INDUSTRY ANALYSIS — JUNE 2026 The Engine Room Why Service, Maintenance and Repair is the function that quietly decides whether a UK leasing business wins or loses An analysis of the UK car leasing SMR function       June 2026       6 sections IN THIS REPORT 1.      Why SMR is the leasing industry's engine room 2.      The vendor coordination problem 3.      Customer downtime: the waiting-time challenge 4.      The authorisation bottleneck: financial approval delays 5.      SMR and the residual value connection 6.      The solution architecture   SECTION 1 Why SMR is the leasing industry's engine room Service, Maintenance and Repair is routinely filed under “back office” — a cost centre to be contained rather than a function to be exploited. That framing is the single most ex...

  BLOG SERIES — APRIL 2026 The Algorithmic Car Market How leasing, electrification and Chinese disruption are rewriting the rules of the UK auto industry By Frankio Charles       April 2026       6-chapter series IN THIS SERIES 1.      The leasing industry's defining moment 2.      Salary sacrifice: the silent revolution 3.      EVs vs PHEVs — not a contest, a portfolio 4.      Chinese brands: from curiosity to category 5.      The residual value reckoning 6.      What comes next   CHAPTER 1 The leasing industry's defining moment The UK car market recorded its strongest new car sales since 2019 in early 2026. March alone saw 196,059 electrified vehicles registered — the highest single month on record for that category. Behind that headline sits a quieter story: the leasing indus...