Suzuki gets serious in fleet sector with leasing expert as new appointment

Jenkins joins the Suzuki brand as it just posted record UK sales in 2016 of over 38,000 units and with at least 14% of those attributed to fleet and corporate business.

He was previously employed with Maserati as corporate sales manager, a position he held since 2013.

Prior to that he gained 15 years industry experience working with Toyota GB in contract hire and leasing, business development and latterly in fleet sales and marketing.

Commenting on his new role, Graeme Jenkins said: “This is an exciting time to be joining Suzuki, with plans for significant product driven growth in the fleet market along with substantial investment, there is no doubt Suzuki is now serious about fleet. As a result, I had no hesitation in accepting the position.

“We will now be raising awareness within the sector of a compelling range of relevant models including the recently launched IGNIS with mild hybid application and facelifted S-Cross with 1.0-litre and 1.4-litre Boosterjet engines”.

Reporting into Jenkins, Andrew Wale will continue to have responsibility for residual values, new model launches to the fleet sector as well SMR’s, Motability and the remarketing of ex-Suzuki GB vehicles to its 158 strong dealer network.