Automotive Fleet News

TORRANCE, CA - An Automotive Fleet study on fleet vehicle depreciation expenses revealed replacement cycles for several segments appeared to remain steady since 2005. The information is based off data supplied by Automotive Resources International, GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services, LeasePlan USA, PHH Arval, and Wheels Inc. from 2005 to 2008 of more than 1.5 million vehicles.

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IRVINE, CA - Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by University of California Irvine neuroscientists.

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BOULDER, CO - Cumulative sales of hybrid vehicles in the fleet sector will total nearly 4 million worldwide between 2009 and 2015, according to a recent report from Pike Research.

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VINELAND, NJ - Only 72 percent of commercial vehicle drivers wear seat belts compared with 90 percent of passenger-vehicle motorists surveyed by the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization and South Jersey Traffic Safety Alliance.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Telematics as a standard feature can save millions of dollars in warranty and recall costs because of its real-time diagnostics, according to researchers.

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BLACKSBURG, VA - Truck and heavy-vehicle drivers who text-message while driving are 23.2 times more likely to be involved in a crash or near-crash as non-distracted motorists, according to new research conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.

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PALOS VERDES, CA – Fleet vehicles, trailers, construction equipment and mobile workers account for about 3.6 million GPS and wireless devices used in the U.S., according to a study by C.J. Driscoll & Associates.

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TORRANCE, CA – An Automotive Fleet study on fleet vehicle depreciation expenses revealed replacement cycles for several segments appeared to remain steady since 2005.

Tags: average months in service, depreciation expenses, replacement cycles, study, vehicle segments

OYSTER BAY, NY – The market will begin to grow more quickly in 2010, as the global economic downturn ends and the testing of hybrid vehicles in commercial fleets is completed, according to a new report by NextGen Research.

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TORRANCE, CA – Automotive Fleet is conducting research on how fleets remarket their vehicles, including guidebooks used, and more for AF's annual Remarketing Survey.

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NEW YORK – Younger and older Americans use GPS devices differently, according to a recent online survey of U.S. consumers conducted by ABI Research.

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