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Summit Fleet Supports Historic Motoring Expedition: Recreating Francis Birtles’ Legendary Drive from London to Melbourne

August 13, 2024

Summit Fleet Leasing and Management is excited to announce its support of “Bean Across the World,” a remarkable motoring expedition that aims to recreate the historic drive from London to Melbourne, originally undertaken by eccentric Australian adventurer Francis Birtles in […]

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Summit Fleet Leasing And Management: Proud Partners Of Cricket NSW

June 19, 2024

At Summit Fleet Leasing and Management, we are pleased to extend our ongoing support to Cricket NSW and their dedicated men’s and women’s high-performance teams, as well as their Community Cricket staff. Our partnership plays a pivotal role in ensuring […]

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Introducing AI Fleet Insights, an innovative solution that revolutionises the analysis of vehicle fleet data.

June 22, 2023

Introducing AI Fleet Insights, an innovative solution that revolutionises the analysis of vehicle fleet data. By harnessing the power of AI automation tools, this ground-breaking technology streamlines the time-consuming process of data analysis, providing fleet managers with a concise summary […]

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Summit Fleet Leasing and Management receives positive results from most recent Net Promoter Score® Survey

February 8, 2023

  At Summit Fleet, we place a high value on our customer relationships and work hard to meet and exceed their expectations. Customer satisfaction is vital to the success of our business, and we aim to earn trust through transparent […]

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Summit Fleet Update – New Car Shortages and Repair Delays

August 25, 2021

Industry Update  Vehicle Delivery Delays  A global semiconductor shortage and an unexpected surge in demand has exhausted new car stock locally, with delays now stretching months across many of the Top 10 brands. Every car maker has been impacted by […]

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Summit Fleet Leasing and Management Announce Senior Management Changes

May 12, 2021

Summit Fleet would like to advise that General Manager David Clinch has been promoted to the role of Group Executive. In this role David will be responsible for the continued expansion of business and relationship pathways through the broader Sumitomo […]

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Labelling requirements for Electric, Hybrid and Hydrogen vehicles

November 3, 2020

Electric vehicle warning label reminder Owners of electric, hybrid or hydrogen powered vehicles are reminded to have safety labels on their vehicle’s number plates to alert and protect emergency workers in the event of a crash or accident. Under these […]

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Measuring fleet optimisation, What is at stake?

August 6, 2020

Fleet Optimisation, a revolving cycle of continuous improvement     If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. – Lao Tzu   The Oxford English Dictionary defines Optimisation as ​- “to make as good as […]

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Summit Analytics™ Release 3 Announcement

May 8, 2020

  Summit Fleet Leasing and Management are pleased to advise of the newest developments to our Summit Analytics™ Business Intelligence platform that is available to our clients. Summit Fleet have developed several new innovative features and enhancements that have been […]

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Is your FBT management process costing you more than you think?

April 20, 2020

With changes to the FBT laws, a shift in business dynamics and improved technology, have you stopped to evaluate your FBT management practices? A company’s fleet is one of the biggest assets in the business, yet for many, it is […]

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Summit Fleet COVID-19 Update

April 15, 2020

  The commitment of continuing to deliver high quality services and relationships to our clients and partners has been the backbone of our business in Australia since 1997. During these challenging times our commitment remains steadfast and is fully supported […]

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Summit Fleet Leasing and Management receives positive results from most recent Net Promoter Score® Survey

February 25, 2020

    NPS® response from Summit Fleet clients reaches a new benchmark!   Summit Fleet Leasing and Management has just completed our latest annual Customer Survey and are pleased to announce the company’s Net Promoter Score® (NPS®) is 52. The […]

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Summit Fleet Novated 2.0 Announcement

January 30, 2020

  In 2019, Summit Fleet Leasing and Management released a Novated smartphone application to our Novated drivers, the installation of the app provided drivers access to key contract and vehicle information relating to their Summit Fleet Novated Lease. Once again, […]

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Fleetcoach now available to Summit Fleet customers

December 10, 2019

Fleetcoach now available to Summit Fleet customers Summit Fleet Leasing and Management have introduced an updated Online Driver Training Programme for our customers – Fleetcoach.   About Fleetcoach Fleetcoach is a practical, online training programme which assist employers to help […]

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Summit Fleet partners with Perfection Interior

November 4, 2019

Summit Fleet Leasing and Management had the pleasure of partnering with Perfection Interior to help build a solution for their fleet requirements. The results aligned a clear set of business objectives inclusive of assessing fit for purpose to their application, […]

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Introducing Summit Fleet’s Novated Application

July 31, 2019

  Summit Fleet Leasing and Management are pleased to advise that we have launched the Summit Fleet Novated Smartphone Application. The smartphone app provides Summit Fleet Novated drivers access to key contract and vehicle information relating to their Summit Fleet […]

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”Don’t Die Wondering” – Takata Airbag Recall

August 3, 2018

As many as 2 in 7 vehicles on Australian Roads may have a faulty airbag. Further information and research tools have now been provided to check if your vehicle may be affected by the Takata faulty airbag issue. The Federal […]

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Brad Jones Racing Supercars Drivers Visit the Mater Hospital Adult Rehabilitation Gym

July 19, 2018

Brad Jones Racing Supercar drivers Tim Blanchard, Tim Slade and Nick Percat (back) took time out from the track to visit patients and staff at Mater Private Hospital Brisbane Annerley Road Campus in Brisbane on Wednesday, 18 July 2018. Together […]

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Nick Percat in the White-Hot Summit Fleet Supercar at Ipswich SuperSprint

July 19, 2018

Nick Percat debuts the white-hot #8 Summit Fleet Racing ZB Commodore at the Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint this weekend. The Summit Fleet Racing Supercar has had quite the transformation this week, with a tight turnaround between events, the BJR fleet […]

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Federal Government Compulsory Vehicle Safety Recall

February 28, 2018

On 28 February 2018, the Australian Federal Government announced a new, compulsory recall of 2.7 million cars affected by the defective Takata airbags. The faulty Takata airbag inflators contain a defect that can cause them to explode and propel shrapnel […]

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MOBILITY EXPANSION FOR LIFE EDUCATION

January 29, 2018

In concert with the Life Education NSW conference last week, 11 new Hyundai’s took to the road adorned with the smiling face of the giraffe referred to as Healthy Harold, an iconic figure aligned to youth education since the late […]

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Summit Fleet – 20 Year Celebration

September 15, 2017

Summit Fleet Leasing and Management’s team members and business partners recently came together to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of the organisations operations in the Australian market. The evening was set against the spectacular backdrop of Sydney Harbour and with […]

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V8 drivers face the heat of the kitchen with Mater patients

July 21, 2016

Brad Jones Racing V8 Supercar drivers Jason Bright, Tim Slade and Tim Blanchard swapped the speed of the race track for the heat of the kitchen yesterday, when they took part in the Summit V8 Mater Food Challenge. They put […]

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Tupperware and Summit Fleet Morning Tea

September 3, 2015

A morning tea networking event was hosted by both Summit Fleet and Tupperware in July. Held at Summit Fleet’s Victorian office, guests from a large number of customers were invited to attend a ‘Corporate Tupperware Party’. Guests were treated to […]

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V8 Supercar drivers visit the Mater hospital

August 27, 2015

Summit Fleet Leasing and Management along with Brad Jones Racing V8 supercar drivers Jason Bright, Fabian Coulthard and Dale Wood injected some fun into their busy schedules this month and spent a morning racing young Mater patients via video game. […]

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Summit Fleet, proud sponsor of the Outback Air Race 2015

July 21, 2015

Summit Fleet is excited and proud to announce that it is a major sponsor of the Outback Air Race 2015. The Steadfast Outback Air Race is a GPS-based navigation time trial throughout the remote Australian outback. With as many as […]

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Supporting the Mater Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research

April 9, 2015

Well we’re almost there! Next week the trek for cancer research commences with Summit Fleet’s very own Rimonda heading on this adventure. The trip consists of a four day hike from Cusco to Machu Picchu, clocking as much as 16kms […]

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Employer of Choice – The Journal – TAPS

April 1, 2015

Summit Fleets article in this month’s The Association for Payroll Specialists (TAPS) journal. TAPS Journal – 31032015 As you strive to maintain your organisation’s status as an employer of choice, ensuring you have a robust and nimble employee benefits program is essential. A motor vehicle […]

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Fuel Management Program – Summit Fleet Motorpass Card

March 12, 2015

The new Summit Fleet fuel card is an exciting partnership between Summit Fleet and WEX Motorpass, and has been created to help save time, money and administration, while providing access to the largest fuel network in Australia. The Summit Fleet fuel card is a […]

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Creating an employer of choice benefits program

March 5, 2015

As you strive to maintain your organisation’s status as an employer of choice, ensuring you have a robust and nimble employee benefits program is essential. A motor vehicle is one of the most popular salary-packaged items in our culture. Summit Fleet takes the time […]

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A Cost Saving Fleet Leasing and Management Company

February 26, 2015

Vehicles are a vital component in the running of any successful organisation. A fit-for-purpose fleet solution offers flexibility in helping you on the road, servicing the community efficiently and reliably; however, with increased functional responsibility, fleet needs also grow. The management of this change is […]

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Cost Saving Initiatives for the Modern Motor Vehicle Fleet

February 19, 2015

Your services and obligations are capital intensive, savings from running your operations better faster and smarter are becoming harder to achieve. Summit Fleet Leasing and Management is a cost saving company – we just happen to be doing it in […]

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Summit Fleet Supports the Inca Trek for Cancer

January 27, 2015

Summit Fleet Leasing and Management and the Mater Foundation have a strong, long standing partnership with a single shared goal – to do what we can to assist the community. The Mater runs annual international sponsorship adventures. Over the last […]

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Crash Reporting and Changes – NSW

October 2, 2014

To help reduce danger to road users and manage crashes more efficiently, from October 2014, you may no longer have to wait for police at a crash site in NSW. Police will still need to be called to the scene […]

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Summit Fleet offers $100 fuel credit for new novated leases as proposed FBT changes cancelled

September 9, 2013

As most of you will be aware, on Saturday 7th September 2013 a new Federal Government was elected by the people of Australia that is the Coalition, led by The Hon Tony Abbott.This means that the proposed changes to Fringe […]

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Announcement: Fringe Benefits Tax on vehicles

July 16, 2013

The Government today announced that the statutory formula method for salary-sacrificed and employer-provided cars will be removed for new contracts entered into after today’s announcement, with effect from 1 April 2014. Existing contracts that are not varied will continue to […]

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Important changes to FBT

May 13, 2011

Treasurer Wayne Swan announced an important change to the Statutory Formula calculations for FBT on motor vehicles. Wayne advised “The Government will reform the current ‘Statutory Formula’ method for determining the taxable value of car fringe benefits by replacing the […]

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Impact of new vehicle supply post Japan earthquake and tsunami tragedy

May 9, 2011

Further to the previous Summit Fleet update bulletin of 20th April 2011 regarding potential new vehicle stock delays more information has come to hand and we wish to advise as further clarity of the situation unfolds. Current indications are that […]

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Summit Fleet opens office in Western Australia

April 29, 2011

As a result of continued growth and expansion nationally, Summit Fleet Leasing and Management is pleased to announce the opening of a Regional Office in Perth, Western Australia. Located in Summit Fleet’s parent company (Sumitomo Corporation) Office at Level 20, […]

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Is E10 Ethanol Blended Petrol suitable for my vehicle?

February 11, 2011

With the availability of E10 Ethanol Blended petrol increasing throughout Australia and a number of petrol stations are replacing regular unleaded with E10 completely, a common question is regularly asked…. “Is E10 Petrol suitable for my vehicle?” If you are […]

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