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With a new plan in place until 2025, Arval, a global leader in full service vehicle leasing and new mobility solutions, and the Spanish CaixaBank through CaixaBank Payments & Consumer, the bank’s subsidiary specialised in consumer finance and payment methods, will continue to work together on mobility innovation and the development of new products and services for their customers.

In light of the various COVID-19 imposed lockdowns across Europe, all of the manufacturing plants and most of the dealer sites were closed.
Some OEM’s developed or enhanced their respective online purchase processes (such as PSA or Volvo).
Despite these initiatives there was still a significant reduction in new passenger cars registrations.

In the 5 major markets in Western Europe, the automotive industry is a strategic, industrial sector of their respective economies. That is why their governments have decided to support large stimulus plan in order to boost production and sales of vehicles with a strong focus on electric vehicles.

How do they intend to support the demand?

We hope this publication will give you the key to understand what is driving the need fo last mile solutions, the challenges faced in our city centres, the evolution of our way of living and consuming and how it impacts the delivery organization.

Arval Relsa opens new offices in Bogota, Colombia. The new centre, fully operational as of April 2020, will help develop full-service leasing and new mobility solutions across the country with special focus on passenger vehicles and light commercial fleets. The offices, led by Francisco Pardo, General Manager in Colombia for Arval Relsa, will be located at Urban Plaza, calle 90 #11-13, Bogota.

Arval, the specialist in full service vehicle leasing and a leading mobility player, is constantly adapting its offer and anticipating the needs of companies and individuals in terms of mobility.

Telematics solutions are a key part of any fleet manager’s toolbox, monitoring key factors impacting the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of entire fleets but also a precious tool for individuals to become active and responsible drivers.

The coronavirus outbreak is first and foremost a human tragedy, affecting hundreds of thousands of people. It is also having a growing impact on the global economy. The COVID-19 pandemic will certainly lead to a world recession.

Among other industries, the global automotive industry will confront a challenging year with impacts on the mobility landscape. What can we already see on the market? What will be the impacts after this pandemic? What are the impacts on the vehicle manufacturers (OEMs)?

Arval confirmed by the United Nations as an active member in 2020 by contributing to the SDGS for the better future.

Is the actual crisis a threat or an opportunity for energy transition? In his interview by Dieter Quartier from Fleet Europe Magazine, Shams-Dine El Mouden, Arval Consulting Director, shares some insights into the current challenges and explains, with the help of Arval’s recent White Paper, why there are still reasons to believe in EVs.