A MAJOR Basingstoke company has agreed a deal with Renault for the supply of 200 vehicles.

The AA, which has offices in Basing View, has secured a deal worth £3million at showroom prices with the French car company and it will now provide Trafic vans and cars to the association.

A total of 58 Trafic vans have already been delivered and will be used as roadside assistance vehicles. Another 32 cars have also been handed over.

Wayne Millward, head of fleet operations at the AA, said: "The Renault Trafic meets our business needs and met the patrolman's requirements with its spacious cabin and practical space. The excellent whole-life costs were also a key factor in our decision to choose Renault and its Trafic vans for our busy fleet."

Keith Hawes, director of fleet and commercial vehicle sales at Renault UK, said: "We are delighted that the AA has chosen Renault to supply part of its fleet of roadside assistance vehicles where reliability and low whole-life costs are vital."

The AA has a total of 15 million members and responded to a total of 3.5 million breakdowns in 2005.

First published: April 26, 2006