Good news from Aixam Mega, the manufacturer of ultra-light electric vehicles, and until recently supplier to London’s NICE Car Company, with the welcome announcement that they have acquired the assets of the Ladbroke Grove-based dealer which went into administration in November 2008.
The French-based company will continue to sell and service their Mega City vehicle to Londoners, as well as the company’s Mega Multitrucks range of light commercial vehicles and have taken on NICE Car Company’s facilities in London; while all administration will transfer to Aixam Mega’s base in Rugby.
Aixam Mega’s UK general manager Lawrence Holland said that the acquisition gives existing Mega customers in London continuity of after sales service, and will also ensure that the company can continue to move forward with its plans to develop the market for electric vehicles.
He said: “We are fully committed to developing the market for ultra-light electric private and commercial vehicles across the UK, and regard this dealership as an important part of our growing dealer network.
“We have retained the key sales and service facilities, as well as some personnel, to make the transfer of business as seamless as possible. Mega drivers should be reassured that, from their perspective, it is now ‘business as normal’ at NICE Car.
“Sales of electric vehicles have slowed during the recent economic downturn, and this has contributed to the problems experienced by the former NICE Car management team, but over the longer term sales have been growing steadily. We believe that this growth will continue and that electrics will buck the trends affecting the wider automotive sector.”
