Ebbon Automotive’s MoDel vehicle delivery solution has delivered a record first half and is on track for more than one million vehicle handovers this year in a company first.

Michael Terry, Ebbon-Dacs’ head of commercial – logistics

The one-million projection is based on the record number of 521,952 vehicles delivered via the platform between 1 January and 30 June, which also indicates that the supply constraint issues of the last two years have started to ease.

If achieved by the year-end, the one-million milestone would be a 15% improvement on the previous record, set in 2022 when a total of 866,000 vehicle handovers were made through MoDel; itself a new record and a 10% year-on-year increase.

This year’s record first half handovers have been achieved through strong organic growth, with new customers coming onboard monthly in 2022 and 2023 to date, primarily leasing companies, dealers, vehicle manufacturers and logistics suppliers.

The latest logistics provider to join the MoDel community is Vehicle Movement Services, a family run business based near Horncastle, Lincolnshire, which handles up to 5,000 vehicle movements a year.

Director Craig Bellwood said that before implementing MoDel, the business used a manual system for proof of delivery and proof of collection, which had worked well since the company was founded in 2009.

“But I wanted to future-proof the business going forward, automate all our processes and remove all the paper from the transaction. Implementing MoDel has been a major step forward for our business,” he said.

“When it comes to vehicle deliveries, we work with all the major motor manufacturers through their dealer networks and they all use MoDel, which has made our life so much easier from an admin point of view.”

The service is also completely electronic, eliminating all paper from the delivery process while also giving greater transparency and providing instant confirmation to Vehicle Movement Services and clients that a new vehicle has been safely delivered.

Bellwood also praised the imaging feature in MoDel, which helps to avoid any disputes over vehicle damage.

Ebbon Automotive also continues to further develop the platform in line with customer feedback and changing market conditions.

Michael Terry, Ebbon-Dacs’ head of commercial – logistics, commented: “The new releases have underlined MoDel’s position as the market-leading platform and underwrites our ongoing commitment to continue its development for the benefit of our customers.

“We already have some new and exciting projects planned for the remainder of this year and beyond, which we firmly believe will further develop the platform and help with our growth targets both in the UK and Europe,” he said.