THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
General Motors was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for corporate sustainability leadership – appearing on the World Index for the second year in a row.
China has plans to replace approximately a million heavy-duty diesel trucks with ones the burn cleaner fuel.
Registrations for the true fleet market in the Netherlands saw a significant growth in August, growing by 58.2% for the month, with the total market posting 283,000 registrations for the month.
ARI has partnered with SiriusXM Canada to offer the SiriusXM Fleet Program to its clients throughout Canada.
Fleet registrations in Spain achieved the highest growth rate for the month of August, growing 48.8%, while the rest of the vehicle market also saw high registrations for the month.
True fleet registrations in the U.K. increased 23.7% for the month of August, with the passenger car market achieving the highest growth in 2018 that helped the total market reach its highest registration volume ever for the month of August.
Brazilian brewing company Ambev is adding 1,600 battery-electric trucks from Volkswagen, which was triggered by a government policy that applied a new fixed minimum freight fare for diesel truckers.
General Motors plans to invest an additional $28 million into Holden research and development, according to news.com.au.
July is a typically strong month for vehicle registrations in France, and this month is not an exception, as the True Fleet market saw a 16.9% increase over the same time last year, according to Dataforce.
Udrive, a pay-by-the-minute car rental group, has received 50 Nissan Kicks SUVs for it’s fleet in the Middle East.
The German passenger car market grew by 12.3% in July 2018, which represents the highest growth through the first seven months of 2018. The private market also posted strong growth, at 16.1% year-over-year.
Ford’s assembly plant in South Africa has produced 500,000 models of the current generation Ford Ranger, a popular light commercial vehicle in the region as of late.
Blind Veterans UK, a U.K.-based charity that helps blind and vision impaired ex-service personnel, added six new Transporters to its fleet of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, according to a company announcement.
Revv, a self-drive carsharing service, has partnered with Hyundai Motor Company to lead India's mobility market.
Ford and Alibaba have agreed to collaborate on the development of a transportation mobility cloud service, which is designed in part to help large-scale fleet operators enhance vehicle connectivity and mobility for Chinese customers.
Multinational fleet professionals from 31 countries met in Rome, Italy, for two days to discuss the latest trends and best practices in global fleet management.
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