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Former Audi UK sales manager Matt Solven and Dan James have been appointed to the board of Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS).
Solven, now the risk and controlling director at the German OEM’s UK finance division, and marketing director and chief digital officer James, have been appointed as part of effort to accelerate towards a digital future, VWFS said.
VWFS chief executive, Mike Todd, said: “I’m thrilled to be welcoming Dan and Matt to the board of management and I believe their appointment is a perfect endorsement of the way that our business develops talent and showcases the opportunity for people to progress within the organisation.
Click the thumbs up >Almost one in four drivers (23%) are ready to make the switch to an electric vehicle (EV) within the next five years, new research from Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS) suggests.
However, the study has also revealed a generational divide, with people under the age of 45 more likely to be driving an EV by 2026 (32%) compared to people over the age of 45 (18%).
Those aged between between 25 and 34 were the most likely to make the switch to electric power (35%), with people aged between 18 and 24 the second most likely age group (34%).
Mike Todd, CEO at VWFS, said: “The Government has said it will ban the sale of diesel and petrol engine cars by the end of the decade, which provides a clear timescale for manufacturers, retailers, and finance providers to make the switch to electric vehicles for motorists as convenient and desirable as possible.”
Click the thumbs up >Almost a quarter of Brits (23%) see themselves driving an electric vehicle (EV) by 2026, according to research by Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS).
The research, compiled from the survey responses of 2,005 car buyers, also revealed a generational divide, with 32% of people under the age of 45 more likely to be driving EVs within five years, compared to 18% of people over the age of 45.
Those aged 25 and 34 are most likely to be driving an EV by 2026 (35%), with 34% of people aged between 18 and 24 the second most likely age group.
The VWFS research also revealed that male drivers are more likely than females to invest in an EV within five years, with 28% of men responding that they were likely to do so, compared to 19% of women.
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