KAR Global Acquires Auction Frontier To Expand Digital Marketplaces
Velocicast technology fortifies simulcast capabilities and enhances customer experience.
Velocicast technology fortifies simulcast capabilities and enhances customer experience.
NIO, a maker of electric vehicles in China, is taking its first steps into Europe with a sales center in Norway. First vehicles to launch there will be the NIO ES8 flagship SUV and the company’s flagship ET7 sedan. Norway has enjoyed high electric vehicle growth thanks to a variety of taxation and driver inducement to encourage take up of zero emission motoring. In 2020 battery electric vehicles took 54% of the Norwegian car market, a record.
Kia UK boosts its fleet sales team with the appointment of Moyosola Fujamade as National Contract Hire Relationship Manager. Fujamade is also entrusted with day-to-day business relationships with Kia’s own contract hire supplier, ALD Automotive.
Vehicle Transport simplifies complex logistics management, enables time and cost efficiency, and reduces risk automakers, dealers and fleets.
Week Two of the 2021 Global Fleet Experience, a month-long virtual event, will feature four new sessions on Mexico, Canada and the United Kingdom as well as best practices in managing vehicle residual values in a globally dispersed fleet on May 11 and May 13. To register for any or all sessions, visit https://www.globalfleetexperience.com
Lion Electric's new facility in Illinois will represent the largest dedicated production site for zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in the U.S., according to the company.
Data shows strength in dealers bidding and buying across physical locations, Simulcast, Manheim Express, Manheim.com and OVE.
Figures remain down 16% from year-ago level.
The automotive services provider Cox Automotive announced May 4, 2021 that it is expanding operations into Germany by acquiring pkwNOW, a dealer-to-dealer (D2D) online auction platform.Fitting pkwNOW into the company’s extensive brand portfolio will help Cox Automotive increase its European presence, says the firm and increase sold car volumes in Germany.
Hyundai’s luxury brand Genesis is launching into Europe, commencing sales operations in the UK, Germany, and Switzerland in 2021. Having already been present in Korea and the U.S. for several years, this is the first time the Genesis nameplate is taking on Europe
Dave Funston, manager, national fleet operations for Mazda North American Operations, passed away on April 1, 2021, following a three-year battle with colon cancer. He was 61. Funston passing caught many in the fleet industry unexpectedly and they posted their remembrances of him.
The next two presentations for the 2021 Global Fleet Experience will be held May 6 as part of a new month-long virtual event. There are 15 presentations scheduled throughout May. Open free to all fleets, the sessions will cover topics applicable to fleets around the globe. Register at www.globalfleetexperience.com.
As part of Ford’s just-released registration site for the electric E-Transit van, Ford has updated targeted battery ranges by body type, roof height, and wheelbase, along with targeted MSRPs for each configuration.
This scenario could potentially cause the side curtain airbag to deploy incorrectly, increasing the likelihood of injury.
The vehicles scored superior and advanced ratings across multiple categories.
