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Global Fleet•by Staff•January 22, 2015

Volvo Appoints New U.S. Sales Chief

Volvo Cars has appointed Lex Kerssemakers to lead its North American sales efforts with the automaker implementing a plan to revive U.S. sales on the strength of a new product lineup led by the 2015 XC90 luxury SUV.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•January 21, 2015

NGV Sales to Reach Nearly 4M by 2024

Sales of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) are expected to reach 3.9 million in 2024 from the 2.3 million sold in 2014, according to a report from Navigant Research.

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Safety•by Staff•January 21, 2015

GM Safety Tech Helps Reduce Rear Crashes

The automaker opts to equip more Chevrolet models with Forward Collision Alert and Front Automatic Braking to prevent one of the most common types of crashes.  

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Safety•by Staff•January 21, 2015

Ford Expedition Draws 5-Star NHTSA Score

To qualify for the highest possible overall rating, the vehicle received five-star ratings in the frontal crash and side crash tests.

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Leasing•by Mike Antich•January 21, 2015

Consolidated Service Corp. Chairman Starr Dies

Pat Starr, former chairman of Consolidated Service Corp. (CSC) and Automotive Fleet Hall of Fame inductee, died on Jan. 17. He was 87.

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Operations•by Oliver Patton•January 21, 2015

Obama Repeats Call for Tax Reform to Pay for Highway Bill

President Obama used his State of the Union address to repeat his call to reform corporate taxes and spend some of the proceeds on a long-term highway bill.

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Fuel•by Staff•January 21, 2015

Gasoline Price Falls to $2.06 Per Gallon

The national average price of gasoline is down 7.3 cents to $2.066 for the week ending Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•January 21, 2015

2015 F-150 Rated Lowest Lifecycle Carbon Footprint

The 2015 Ford F-150 has been rated to have the lowest impact on the environment, lowest cost of ownership, and the top-rated production chain in terms of social justice among full-size pickup trucks, according to an automotive research firm.

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Operations•by Staff•January 21, 2015

Toyota Breaks Ground on Texas HQ

Toyota Motor Corp. has begun building its new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas, so it can consolidate operations in Torrance, Calif; Erlanger, Ky.; and New York, N.Y.

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Operations•by Staff•January 21, 2015

Nissan Adds Mobile App Trio to NissanConnect

Nissan is adding Twitter, TripAdvisor and Pandora to its list of mobile apps available on NissanConnect.

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