
The rent-a-car segment was the heaviest hit by the pandemic in terms of percentage contraction. To see how it is faring in 2021, Dataforce investigated three markets, zooming in on some particular regions where tourism has a high economic impact to see just how the short-term rental market is fighting its way back and also how the segment overall is perhaps capitalizing on the latest fuel type trends.
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Frank Grochal retired from Automotive Resources International and Holman Enterprises in 2005, culminating a successful career that spanned five decades. He was inducted in the NAAA Hall of Fame in 1983. He was the first person in fleet to achieve this honor.
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Zero Electric Vehicles has announced its first Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 electric vehicle conversion was certified by the State of Arizona as a qualified zero-emissions vehicle.
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Máximo Graf-Caride has been named Corporate Sales Manager for RDA, the Argentina-based global rental and fleet management services company. The appointment is part of an RDA company expansion. Headquartered in Buenos Aires, RDA also operates in Colombia and Uraquay and is a strategic alliance partner with Element-Arval.
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Renault Tech's new Kangoo for the Transport for People with Reduced Mobility (TPMR) is designed for inclusive mobility, comfort, and modularity.
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The Nissan Sentra and multiple GM SUV models are on the lists.
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Vehicle maintenance expenses declined in CY-2020 primarily due the COVID lockdowns, but are trending upward in 2021. The forecast for CY-2022 is for maintenance costs to further increase due to higher labor rates and tire expenses.
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The new Goodyear SightLine tires use sensors that communicate with cloud-based algorithms. These provide predictive analysis of potential issues before they arise, offering improved uptime running and lower maintenance costs.
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Legalization may be encouraging more people to drink and use marijuana together and that, in turn, is leading to higher crash rates.
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Most U.S. drivers have concerns; the vehicle type and driving scenario did little to ease that apprehension.
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