
More than 50 million vehicles are registered in Germany, about 10 percent of which are registered as company cars. Despite a 3-percent drop in new-vehicle registrations for 2013, about 23 percent of the 3.1 million were registered as company cars — the second-best result after 2011 for the past 10 years.
Read More →ARI, a global fleet services provider specializing in complex car and truck fleets, has announced that it has acquired German company netcar24. The technology company develops and offers enterprise software solutions for the fleet management industry.
Read More →Daimler and Volvo are anticipated to lead the implementation of V2V communication systems among vehicle original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across Europe.
Read More →Demand for new commercial vehicles in the European Union increased 4.7 percent to 132,503 units in January, marking the fifth consecutive monthly increase. Van, truck and heavy-truck segments saw continued growth, while the market for buses and motor coaches contracted.
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Mercedes-Benz recently premiered its new V-Class. The MPV will be available for ordering in Germany beginning in March ahead of the full market launch in late May.
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Fleet Logistics International is launching a new supplier-backed initiative for the first four months of 2014, targeting small- to medium-sized fleets with a standalone fleet management solution designed to improve fleet efficiency.
Read More →Overall, the major automotive markets ended the year on a high note, according to research released by a German automotive trade association.
Read More →Results of a new research study have found that fleet management systems have an established presence in a number of mature European markets, including France, Germany, the UK, Italy, and Benelux.
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On July 8, 2013, ARI announced it acquired the fleet management segment of Fleetlevel+ Services GmbH in Germany. This follows the earlier acquisition of Fleet Support Group in the UK, now known as ARI Fleet UK, in late 2011.
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Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicles are hitting Europe’s roads in support of a Ford-led €13.2 million study into electric vehicles in urban areas.
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