News in Numbers

This is how much ALD Automotive, a majority-owned subsidiary of Société Générale, paid in cash and shares for LeasePlan, one of the world’s biggest fleet management and mobility companies.

Motorists’ average annual car insurance premiums reached £651 in March 2023 – a £105 or 19% increase for the same month in 2022, according to Comparethemarket.

In a sign that demand for electric vehicles remains high, enquiries about EVs in Q1 2023 compared to Q4 2022 jumped by this amount, according to figures from Leasing.com

Leki Cars, a Lancashire-based EV charge point and fleet provider, said a Rosebud Finance loan will see it expand its operations over the coming months.

On the back of three successive quarters of decline, the UK used car market showed signs of revival in Q1 2023 with growth just over 4%, according to the SMMT.