A new van purchase finance scheme, which opens up a line of funding that would assist small businesses planning to upgrade their transport fleet, has been introduced by Mercedes-Benz in Ireland.
Designed to unblock the lending logjam that has prevented many owners from acquiring or replacing their van fleet, the scheme provides finance over periods from three to five years upon payment of a “modest” deposit.
Confined to the purchase of new vehicles only, the scope of the plan can also be extended to include maintenance costs. Moreover, dealers can facilitate buyers by agreeing a residual value that would be placed on each vehicle after the finance term has expired.
Describing the plan as one “mutually advantageous” to both sides, Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles sales manager Fergus Conheady says that it will "stimulate and assist the small business sector whose progress has been blocked on all fronts by the current restrictions on lending".
Mitsubishi parts price reduction
Meanwhile Mitsubishi Motors Ireland has announced details of a wide-ranging plan to re-align the price of its range of genuine parts.
As a result, the price of a large number of high volume service parts will be reduced immediately by up to 23 per cent. This represents the start of a detailed restructuring of the retail price of Mitsubishi genuine parts, which will be fully implemented by the end of June.
Mitsubishi genuine parts are factory produced and endorsed by a two-years product warranty.
Full details on the new pricing for both the public and trade is available at all main Mitsubishi dealers throughout Ireland.
