Cindy Brauer

Former Managing Editor

Cindy Brauer is a former managing editor for Bobit Business Media’s AutoGroup. A native of Chicago but resident of southern California since her teens, Brauer studied journalism and earned a communications degree at California State University Fullerton. Over her career, she has written and edited content for a variety of publishing venues in a disparate range of fields, from plumbing appliances and restaurants to the automotive industry and biomedical research.

Articles•by Cindy Brauer•July 21, 2022

Jaime Bringas Envisions a Recognized, Respected Profession for Fleet

Jaime Bringas is helping usher in a new era of professionalism in Mexico. His work to advance fleet status and expertise earned him the 2022 Global Fleet Visionary of the Year award.

Articles•by Cindy Brauer•July 21, 2022

Global Fleet Team of the Year: 3M

Team structure, communication, information sharing, and alignment with stakeholders are essential for a successful global fleet team, according to one such award-winning group.

Articles•by Cindy Brauer•July 21, 2022

2022 Global Fleet Hall of Fame

Inducted at the recent Global Fleet Management Conference in Miami, the four honorees are recognized for effectively leading the global fleet challenge and sharing their industry knowledge, best practices, and expertise.

News•by Cindy Brauer•July 20, 2022

GM Expands EV First Responder Training Efforts in U.S. and Canada

The program, though directly focused on responders, also benefits drivers involved in incidents, and continues GM-led education efforts that began more than a decade ago with the introduction of the Chevrolet Volt.

News•by Cindy Brauer•July 20, 2022

BMW Group Doubles EV Sales in First Half of 2022

Compared with the first half of 2021, the strongest in the company’s history, sales decreased by 13.3%. Across all industries, growth this year continues to be impacted by the geopolitical situation in Eastern Europe, the intermittent Covid lockdowns in China and persistent semiconductor availability.

News•by Cindy Brauer•July 20, 2022

Manufacturers Partner to Develop Mass-Market Light-Duty Fuel-Cell Electric Trucks

The truck will be introduced to the market after January 2023 and used by the partners at actual distribution sites in Fukushima Prefecture and Tokyo social implementation projects.

News•by Cindy Brauer•July 19, 2022

Dataforce Study Indicates Electric is the Future of Mobility

Noting that the plans of vehicle manufacturers are an important indicator, the Dataforce study reported “almost all brands have already publicly communicated plans and indicated time periods from which they want to offer exclusively fully electric vehicles.”

News•by Cindy Brauer•July 19, 2022

Two Ford Senior Leaders to Retire; Former Amazon Exec Dave Bozeman to Join Company

Bozeman was most recently vice president of Amazon Transportation Services, overseeing all aspects of middle-mile transportation that enabled customer order delivery across the company’s global operations.

News•by Cindy Brauer•July 19, 2022

John Cappella Appointed President & CEO of Porsche Cars Canada

After joining the brand in 2011, Cappella served as director of network development at Porsche Cars Canada and managing director of Porsche Centre North Toronto. His automotive career includes various positions in the Canadian luxury automotive market.

News•by Cindy Brauer•July 19, 2022

Volvo Cars to Build Third European Manufacturing Plant

The first new Volvo European manufacturing site in almost 60 years, the new state-of-the-art plant will be climate neutral and build only electric cars, supporting Volvo’s goal to be fully electric by 2030 and climate neutral by 2040.

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