Automotive Fleet News

GOTEBORG, SWEDEN - The all-new Volvo S60 is packed with high-tech solutions that actively help the driver avoid accidents. The Pedestrian Detection with full auto brake is a world first.

Tags: Driver Alert Control, Lane Departure Warning, Pedestrian Detection, S60, Volvo

SAN CLEMENTE, CA - Leading automotive CRM provider DealerSocket announced that the Audi of America After Sales team has endorsed DealerSocket's ServiceDriver 2.0 product to provide automated Online Service Scheduling.

Tags: Audi, DealerSocket, scheduling, ServiceDriver 2.0

MONTVALE, NJ - Mercedes-Benz's AMG unit is touting its new AMG 5.5L V-8 bi-turbo engine with a peak output of up to 563 horsepower and estimated 22 mile-per-gallon performance.

Tags: AMG, engine, Mercedes-Benz

BOSTON - Global communications agency Arnold Worldwide has partnered with EuroRSCG 4D to develop an integrated campaign to promote the introduction of the new Volvo S60 at the Geneva Auto Show.

Tags: S60, Volvo

SAN JOSE, CA - The cost of a ticket for texting or using a hand-held phone in California would be among the toughest in the nation if a bill introduced in the state senate becomes law.

Tags: texting ban

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recognized Wyoming yesterday for becoming the 20th state to enact a statewide ban prohibiting drivers from texting while behind-the-wheel.

Tags: NHTSA, texting

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday that the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th consecutive quarter.

Tags: Department of Transportation, NHTSA, traffic fatalities

BETHESDA, Md. and STERLING, Va. - SkyBitz, a provider of remote asset tracking and information management solutions, and Iridium Communications Inc., a provider of global mobile satellite services (MSS), have formed a strategic partnership that will position Iridium as the first-ever provider of two-way global MSS for SkyBitz.

Tags: GPS, remote-asset tracking

VAN NUYS, CA - The U.S. Government has closed down Tierra Santa Inc., a Los Angeles-area bus company involved in a crash that killed six people in Arizona on Friday, March 5, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Tags: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Tierra Santa

TORRANCE, CA - Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday, March 8, assembled a group of automotive experts for a press conference to dispute claims that faulty electronics are to blame for episodes of sudden acceleration, the Associated Press reported.

Tags: sudden acceleration, Toyota recalls

WASHINGTON - Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 352 MY 2010 Freightliner Cascadia trucks equipped with optional Sheppard HD94 steering gears.

Tags: Daimler Trucks , Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Cascadia truck recall , NHTSA, truck recall

WASHINGTON - Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc. is recalling about 2,300 MY 2010 Galant vehicles because of a problem with the automatic transmission oil cooler pipe assembly.

Tags: Mitsubishi Galant, Mitsubishi Galant recall, Mitsubishi recall, NHTSA

WASHINGTON - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. is recalling nearly 20,000 MY 2005-2010 FE83D, FE84D, FE85D and FG84D trucks because of an issue involving the air intake duct.

Tags: Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America , NHTSA, truck recall

WASHINGTON - The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) is reminding collision repair shops that a program developed by the group can assist them in efforts to trace and recall any aftermarket crash parts deemed unsafe.

Tags: aftermarket crash parts, Certified Automotive Parts Association , collision repair

MINNEAPOLIS - XATA Corp., a leader in fleet software and services, announced a reseller partnership with SpeedGauge, a commercial vehicle GPS data provider for speed tracking and analysis.

Tags: fleet software, fleet tracking, GPS, SpeedGauge, XATA , XATANET

SAN DIEGO, CA - Toyota Motor Corp. and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration both dispatched teams on Tuesday, March 9, to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a freeway in the San Diego area a day earlier, Reuters reported.

Tags: sudden acceleration, Toyota Prius

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Metro Cab in Michigan has added seven biodiesel-fueled Vokswagen Jettas to its fleet, the Grand Rapids Press reported.

Tags: biodiesel, Metro Cab, Volkswagen Jetta

COLUMBUS, IN - Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. last month agreed to pay a $2.1 million penalty and recall 405 engines under a settlement agreement aimed at resolving Clean Air Act violations, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Tags: Clean Air Act, Cummins, EPA

HONG KONG - Chinese automaker BYD Co. said it plans to begin selling electric and hybrid cars in Western Europe next year, Bloomberg reported.

Tags: BYD , electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle