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Leasingby StaffJanuary 7, 2020

LeasePlan Makes Changes to its Managing Board

LeasePlan announced changes to its managing board following the leave of its chief risk officer and chief strategic finance and investor relations officer.

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Vehicle Researchby Eric GandarillaJanuary 7, 2020

Commercial Fleet Sales Rise 13.6% in December

Commercial fleet sales were up 13.6%, government fleet sales were down 1.6%, and daily rental sales were up 8.4%.

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Maintenanceby Mike AntichJanuary 7, 2020

Severe Skilled Technician Shortage Triggering Higher Shop Labor Rates

The vehicle maintenance and repair industries are experiencing a skilled labor shortage as technicians in the Baby Boomer demographic retire in greater numbers than those replacing them. The skilled labor shortage requires shops to pay more for skilled technicians, which translates into higher shop labor rates.

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Maintenanceby Mike AntichJanuary 7, 2020

Vehicle Complexity Increasing Fleet Repair Costs

New technologies such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) require special equipment and training when service is needed, which create additional maintenance costs.

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Fleet Forwardby StaffJanuary 7, 2020

Toyota Plans to Build Prototype 'City of the Future'

Toyota plans to populate Woven City with Toyota Motor Corporation employees and their families, retired couples, retailers, visiting scientists, and industry partners.

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Fleet Forwardby StaffJanuary 7, 2020

Panasonic, Tropos Release Compact Utility Trucks

Tropos' Connected Right-Sized Emergency Firetruck and Connected Last Mile Refrigeration Cargo outfitted with Panasonic domain technology fits in the tightest metro spaces to complete the job.

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Fleet Forwardby StaffJanuary 7, 2020

Connected Cars to Create More Cooperative Mobility in 2020

An ABI Research report looked at technology trends to watch in 2020. Although shared mobility and SAE level 4 won’t be reached in 2020, this year will see the advent of cooperative mobility and the expansion of micro-mobility.

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Fleet Forwardby StaffJanuary 7, 2020

UK City to Ban Private Vehicles From City Center

York’s city council has voted to restrict non-essential private vehicles from the city center by 2023 to help decrease carbon emissions and air pollution.

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Global Fleetby StaffJanuary 7, 2020

Hyundai, Uber Announce Air Taxi Partnership

In this partnership, Hyundai will produce and deploy the air vehicles, and Uber will provide airspace support services, connections to ground transportation, and customer interfaces through an aerial rideshare network.

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Vehicle Researchby Eric GandarillaJanuary 7, 2020

Commercial Fleet Sales Grew in CY-2019

Commercial fleet sales were up, government fleet sales were down, and daily rental sales were up.

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