Europcar has become one of the first major fleet customers to take delivery of vehicles from Iveco’s new Daily range of light commercials, launched in the UK on October 16.
Iveco is delivering a total of 50 Daily’s to Europcar, the number one car rental company in Europe, each fitted with a Luton body manufactured by Boalloy, as part of Iveco’s DriveAway Options programme. This popular scheme allows customers to purchase bodied vehicles without having to co-ordinate between two or more suppliers, whilst also bringing further advantages in terms of shorter delivery times and higher residual values.
The Daily 35C12 Luton vans feature a tail-lift and will be spread across the UK, from Europcar’s branches at Heathrow airport and Edgware in London, to Aberdeen and Inverness airport in Scotland.
“The delivery of Iveco Daily’s follows our decision to re-enter the commercial vehicle rental market, and sees the Luton vans join a newly delivered fleet ranging from panel vans and minibuses through to 7.5 tonne caged tippers,” says Michael McInerney, Fleet Director at Europcar UK.
“Europcar has a longstanding relationship with Iveco across Europe and the delivery of Iveco’s new flagship light commercial vehicle will help to further develop and support our sales strategy in this key area,” he adds.
Like all new models in the Iveco Daily range, the vehicles delivered to Europcar benefit from a host of new features including a restyled cab with a slick dash-mounted gearlever, together with newly profiled more supportive seats, and additional interior storage space. They also benefit from a restyled front end and uprated braking systems, including larger ventilated brake disks and both ABS and EBD (Electronic Brake force Distribution) sensors.
Each of the new vehicles is powered by a revised 2.3 litre HPI engine delivering up to 116 hp and built using Iveco’s expertise as the world’s largest manufacturer of diesel engines over 70 hp. The characteristics of this engine ensures Daily is both flexible in traffic and ideal for longer journeys.
The new Iveco Daily’s are available to hire from Europcar for periods ranging from just an hour, up to a full day, week or month. Europcar also offers a MONTH+ policy which enables customers to benefit from competitive hire rates for any rental over 28 days, but without the long-term commitment of a lease deal.
For further information please visit www.europcar4vans.co.uk