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Vauxhall will target younger women company car drivers with the Corsa as the company switches emphasis towards reducing the age profile among drivers of the new supermini.
While Adler stressed Vauxhall would "continue to look after blue-chip Corsa customers, like the high-volume British School of Motoring (BSM), banks and estate agencies", plus the NHS, he is seeking a "larger footprint among medium-sized and smaller fleets, both sub-100 and sub-25 unit territory".
BSM Corsas will be fitted with an additional speedometer because instructors cannot see the driver's speedo from the front passenger seat, particularly up to 30mph. It allows driving schools to fulfil duty of care requirements.
Adler admitted that Corsa fleet-buying patterns would more closely resemble retail habits and said that the three-door Corsa could repeat Astra Sports Hatch's success.
Adler said these moves will arguably partially compensate for "massive cuts in short-cycle business", particularly daily rental, although Cullis said bodyshop deals would continue "where and when they are profitable".
Cullis conceded that body repair centre contracts did not always enhance a model's "street cred" with "wheel trims discarded and company stickers on the doors".
Cullis expected the Corsa's fleet factor to settle at around 47%, although that business-buyer element stood at 55% up until the end of August.
Vauxhall currently supplies 3000 Corsas and 2000 Astras to the BSM but also boasts 1200 additional driving school units, including 600 for the Robinson organisation.