Inchcape's Pre-Contract Fleet Showcases Avensis
Published: 6th June 2003
Forty are 1.8 T2 petrol five-doors and the remainder 2.0 D-4D T2 Tourers. Portsmouth-based Inchcape Fleet Solutions has taken them on for 12 months in a deal funded by Toyota Financial Services.
"This is a brand new model launched into a very important sector of the company-car market," says Andy Brown, Inchcape Fleet Solutions' Operations Director. "We like to provide our drivers with the latest models if they need a car on a pre-contract basis."
The vehicles are the first Toyotas on Inchcape's 230-strong pre-contract fleet, although the marque is well-represented in its main fleet of around 40,000 vehicles. Pre-contract cars are leased out where there is a long lead-time on delivery of an ordered car – usually for a period of at least a month – or for between three and six months for those drivers on short-term job contracts.
"This gives the drivers a good opportunity to experience the benefits of the Avensis," says Andy. "As the cars will be with us for a year, they should get good exposure among our corporate customer base."
From September, Inchcape Fleet Solutions is set to run the back
office of Toyota Financial Services' own contract-hire service,
"so this is all part of developing a strong partnership
with Toyota," says Andy Brown. And he paid tribute to
Toyota Financial Services who have also funded the Avensis Pre-contract
cars: "I find them very helpful – and they're very
knowledgeable people. We have a relationship that's working exceptionally
well."
