USE of e-commerce in the fleet industry could rocket following the acquisition of one of the industry's main suppliers by its biggest rival.

Epyx, the specialist in IT solutions for the automotive sector, best known for the 1link e-commerce platforms, has bought industry rival Oasis. The move is set to create a standard platform in the repairer industry.

Just three months ago epyx purchased another rival, TransLease, beginning a round of consolidation in the online service and maintenance sector.

The acquisition of Oasis Global Systems was completed for an undisclosed sum.

Greg Connell, managing director of Warwickshire-based epyx said: 'Until now, some of the potential benefits of service and maintenance e-commerce have been compromised because of the presence of competing platforms in the market. We now have the opportunity to establish a common platform for the repairer community.'

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