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News•July 17, 2021

Construction and Service Industries Impacted by Microchip Shortage

The global semiconductor shortage is reaching construction contractors and other service businesses that use small work trucks. Auto makers are prioritizing high-margin vehicles for the retail market as they try to stretch chip supplies across their factories.

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News•July 15, 2021

Lean Thames, Former BMW Used Car Head, Appointed Operations Director at cinch

Leanne Thames has been appointed operations director at cinch, effective start July 2021. The online used car retailer is owned by Constellation Automotive Group, which includes B2B used-vehicle auction company BCA in its brand portfolio.

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News•July 15, 2021

LeasePlan Preferred Partner For Arrival e-LCV Leasing

An agreement was announced on July 15, 2021, between LeasePlan and electric van maker Arrival to be the preferred partner for operational leasing contracts in the UK and Europe. The first order for 3,000 e-LCVs is to be finalized Q3 2021.

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News•July 14, 2021

European Commercial Vehicle Remarketing Expert Passes Away

James Davis, customer strategy and insight director (commercial vehicles) for Cox Automotive Europe, passed on July 11, 2021. He was 47 years old. In this position, Davis assumed an industry thought leadership role that involved building, sustaining, and evolving deep long-term open trust relationships with customers, business partners, suppliers, and industry bodies.

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News•by Staff•July 14, 2021

XL Fleet Introduces Hybrid-Electric Drive Upfit for Isuzu NPR-HD

The XL Hybrid system is now available on Isuzu NPR-HD low cab forward vehicles serving applications including last-mile delivery, beverage distribution, utility work, and food service.

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News•by Staff•July 13, 2021

XLerate Group Acquires Liquid Motors

Digital transactions have grown tremendously at XLerate over the last five years, and digital is a key component of its omnichannel, go-to-market strategy.

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News•July 9, 2021

LeasePlan Moves To Future-Proof Its Fleet

LeasePlan is on an ambitious course to electrify its fleet of vehicles under management by 2030. The mission is part of its EV100 association, a collection of businesses committed to fleet decarbonization by 2030. The size of the task is significant: the company has a fleet of 1.9 million vehicles in 30 countries.

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News•July 9, 2021

Cox Automotive Acquires Fleet Software Company FleetMaster

Cox Automotive has announced the acquisition of the Ghent-based fleet software company FleetMaster. The Belgian company, which also has an office in Long Beach, California, is a specialist in cloud-based workflow technology for the rental, leasing and dealership sectors.

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News•July 9, 2021

Fleets Need To Adapt To A Swiftly Changing Environment As Brussels Bans Diesel Cars

Fleet operational requirements across Europe are becoming more complex, following the announcement by the Brussels Regional Government to ban diesel engines by 2030, ban petrol, hybrid and gas-fueled vehicles by 2035, with a target for carbon neutrality by 2050.

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News•July 8, 2021

Renault Reveals New Kangoo TPMR

Renault Tech's new Kangoo for the Transport for People with Reduced Mobility (TPMR) is designed for inclusive mobility, comfort, and modularity.

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