Business Insurance - Nissan increases fleet sales

Vehicle manufacturer Nissan has announced a rise in its fleet sales at its latest light commercial vehicle (LCV) seminar.

Organised to highlight the company's service offering in the UK, the seminar touched on issues including vehicle specifications and demand from fleet operators, as well as dealer standards, vehicle conversions and the launch of its latest electric LCV offering at the 64th annual Hanover Motor Show.

"It's good to talk and listen as we build our LCV brand in the fleet arena," explained Matt Dale, Nissan national LCV sales manager. "We have already learnt a great deal from the seminar's expert panel and the day-long session was invaluable."

Part of the seminar also touched in the brands ongoing increase in fortunes, with the company securing a 4.4 per cent market share in the European LCV sector for the year so far.

To the end of August 2012, the company has sold 6,483 commercial vehicles - maintaining its position as one of the most popular LCV providers in Europe.

At the event, Nissan also received considerable positive feedback on its product range, with those in attendance generally having a good response to its efforts to date.

Mr Dale added that the company has received some great suggestions to improve its range in the future at the seminar and plans to implement a number of changes in the coming months to further boost its market share in the future.

Earlier this month, the latest data from BCA Pulse revealed a 3.6 per cent downturn in the average value of LCVs in the UK.

During August, the average used car value stood at £4,075, while  average mileage was down to 78,000, but age at sale increased annually by 7.5 per cent to 58 months.

Duncan Ward, BCA general manager for commercial vehicles, commented: "August is typically a weaker month for demand and that factor combined with a slight change in mix, as more lower value part-exchange vans were sold saw values fall month-on-month."

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