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Global Fleet•by Staff•January 6, 2015

China's Commercial Vehicle Market Remains Soft

The pace of China’s economy slowed in the third quarter of 2014, with growth of 7.3 percent on a year-over-year basis, according to the most recent "China Commercial Vehicle Outlook," jointly published quarterly by ACT and SIC, China’s State Information Center.

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Operations•by Staff•January 6, 2015

Pep Boys Fleet National Accounts Director Dies

Gino Francescangeli Jr., the long-time Fleet National Accounts Director for The Pep Boys: Manny, Moe & Jack, passed away from cancer on Jan. 5 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital with his family by his side. He was 61.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•January 6, 2015

Nissan LEAF Sets Plug-In EV Sales Record

U.S. sales of the Nissan LEAF numbered 30,200 in 2014, marking the first time any plug-in has sold more than 30,000 U.S. units in a single year, according to Nissan.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•January 6, 2015

Global Fleet Conference 2015: LeasePlan Sponsors Dinner Cruise

Attendees will have the opportunity to network in style and comfort during a sunset dinner cruise on Biscayne Bay.

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Green Fleet•by Staff•January 6, 2015

BMW Announces EV Charging Pilot Program

BMW will launch a pilot study demonstrating how intelligent management of electric vehicle (EV) charging can contribute to improved electric power grid efficiency while reducing total cost of electric vehicle ownership, the automaker announced. The study will be undertaken by the BMW Group Technology Office, together with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), whose service area covers much of Northern California.

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Operations•by Staff•January 6, 2015

FCA Adds Vehicle Diagnostic Data to Uconnect

FCA US is adding features such as vehicle finder, send-destination-to-vehicle, vehicle health report and vehicle health alert to Uconnect.

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Fuel•by Staff•January 6, 2015

Gasoline Prices Plummet to Start 2015

The national average gasoline price started out 2015 the way it ended 2014 — by continuing its decline. The price fell 8.5 cents to $2.214 for the week ending Jan. 5.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•January 6, 2015

UK Awards Funding for Driverless Car Integration

Innovate UK has announced that "UK Autodrive "a consortium of local authorities, the UK’s leading technology and automotive businesses and academic institutions, has won the UK Government’s £10m "Introducing Driverless Cars" competition.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•January 6, 2015

Nigeria Expects to Assemble 14,000 Cars Per year

Coscharis Motors is set to establish an assembly plant in Lagos for the production of over 14,000 vehicles every year.

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Global Fleet•by Staff•January 6, 2015

Haitian National Police Adopt Fleet Management System

The Haitian National Police recently selected Chevin’s web-based enterprise fleet management information system, FleetWave to manage the operations and maintenance of its fleet of 4,500 units and more than 40,000 pieces of related equipment across the country.

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