
With Hertz’s agreement to rent Teslas to Uber drivers, Hertz feels that renting to an indirect and growing competitor is a good move. Can Hertz and traditional rental companies improve their service levels to compete with Uber and Lyft?
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The Elantra received significant recognition for its front cross traffic warning technology to help avoid collisions.
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After owners evaluate vehicle performance criteria, Kia captured the most J.D. Power awards in the industry.
Read More →James David Power III, founder of automotive data analytics and consumer intelligence company J.D. Power, died on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. He was 89.
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For the 2020 program, J.D. Power assessed 270 models from the 2017 model year, examining 592,000 vehicle sales transactions between May and September of 2020.
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The effort — lead by AAA, the National Safety Council, Consumer Reports, JD Power, and SAE International — is intended to help educate consumers on the benefits, limitations and proper usage of these technologies by establishing standardized naming that is simple, specific, and based on system functionality.
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Fleet managers have been conducting driver opinion surveys for decades. Unfortunately, this “half glass” approach earns limited attention from senior execs because it doesn’t consider priorities of the indirect fleet stakeholders.
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The estimated seasonally adjusted annualized rate of U.S. new vehicle sales continues to hover around the 17 million-unit mark after several major manufacturers enjoyed year-over-year improvements in November.
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Four organizations – AAA, Consumer Reports, J.D. Power, and the National Safety Council – have come together to adopt standardized naming for advanced driver assistance technology in an effort to reduce confusion.
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Incentive spending is projected to reach $4,159 (up 6% or $246), the highest level ever for the third quarter and just $28 short of the all-time quarter high set in Q4 2017.
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