDES SHOW STORIES company car operators? The second car with Mercedes’ Even though Mercedes has EQ electric brand was revealed yet to confirm engines, apart at the show in the form of a from the range-topping concept car called EQV and 225hp CLA250 petrol, it’s based on the V-Class MPV, logical to assume the CLA which itself was also at the Shooting Brake will benefit show in facelifted form.
New 208 will Nissan IMQ concept UK, a new direction for the offer various The IMQ concept car is a model that established the powertrains strong hint at the next- crossover sector is big news. generation Qashqai, given that Nissan admits the car When will it be on the road? “points heavily towards The replacement for the future C-segment Qashqai will be here in 2022. crossovers”. That’s in both design language and the NISSAN SHOW STORIES e-Power hybrid powertrain, The e-Power hybrid system which is confirmed for will appear in several other Europe in 2022. models as well as the new Qashqai, with the brand Why is it interesting to predicting a five-fold company car operators? increase in electrified sales With the Qashqai holding its by 2022, and that Nissan will position as one of the be at twice the market biggest-selling cars in the average by the end of 2022. Peugeot 208 unpublished, should drop for This is the all-new version of the conventional models too. the big-selling hatchback, and the main news is that it will When will it be on the road? come with petrol, diesel and First deliveries will be at electric powertrain options in the very beginning of 2020, the same bodystyle. Peugeot with the electric car following plans for customers to choose shortly behind. the car they want and then add the powertrain that suits them, PEUGEOT SHOW STORIES rather than offer different The Peugeot stand also had electric models. a 400hp 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered concept car, Squint and Why is it interesting to capable of 30 miles on the you’ll see the company car operators? battery and offering a 49g/km next Qashqai The electric 208 will have a emissions figure, yet 0-62mph range of around 211 miles, while in 4.3 seconds. Peugeot’s boss emissions figures, as yet said the firm intends to build it.
COMPANYCARTODAY.CO.UK 17 Polestar 2 although the brand says the As the name suggests, this car will only be available for is the second car from order via online sales. It will Volvo’s fledgling electric though open a network of performance car brand. “Polestar Spaces” for The 2 is a rival for the new viewing the car and offering Tesla Model 3, and the test drives. launch edition will cost a little more than £50,000, When will it be on the road? before a cheaper model The 2 is due to arrive late will join the range at around this year. the £35,000 mark. POLESTAR SHOW STORIES The new Clio will Why is it interesting to The show stand was a eventually have company car operators? simple affair with just the hybrid power It’s a premium-brand two Polestar 2 models. The electric vehicle with a range £128,000 Polestar 1 wasn’t of more than 300 miles, anywhere to be seen. Renault Clio will be launched next year, and Traditionally Renault’s biggest Renault claims it has used its selling model in the UK, the Clio electric vehicle experience of has been overtaken in recent the past decade to make the times by the Captur crossover. hybrid version drive more like Nevertheless, this all-new an electric vehicle than an model is only evolutionary on assisted petrol. the outside, because styling was the chief buying decision When will it be on the road? for the current model. It is, First Clio deliveries are however, vastly improved scheduled for October. inside, as that’s where Renault’s customers said there RENAULT SHOW STORIES was big room for improvement. The Clio range in the UK will be Polestar 2 is topped by a RS-Line model a rival to the Why is it interesting to with deeper front bumper, Tesla Model 3 company car operators? unique alloy wheels and various A hybrid 1.6-litre petrol version interior upgrades.
El-Born will catapult Seat on Skoda Vision iV potential to recharge to to electric stage This is a preview of the first 80% in half an hour. electric Skoda, which will arrive next year. It has an When will it be on the road? electric motor for each axle Skoda is quoting around to make it four-wheel drive, mid-2020, with the as well as introducing production version revealed technology such as in less than 12 months. smartphones being integrated directly into the SKODA SHOW STORIES infotainment system and The small Kamiq SUV was acting as a digital key to shown, largely deploying unlock the vehicle. mini-me styling from the larger Karoq and Kodiaq Why is it interesting to SUVs. It is due to go on company car operators? sale in early Q4, around Skoda is quoting a range of the same time as the Seat El-Born pushed Seat into the top 10 more than 300 miles and the facelifted Superb. This is Seat’s move into electric brands for true fleet sales in ’18. cars, with the production version of the El-Born, named When will it be on the road? Skoda concept after what’s described as one Seat is looking at the second has a motor of Barcelona’s “most half of next year. on each axle emblematic neighbourhoods”, set to be the second car in the SEAT SHOW STORIES VW Group to use the new The Spanish brand also showed electric vehicle platform. a Renault Twizy-like electric quadricycle called Minimo – Why is it interesting to standing for minimum size, company car operators? maximum mobility – featuring With a range of around 260 a battery swap to quickly miles and 80% recharge in 47 restore the 62-mile range. Seat minutes using 100kW DC is looking at the vehicle forming supercharging, the El-Born part of autonomous ride- will add to a range of cars that hailing developments.
18 COMPANYCARTODAY.CO.UK GENEVA MOTOR SHOW 2019
Subaru e-Boxer Forester will be a few engines grammes higher. Subaru used the show to exhibit e-Boxer hybrid When will it be on the road? versions of the XV and First deliveries are expected Forester SUVs. The system in the autumn, with pricing uses a 2.0-litre petrol and full information due at engine, mated to an electric the end of this month. motor and driving through a CVT automatic gearbox. SUBARU SHOW STORIES The brand also had the Viziv Why is it interesting to concept car, which is a more Korando will company car operators? luxurious off-roader. Subaru offer value as The system is claimed to is considering offering a mix well as high spec cut fuel consumption by of working vehicles and 11%, and should bring the those aimed at users XV below the 150g/km unlikely to take their SsangYong Korando user choosers thanks mainly to mark for emissions. The cars off-road. The new Korando marks a big what should be an extremely step forward for the Korean competitive P11D price and brand, with a sharper exterior decent CO2 figures. On top of look, improved interior design that, the brand is claiming its and quality, and claimed new car can compete on merit class-leading interior space, with anything in the crossover including a huge 551-litre boot. sector, while still offering The Nissan Qashqai-sized better value for money. crossover will launch with the choice of a new 163hp 1.5-litre When will it be on the road? petrol with 146g/km, and a The car is scheduled to go on revised 136hp 1.6-litre diesel sale in the middle of this year. engine with 115g/km. SSANGYONG SHOW STORIES Forester hybrid Why is it interesting to A fully electric version of the will be more company car operators? Korando will follow next year, economical The Korando will make sense for the brand’s first EV in Europe.
Buggy shows Toyota Corolla Trek 2.0-litre hybrid powertrains EV platform’s The Corolla Trek is a similar and only in front-wheel versatility move to Ford’s recently drive form, the Trek model launched Focus Active – a should offer some very lower-medium model with good efficiency figures. raised ride height and body cladding for a more rugged When will it be on the road? look. It is aimed at those Sales begin in early 2020. who like SUV styling but not the cost and it’s only TOYOTA SHOW STORIES offered with the Touring The new Corolla will also get Sports estate. The name a sporty-looking range- comes as a result of a tie-up topper early next year with with the Trek bike company. the launch of the GR Sport model, featuring new grille, Why is it interesting to lower skirts, sills and a rear company car operators? diffuser, as well as various Coming with the 1.8- or interior improvements. Volkswagen ID Buggy the momentum up until the The latest concept car from production cars appear. Volkswagen’s electric ID branding is the fifth and When will it be on the road? hopefully final one before we The first VW electric car, the start seeing the production ID, will launch early next year. models. The ID Buggy isn’t likely to make it into production VW SHOW STORIES itself, but is supposed to show The revised VW Passat was how the VW Group’s new EV also on the stand, ahead of the platform could be used by third facelifted cars arriving in the UK parties to produce bodies to sit around the September number over the EV tech. plate change. The GTE plug-in hybrid model will return with Corolla Trek Why is it interesting to an enhanced battery range, is aimed at company car operators? and the Golf GTE will also outdoor fans It’s another step on the road to make a comeback at the VW’s EV strategy, and keeps same sort of time.
COMPANYCARTODAY.CO.UK 19 Paul Barker grabs a cuppa and a chat with one of fleet's Coffee with... most influential figures
MARC SAMUEL FLEET SALES OPERATIONS MANAGER, HONDA UK
ON YOUR BIKE
Honda’s UK operation concerns more than just cars, with motorbikes and power products (from boat engines and quad bikes to generators and lawnmowers) also in the same stable. But it’s the motorbikes in particular that Samuel says has an opportunity to cross over with the fleet operation, although the power Marc Samuel is approaching his third terms of user-chooser fleet; end users are products division also now has a anniversary heading up Honda’s fleet specifically looking at those cars. corporate manager. operation, in which time the brand has “We’ve seen people, big launched the CCT100 Award-winning What did you mean when you said companies, move into smaller Civic, has the new CR-V coming and has Q there are some public sectors you premises with fewer car parking an exciting new electric car on the horizon. won’t choose to work with? spaces, and suddenly they want to Framework-wise, we’re not really talk about bike-to-work schemes. We’re supportive of that because if Where is the Honda line-up in terms concentrating on central Government. A you bring them in to the Honda brand, Q of where you would like it to be in We have a lot of contacts within local they see the rest of the product fleet, and where are your targets? Government so we’re going to be going line-up as well,” Samuel tells We’ve got quite clear ideas on where to the individual public sector entities; Company Car Today. “With Honda A the vehicles should be positioned and there is a focus on speaking to the end being the number one in the UK in against what industries they should be user rather than getting tied up in the bike sales, there is a natural positioned. We used to be the public sector frameworks. We’ve got a very competitive crossover, and it doesn’t take away, vehicle of choice; certainly with Jazz, and proposition, I just wasn’t convinced how you tend to find people still take a the CR-V used to be one of the first much of that proposition was getting company car and they might want a company bike as well.” responder vehicles that people would go to, through the noise of those frameworks. and we maybe haven’t focused on that. So, The new CR-V, specifically CR-V hybrid there is going to be some more focus on because of the green credentials that where we are with public sector, working central and local Government need to have, with some of the major frameworks, but is viable, and that sector likes those cars also not working with some of them as so why shouldn’t we talk to people? well, in terms of being quite selective about who we work with to maintain focus across Are there any other areas you feel you the UK. Civic and CR-V, because of where Q are under-represented? they are in their life cycles, are the vehicles We tend to focus where we’ve had a that people want to talk to us about in A win; we look at other businesses in
20 COMPANYCARTODAY.CO.UK INTERVIEW that sector, because you can take the and experience they want. I think at a learning you have had in that sector to grass roots level we have got a real other businesses. opportunity to go to local business with TOP PICKS We’ve been under-represented in an affordable product line-up. companies for quite a while, so the MARC selects his industries we work in are still everywhere; What would be a successful next 12 stand-out vehicles we’ve just got a more viable proposition Q months for you? What are the key to talk to them about now because we’ve goals going forward? got case studies and examples of Dealer profitability is key to where we PAS T companies that have taken our cars. A are, and that means being able to HONDA XRV750 We now have a bank of testimonials we supply them with the right car at the right AFRICA TWIN didn’t have 24 months ago. Customers are time for the customer that is walking As a frustrated biker, I would love a happy to give us their recommendation, through their door. It’s about making sure Honda XRV750 Africa Twin. It’s such and that means a lot. that our true fleet and end-user an iconic bike and revolutionised the customers have got the right car at the adventure bike market - however, How has that Platinum Programme right time. We have got sales targets to be with a 250-mile commute, I don’t Q gone in terms of increasing fleet agreed, but I know what those channels think it’s going to happen. business through the dealers? look like and I want to make sure that my We’ve seen an increase a growth in team and the network are armed with the A our local business sales, the SME right tool kit to go and speak to customers sector, which is complimented by the in the way they want to be spoken to. SME programme we have got with our We’ve just taken on a new dealer virtual account managers, so we’ve programmes manager for the south, and seen an uplift in contact with the virtual his main function is to help dealers from account managers through the network. a coaching function, so he’s out with the We’ve also seen the number of contracts platinum programme dealers, working with we’ve got in that sector increase. But them on end user customers and making what we have seen as well is that because sure that when you walk into a dealer you we have had two major account managers are getting the level of corporate in situ (one for the north, one for the experience that you are expecting. south), for nearly two years as well, we’ve We’re trying to craft a network of PRESENT started to see growth in major account consultants – not someone who’s just HONDA CR-V HYBRID business, which has all come through trying to sell you a car, but someone who It has to be the CR-V Hybrid. I am just leasing company interaction and network is listening to your needs for that car. Do about to take delivery of one and, as interaction. The likes of Wurth, we’ve just you need 400 litres of boot space? What’s a high-mileage driver, I’m looking got onto their business need cars so we’ll your normal commute? What kind of fuel forward to seeing how it compares be delivering nearly 200 cars over the next do you think you should be using? Where day-to-day with running a diesel. CCT two years. is your BIK level? What does CO2 mean The huge boot space will also be very to you in your back pocket? We’re going handy for the family at weekends. What are your ambitions in the to listen to customers. Q company car sector for this year? We’re taking a conservative view on Looking at the electric city car A next financial year, because there are Q coming early next year, it must be still businesses out there that haven’t exciting to have a product that the whole made a buying decision because they are industry is extremely interested in? waiting to see what will happen at the end It is a fantastic-looking car; it’s of March. We also know some of the A markedly different to most things in leasing companies have been both the marketplace, you really do sit up and informally and formally extending take notice of it. What I want, and I’m on contracts out. Those cars are going to our electric vehicle steering committee, is come back into marketplace and we want to make sure that it has a viable use for to make sure we are well-positioned to business users. It’s making sure we know deal with those, but I’m not going to spend what the range is, we’ll know what the the next financial year trying to blow the price is going to be, we’ll know what the FUTURE doors off the industry. lead times on the car is going to be, and all HONDA NSX What I want to focus on is what we’re of the technologies that go in it. I would love an NSX. Not only is it doing with our network, focus on the I’m also really aware of making sure that absolutely stunning to look at, but it systems and processes we have internally that car is viable for use, so there will be really is a piece of engineering genius to make sure we are dealing with the SME a charging system, there will be support with the hybrid technology making businesses, local businesses, as well and structures in place to make sure it happens the car faster. It is the ultimate major account business through our major correctly, which is why I wanted to be pairing of sensible hybrid and not-so- account managers, and that the involved with the steering committee sensible performance car. customers are getting the kind of service in the first place.
SAMUEL ON… MEETING EMISSIONS REGULATIONS A lot of people have said they won’t have a diesel car in their range, but if you look at the facts and figures as we go into RDE2, I think some people will have to have a diesel car to get to their Corporate Average Fuel Economy target figures.
COMPANYCARTODAY.CO.UK 21 Behind the wheel of CCT Review the latest fleet metal
VOLKSWAGEN T-CROSS 1.0TSI 115 R-Line
It had to happen eventually, and it took a Instead, it has to rely on being very good. The interior of the T-Cross is a triumph while coming, but Volkswagen has finally It manages it, too. Given that the bits in some senses. While there is nothing new launched its small, supermini-based SUV underneath the T-Cross are the same as about the things that it offers in terms of to take on the likes of the Mazda CX-3, those underneath the excellent Polo, it is practicality, it manages to make them Nissan Juke, Seat Arona etc. little surprise that the SUV handles with work that bit better than rivals. The UK offering is fairly small to start off the same composure as its smaller For example, the sliding rear bench seat with. There is a choice of two engines, a equivalent. The larger 18-inch alloy wheels goes back far enough to provide a vast 1.0-litre petrol in either 95hp amount of legroom in the rear, or 115hp versions. The former while you can still edge it forward comes with a five-speed It’s a sensible option in and still get an adult passenger in manual gearbox only, while a sector that has tended the back with ease and a decent you can choose between a amount of boot space. Slide the six-speed manual or a DSG to focus on quirkiness seat all the way forwards and you auto on the more powerful get 455 litres of room. version. It’s the more powerful manual that don’t adversely affect the ride and it is The front part of the cabin is excellent is expected to make up the bulk of UK comfortable and unfussed by the prospect in many ways, and features a level of sales, in the SE trim. of being thrown through a fast corner or technology far beyond what you would Because all its rivals have had a chance two, despite its elevated ride height. expect or hope for from a car in this to get their own version out first, there Perhaps the only gripe is that the category. The higher trims, from SEL aren’t many wild innovations left for the steering is a little light, but it’s a minor upwards, get an 8.0-inch touchscreen as T-Cross to offer to make it stand out. quibble at most. part of the infotainment system, while the
22 COMPANYCARTODAY.CO.UK REVIEW SPACE There is enough cabin SPECS room for one adult to sit behind another, and the MODEL: VW T-Cross boot is big enough for all 1.0 TSI 115 R-Line of their luggage. It has P11D: £23,550 455 litres with the rear seat slid right COMBINED MPG: 47.9mpg forward CO₂: 115g/km ON SALE: April 2019
ENGINE It may be only a 1.0-litre unit but it develops 115hp. This engine is expected to be the bigger seller in SE trim and linked to the manual six-speed ’box
CABIN Equipment is pretty comprehensive on all trim levels, but while the plastic highlights give the interior a funky appearance, they feel top R-Line model even gets the digital a bit cheap instrument cluster as seen on higher end models in the VW Group; this really elevates the feeling of quality in the cabin. The big disappointment is the quality of the plastics, though, particularly up on the ADDED EXTRAS top parts of the dash. It’s the only real part of the car that lets the feeling of quality Volkswagen has chosen not to follow slip and shows that this is still a car that fellow VW Group brand Seat in limiting has been built on a bit of a budget. the options you can get on the T-Cross, In many other ways, though, the so you can still add a selection of visual T-Cross is a sensible, practical and and technological treats to the small compelling option in a segment that has SUV to make it your own. One element details and you can only pair them tended to add a little too much in the way that is distinctly un-VW is the alloy with the corresponding exterior paint. of quirkiness sometimes. wheels with splashes of colour – most One option that is worth avoiding is likely designed to tempt in the few the enhanced sound system with the VERDICT: Grown up rather than funky, Nissan owners who went for something subwoofer. It sits underneath the boot the VW T-Cross will appeal to those who similar on their Juke. Disappointingly floor, which means you can’t drop the want their small SUV to be practical for fans of statement footwear, you can level down to its lower position, limiting rather than playful. only go for black, orange or green wheel the amount of space on offer. Tom Webster
COMPANYCARTODAY.CO.UK 23 New RENAULT KADJAR SUV by Renault
Fixed Panoramic Glass Sunroof Front and Rear Parking Sensors Rear Parking Camera 19’’ Alloy Wheels Call Renault Business Hub on 0800 731 7066 / Search New KADJAR S Edition
P11d £25,235 BlK 27% CO2 113g/km Combined mpg 65.7
The official fuel consumption figures in mpg (l/100km) for the New Renault KADJAR S Edition are: Combined 41.5
(6.8) - 60.1 (4.7). The official CO2 emissions are 134-111g/km. WLTP figures shown are for comparability purposes; only compare figures with vehicles tested to the same technical procedures. Actual real world driving results may vary depending on factors such as weather conditions, driving styles, vehicle load or any accessories fitted after registration.
WLTP is a new test used for fuel consumption and CO 2 figures, however until April 2020 the CO2 figures are based on the outgoing (NEDC) test cycle which will be used to calculate vehicle tax on first registration. Please visit renault.co.uk/ configure for WLTP figures for any selected options.
Model shown is New Renault KADJAR S Edition Blue dCi 115 MY19. Renault UK Limited does not offer tax advice and recommends that all Company Car Drivers consult their own accountant with regards to their particular tax position. REVIEW
SPECS MODEL: Audi A1 30 TFSI S Line P11D: £21,440 COMBINED MPG: 57.6mpg CO2: 111g/km ON SALE: Now
AUDI A1 30 TFSI S Line
The enduringly popular Mini hatch has faced some premium competition from the Audi A1 over the past few years, and that fight is only going to get tougher with this, the second-generation A1. The new car is most noticeably different at the front, with a large single grille and three bonnet slits that are supposed to pay homage to the 1984 rally icon Sport quattro model. Otherwise, the looks are as evolutionary as has come to be expected of Audi. The A1 is 56mm longer than its predecessor, while luggage capacity increases by 65 litres to 335; that’s a full 67 litres larger than the Mini’s boot. Rear space isn’t quite so impressive though, but is acceptable given the compact dimensions that would never be expected to fulfil the brief of carrying four adults in comfort. Up front, the seats could be softer and some premium brands’ approach. There 2.0 respectively. All bar the auto-only top more comfortable for longer runs and the are also decent-sized door bins, but the engine get a six-speed manual as standard, plastics in the door panels in particular space that lies underneath the sliding with the middle two engines also available emphasise that this is Audi’s entry model, arm rest is tiny. with an automatic gearbox. but quality and feel are better around the The engine range is petrol-only, and The 116hp 30 TFSI driven here can be a centre console and driver-angled running in Audi’s indecipherable new little hesitant on pull away from a standstill, touchscreen. Good news is that Apple naming structure across 25, 30, 35 and 40 but otherwise offers decent performance CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone TFSI badging, which means 95hp 1.0, 116hp and an endearing three-cylinder thrum. interfaces are standard on all models, unlike 1.0, 150hp 1.5 and the range-topping 200hp Ride is also on the compliant side, soaking
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Fuel consumption fi gures for the 18YM Civic 5 door Diesel range in mpg (l/100km): Combined 53.3 (5.3) - 62.8 (4.5). CO2 emissions**:
109 – 93g/km. Figures shown are for comparability purposes only and you should only compare fuel consumption and CO2 fi g u r e s with other cars tested to the same technical procedures. These fi gures may not refl ect real life driving results, which will depend upon a number of factors including accessories fi tted (post-registration), variations in weather, driving styles and vehicle load. Important information: *Contract Hire available to Business Users only, subject to status. Information correct at January 2019. Vehicles must be ordered between 1st January 2019 and 31st March 2019 with registration and delivery by 30th June 2019. Rentals exclude optional maintenance. Excess mileage and other charges may apply dependent on the mileage and return condition of the vehicle at the end of the contract. Contract Hire is provided by Arval UK Limited trading as Honda Contract Hire, Whitehill House, Windmill Hill, Swindon, SN5 6PE. For further information please contact your local Honda
Dealer. **There is a new test for fuel consumption and CO2 figures (WLTP). Figures shown however are based on the outgoing test cycle and will be used to calculate vehicle tax on first registration. You can find out more about the changes brought in by WLTP at http://wltpfacts.eu/ REVIEW
SPACE Passenger room is acceptable, given that the A1 is a supermini, but much more COMFORT impressive is the Even on larger wheels, luggage capacity the A1 is able to soak up the worst urban scars, meaning you need not wince when you approach a bump
up bumps nicely, and the manual gearshift from the car’s basic character, inside and more mature and calm way than its main is also pleasantly crisp and tighter in feel out, to the driving experience and running rival, as well as offering significantly than some other Audi models. costs. If you want a sensible, grown-up more boot space. Just don’t expect the Overall, the drive is very character or entertaining driving grown up, refined and sensible, experience of a Mini. but without any of the honed For both residual value handling and enjoyment offered and emissions, the A1 VERDICT: The epitome of sensible: by the Mini; the A1 has none of good running costs, decent that character and fine chassis beats its Mini rival quality, understated looks and a that marks out a Mini against comfortable driving experience. any of its competition. little supermini and the very good, and The new Audi A1 is just lacking in a little However, the on-paper argument holds cheaper, VW Polo isn’t quite premium individual character to make you love more reward for the new Audi. enough in badge or interior quality, then rather than respect it. For both residual values and emissions, the A1 is a great little car that rides in a Paul Barker the A1 tops its Brit brand rival, with the 111g/km CO2 figure comparing with 125g/km for the admittedly more powerful 136hp 1.5 Mini five-door hatch. Residual values of 42.8% compare positively with the Mini’s 40.4%. It’s the rational things that mark out the Audi against its more characterful BMW-owned rival, and that runs through
INTERIOR It’s stylish and has a decent amount of standard kit, but some plastics (notable on the doors) betray its entry-Audi origins
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# Fuel economy and CO2* results for the Grandland X. Combined mpg (l/100km): 37.2 (7.6) – 55.4 (5.1). CO2 emissions: 128 – 108g/km. # Fuel consumption figures are determined according to the WLTP test cycle. *CO2 emissions figures are determined according to the WLTP test cycle however, a Government formula is then applied to translate these figures back to what they would have been under the outgoing NEDC test cycle, which WLTP replaces. The correct tax treatment is then applied. Figures are intended for comparability purposes only. The fuel consumption you achieve under real life driving conditions and CO2 produced will depend upon a number of factors, including the accessories fitted after registration, variations in driving styles, weather conditions and vehicle load. Only compare fuel consumption and CO2 with other vehicles tested using the same technical procedures. For more information contact your local Vauxhall Retailer. †2018/19 tax year. Vauxhall Motors Limited does not offer tax advice and recommends that all Company Car Drivers consult their own accountant with regards to their own tax position. 3 Day Test Drive terms and conditions apply and vehicles are subject to availability. Please call 0330 587 8221 for full details. All figures quoted correct at time of going to press (February 2019). REVIEW
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Aircon system played up on FINAL REPORT Unfortunately, that charge time adds a occasion There were always two parts to lot to travel time, and if you’ve got immobile running a Nissan Leaf for six commitments such as the school run, this is SPECS months. Firstly, we were often time you cannot spare. Rapid charge P11D: £31,335 investigating how easy it is to points at meeting locations would also RANGE: live with an electric car and, solve this, but I never found any. 168 miles secondly, how good the Leaf On the up-side to the EV, it worked was as a vehicle to live with. brilliantly for shorter, local, journeys where CO : 0g/km 2 On both points there were you could just plug-in at home. So we (BIK 13%) mixed results. definitely saved money in fuel and tax. Living with a fully electric car Unfortunately, the Leaf itself didn’t was easier than I expected. However, always shine. Ours had some electrical and I couldn’t have done this without the mechanical gremlins, including a failed back-up of a conventional vehicle. The main aircon unit, connectivity issues, climate reason for this is time or range – depending control with a mind of its own and a few on how you view these things. other electrical bugs. Charging up on a rapid charge point takes That said, it was quick and quiet to drive, Boot space is about 45 minutes in the Leaf and if your and looks stylish. The experience certainly pretty decent destination is more than 60 miles away, wouldn’t stop us going electric again. you’ll need to do that at least once a trip. Tristan Young
VAUXHALL UPDATE These days there’s a mobile app for Grandland X 1.5 TD almost everything. Cue another one - the My Vauxhall app; remote key fob, Tech Line Nav vehicle diagnostics, recall checks, dealer locate, owner’s manual, service-booker Never lose your or accident reporter. It works well. Vauxhall again As do the location services feature which shows you exactly where you left your car. You can also set reminders, add notes or photos of your parked vehicle and its surroundings – never forget where you parked your car again! I love it. App can even Let’s hope Vauxhall keeps the app open your car once its OnStar service dies next year. David Wallace
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IN ASSOCIATION Better by four? WITH What is the used market making of the different types of four-wheel-drive models at the moment, and what has the mild winter done to demand for all-weather models?
SUVs and crossover vehicle have worth less than their used been the big growth area of the car two-wheel-drive counterparts. FOUR THE BEST market for some time, but the The story is different for ‘proper’ majority of these have the off-road 4x4s, with Cap HPI’s senior BCA’s COO UK Remarketing looks without the ability; they’re valuations editor, Mark Bulmer, Stuart Pearson gives his generally front-wheel drive rather pinpointing the Jeep Compass, five top considerations than having all-wheel drive. Suzuki Jimny and Toyota Land when it comes to The crossover pioneer, Nissan’s Cruiser as models that are selling managing all-wheel Qashqai, is a fine example with well, even though there hasn’t been drive models. just 3-5% of models fitted with a seasonal lift across the sector. four-wheel drive, according to “On the whole, 4x4 models have data from Cap HPI. not seen a spike in prices and this KEEP A WEATHER Demand for four-wheel-drive may be partly because of the mild 1 EYE OUT versions of regular mainstream winter,” he says. “Once again, There is an element of seasonality attached crossovers and SUVs that aren’t lower-value 4x4 vehicles have held to the sales of SUVs and off-road vehicles, likely to venture too far from Tarmac their own but have not seen values which typically climb when the weather is doesn’t cover the up-front cost move up as much as they can when worsening. Any hint of slightly more new, with that same Qashqai 4x4 the winter is much harder.” ‘extreme’ weather will have an almost likely to command a 5% used price The National Association of Motor immediate impact on 4x4 values. premium over its front-drive sibling, Auctions has found a similar trend. added to which there are also “There is still a small price hike in DON’T NEGLECT THE USUAL RULES increased emissions to think about. winter, mainly on working 4x4s, but 2 When it comes to remarketing their In fact, that reduced efficiency can, generally 4x4 residual values are company vehicles, seasonality is just one in some cases, even mean the consistently strong,” says head of the factors that fleet managers should four-wheel-drive examples are of NAMA Louise Wallis. consider, but not at the expense of age, mileage and condition. It is worth remembering that high-demand, popular models will sell strongly relative to the PREMIUM 4x4 SALOONS AND ESTATES: market whatever the time of year. CUSTOMERS WILLING TO PAY A PREMIUM 3 DON’T WAIT FOR THE RIGHT TIME Demand for premium passenger cars with four-wheel drive Company car managers have to sell their vehicles at de-fleet time whatever is high, with Audi’s quattro models the leading exponents. season it may be. The critical factor is to Aston Barclay managing director Martin Potter says his carry this out quickly and efficiently to firm saw a premium of around £3000 for these cars over the ensure the best possible return to the two-wheel-drive equivalent, and cars with BMW’s xDrive company bottom line. system sometimes even outpointed that. DON’T HUNT HOTSPOTS Cap HPI agrees, with senior valuations editor Mark Bulmer 4 While there may be occasional local pointing to the brand’s “great reputation” in four-wheel price hotspots for certain types of used vehicles, they are unpredictable and tend to drive; quattro cars make up around 20% of its sales. be short-lived, which makes them largely Among prestige 4x4s, NAMA found that vehicles such irrelevant to corporate sellers. Any perceived as Range Rovers sell better in London and Manchester, value improvement would have to outweigh additional logistics fees for a start, and if although among prestige models the move to petrol is also there is a sudden influx of similar product, apparent despite the higher fuel costs, especially in areas any price benefit will soon evaporate. where ultra-low emission zones are on the horizon. THE WEB CASTS A WIDE NET 5 Online selling platforms create a national buying base for all remarketing WINTER TYRES aren’t a used winner centres, wherever they may be located. A widespread physical footprint is important to The used market experts report winter tyres and we would always allow vehicles to be defleeted into a nearby that there’s no significant extra recommend that normal road tyres location, while the buyer base is effectively value in cars fitted with winter are fitted before the car is sold,” anywhere in the country and doesn’t tyres, despite the fact that these says NAMA chair Louise Wallis. necessarily need to travel to bid. While there can actually be a better bet than The only exceptions are working will always be ‘regional’ customer support, all-wheel drive in bad weather. 4x4s where the prospective buyer the remarketing industry is international. “There is no uplift for cars with will appreciate the benefit.
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COMPANY CAR BENEFIT-IN-KIND BANDS What does it all mean? CRUISE CONTROL CO2 emissions (g/km) 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 DEFINITION: This allows the vehicle to maintain a set speed without the driver having make any inputs Zero 13% 16% 2% using the accelerator. Cruise control can be cancelled 1-50 (EV range 130+ miles) 13% 16% 2% either by touching the brake pedal or using the button/column stalk that controls it. The driver can 1-50 (EV 70-129 miles) 13% 16% 5% then operate the 'resume' function and the car will 1-50 (EV 40-69 miles) 13% 16% 8% acccelerate back up to the previously set speed. 1-50 (EV 30-39 miles) 13% 16% 12% 1-50 (EV sub-30 miles) 13% 16% 14% 51-54 16% 19% 15% VEHICLE EXCISE DUTY 55-59 16% 19% 16% FIRST-YEAR AND ANNUAL CHARGE (RIGHT COLUMN) FOR VEHICLES REGISTERED FROM 1 APRIL 2017 60-64 16% 19% 17% M G/K £ £ 65-69 16% 19% 18% 1-50g/km £10 £140 70-75 16% 19% 19% 51-75g/km £25 £140 76-79 19% 22% 20% 76-90g/km £105 £140 80-84 19% 22% 21% 91-100g/km £125 £140 85-89 19% 22% 22% 101-110g/km £145 £140 90-94 19% 22% 23% 111-130g/km £165 £140 131-150g/km £205 £140 95-99 20% 23% 24% 151-170g/km £515 £140 100-104 21% 24% 25% 171-190g/km £830 £140 105-109 22% 25% 26% 191-225g/km £1,240 £140 110-114 23% 26% 27% 226-255g/km £1,760 £140 Over 255g/km £2,070 £140 115-119 24% 27% 28% 120-124 25% 28% 29% Diesel cars not meeting RDE2 emissions regulations are, from 1 April 2018, moved up 125-129 26% 29% 30% one band to the maximum £2070 first 130-134 27% 30% 31% registration fee. Alternatively fueled cars charged at £10 less than the regular fee. 135-139 28% 31% 32% Then the flat rate of £140 per year (0g/km cars £0, 140-144 29% 32% 33% alternative fuels £130) applies, unless the car’s cost new 145-149 30% 33% 34% was over £40,000, in which case add £310 per year for years two to five. VED cost is £140 per year after that. 150-154 31% 34% 35% 155-159 32% 35% 36% VEHICLES REGISTERED 160-164 33% 36% 37% BEFORE 1 APRIL 2017 165-169 34% 37% 37% 170-174 35% 37% 37% CO2 EMISSIONS ANNUAL COST 0-100g/km £0 175-179 36% 37% 37% 101-110g/km £20 180 and above 37% 37% 37% 111-120g/km £30 4% penalty for diesels up to 37% max, if not meeting RDE2 standard 121-130g/km £120 131-140g/km £140 141-150g/km £155 KEY INDUSTRY EVENTS AND DATES 151-165g/km £195 CALENDAR 166-175g/km £230 27 MARCH 2019 16-19 MAY 2019 176-185g/km £250 ACFO Spring Seminar London Motor and Tech Show, Excel 186-200g/km £290 6 APRIL 2019 21 MAY 2019 201-225g/km £315 New tax year - BIK and NI increases ICFM Conference, Wembley 226-255g/km £540 8 APRIL 2019 12-22 SEPTEMBER 2019 Over 255g/km £555 New ULEZ goes live, London Frankfurt motor show 30 APRIL-2 MAY 2019 1 JANUARY 2020 Alternatively fueled cars charged at £10 less CV Show, NEC, Birmingham Birmingham Clean Air Zone launch than the regular fee
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ADVISORY FUEL RATES, PER MILE ULEV GRANT The rates set to reimburse employees for fuel used in company vehicles The Government has a scheme to give money ENGINE SIZE PETROL LPG ENGINE SIZE DIESEL off the list price – although not the P11D value – of zero-emission vehicles. The grant is to the 1400cc or less 11p (12p) 7p (8p) 1600cc or less 10p value of 35% of the car, up to a maximum of 1401cc to 2000cc 14p (15p) 8p (10p) 1601cc to 2000cc 11p (12p) £3500 off the list price. It also covers hydrogen vehicles – currently just the Toyota Mirai. Over 2000cc 21p (22p) 13p (15p) Over 2000cc 13p (14p) Plug-in hybrids are no longer included, as of Advisory electric vehicle reimbursement rate: 4p per mile October 2018, though there is also still an £8000 grant towards the cost of ultra-low Rates valid from 1 March 2019 (Figures for 1 Dec.-28 Feb. in brackets if changed) emission light commercial vehicles. APPROVED MILEAGE ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS The rates to reimburse workers using their own vehicles for company business ELIGIBLE VEHICLES TYPE OF VEHICLE FIRST 10,000 MILES ABOVE 10,000 MILES Sub-50g/km and at least 70 miles of CARS AND VANS 45p 25p zero-emission driving range £3500 grant MOTORCYCLES 24p 24p Audi e-tron BIKES 20p 20p BMW i3 and i3s Citroen C-Zero Hyundai Ioniq Electric 2018/19 - FUEL BENEFIT CHARGE Hyundai Kona EV The taxable worth attached to the FUEL PRICES Jaguar I-Pace benefit of ‘free’ fuel March 2019 Kia Soul EV and e-Niro CAR FUEL BENEFIT CHARGE PETROL Nissan e-NV200 MULTIPLIER - £23,400 Nissan Leaf VAN FUEL BENEFIT CHARGE - £633 120.1p Peugeot Ion (+0.6p on February) Renault Zoe 2018/19 - VAN BENEFIT CHARGE Smart EQ Fortwo/Forfour The taxable worth attached to the DIESEL Tesla Model S benefit of regular private use of a company Tesla Model X light commercial vehicle 130.6p Toyota Mirai VAN BENEFIT CHARGE - £3350 (+1.1p on February) Volkswagen e-Up Volkswagen e-Golf SOURCE: WWW.GOV.UK CCT WHAT'S IN YOUR TOOLBOX?
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PRICE £73,230 POWER 457hp PERFORMANCE 4.5 seconds/155mph (limited) COMBINED MPG 31.7mpg
CO2 203g/km
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WHY SHOULD I WANT IT? The new third-generation Mercedes-Benz CLS range was crowned by the CLS 53 early last year, with the same twin-turbo 3.0-litre also heading for the CLS’s executive- sized E-Class Coupe and Cabriolet models at the same time. Despite the smaller size of engine, the six-cylinder unit still makes the right amount of burbling noise, and also features the EQ mild hybrid electric assistance. WHY CAN’T I HAVE IT? The CLS is over £10,000 more expensive than the E-Class saloon with the same engine. The AMG model also holds a lower percentage of its value than the more regular CLS models.
ARGUMENTS TO USE ON THE FLEET MANAGER The classy four-door coupe is much more elegant than an E-Class saloon, and though 31.7mg doesn’t sound MORE FLEETY ALTERNATIVE great, it is for a car that will hit 62mph from a standstill The new CLA four-door coupe is available in bells-and-whistles in 4.5 seconds. It’s also pretty understated, with the quad Night Edition specification for less than half the price of the CLS 53. exhaust pipes being the most significant giveaway that It does mean you have a 170hp diesel engine rather than 457hp all is not normal. Plus, it is four-wheel drive. twin-turbo V6 petrol, but at least it still looks the part. Paul Barker
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