Abstract
Overview
Introduction
Financing company vehicle fleets through operational leasing contracts is
popular across Europe and management services are often provided in the
agreements. Fuel card issuers are taking advantage of this trend, using
leasing companies as a distributor for their cards. This brief assesses growth
in the sector, identifies the main players within it and the key relationships
with card providers.
Scope
- Analysis of the size of the fleet leasing market segment Ned by
operational leasing, finance leasing and outright purchases.
- Forecasts of operational fleet leasing vehicle numbers across Europe to
2011 relative to the overall company car market.
- Insight into the size of operational leasing market oil company card
providers have access to through their relationships with leasing companies.
- An overview of the remaining partnership opportunities for card providers
and leasing companies.
Highlights
Between 2003 and 2006 the number of operational leasing cars grew by 660,000
across Europe, creating numerous opportunities for leasing companies and
affiliated service providers. The growth is greatest in Poland, Austria and
Hungary.
Oil card providers, including BP and Shell, have gained access to a high
percentage of the leased vehicle parc through partnerships with fleet lessors
such as LeasePlan and ALD Automotive. These relationships have enabled some
fuel card issuers to distribute their cards to up to half of the operational
leasing fleet within selected markets.
There are many remaining opportunities for fuel card issuers to enter into
partnerships with operational fleet lessors. The sheer number of fleet lessors
in the large Western European markets provides numerous opportunities as does
the fast growing Central and Eastern European markets.
Reasons to Purchase
- Understand the importance of the operational fleet leasing market to fuel
card providers and assess how growth will continue over the next five years.
- Gain insight into the relationships between fuel card providers and fleet
lessors, and uncover the number of vehicles it gives card providers access to.
- Identify how leasing and fuel card company partnership opportunities
differ between markets.
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