Jeep and Dodge are official vehicles for Durham County Cricket Club
April 2008
Players and staff at Durham County Cricket Club have been bowled over by a new fleet of Jeep and Dodge models, acquired through Daimler Fleet Management (DFM).
The vehicles are being supplied by Stockton dealership Kings Teesside Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge with assistance from Chrysler UK Ltd. DFM are providing the vehicles under a contract hire agreement.
Nicola Kilkenny, Corporate Sales Manager at Daimler Fleet Management, said: "We have supplied 16 vehicles to the Club in total - ten Dodge Nitro models for players and six Jeep Patriots for promotional and other staff. We are delighted to have worked with Kings Teesside and Chrysler UK to offer Durham County Cricket Club these superb vehicles at highly competitive rates. We look forward to demonstrating our service commitment to the Club and helping them in every way to keep their fleet running smoothly at all times."
DFM is one of the UK's leading fleet management companies, operating a UK fleet of over 49,000 vehicles from all leading manufacturers, which forms part of a pan-European fleet approaching 470,000 vehicles. It is hoped that this deal could also lead to further opportunities to expand Durham CCC's vehicle fleet in the future.
Kay Walker, Business Development Manager at Kings Teesside, said: "This is a great opportunity to demonstrate the fantastic styling, engineering and quality of our vehicles and we are proud to have established this partnership."
The Riverside ground will take the Nitros on a six-month contract and the Patriots for two years.
David Harker, Chief Executive of Durham County Cricket Club, said: "We are delighted to have the support of Daimler Fleet Management. The players are really pleased with the vehicles they have been provided wth and the Jeep Patriots have proved to be hugel beneficial to our Promotions team."
For further information, please contact:
Tracey Watson
Marketing Manager
(t) 01908 697 106
(e) marketinguk@daimler.com