Roush Releases '09 Propane Truck for Fleet Market

DETROIT - Roush Performance recently began taking orders for its fleet-oriented, propane-powered Ford F-150 trucks that not only match power levels of gasoline models, but will also allow owners to receive government tax breaks, according to the Web site www.motortrend.com.

Venture-Capital Firms Take Notice of Emerging Green-Car Market

DETROIT --- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture-capital firm that was an early backer of Netscape Communications, Amazon.com and Google, is now investing in Fisker Automotive Inc. --- makers of a plug-in hybrid luxury car that will carry a $80,000 price tag.

Used-Vehicle Market Conditions Continue Steady Improvement in April

ATLANTA and CARMEL, IN — Average auction prices in April, according to ADESA Analytical Services' monthly analysis of wholesale used-vehicle prices by vehicle model class, were up 4.8 percent from year-ago levels.

ABB to Supply Fast Chargers to Chinese Market

Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., Ltd., the Chinese joint venture between Daimler and BYD, and ABB, a power and automation technology company, have agreed on the supply of fast chargers for BDNT’s battery electric DENZA.

Outsourcing Latest Trend in South Africa Fleet Market

CitiCapital Fleet Withdraws from UK Contract Hire Market

CitiCapital Fleet announced on Dec. 2, 2002, that it intended to withdraw from the contract hire (fleet) business in the United Kingdom and will meet the European fleet needs of its clients through existing and future alliances.

ADESA Current Used Vehicle Market Conditions and Outlook

Average auction prices in August were up from year-ago levels for the sixth month in a row, but were lower than in July.

Remarketing is Key to Maintaining Used-Car Values in Era of New-Car Incentives, Says Manheim CEO Dean Eisner

Creative use of new remarketing techniques has enabled companies with large portfolios of used vehicles to maintain used-car values in the face of the pricing challenge posed by heavy incentives on new cars, said Manheim president and CEO Dean Eisner.

NREL Releases Hybrid Electric Fleet Study

WASHINGTON - The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), which recently completed a year-long technology evaluation of gasoline hybrid electric trucks in the FedEx fleet, has released its report on the project.