Inside Hyundai's Fleet Strategy

Hyundai’s fleet head John Schwegman outlines the brand’s current approach to commercial and government customers, model mix, dealer support plans, safety packaging, and connected-vehicle capabilities.

Growing Legislative Trend to Mandate Fleet Vehicles as Smoke-Free Workplaces

The legislative definition of “workplace” is expanding to include company or publicly owned fleet vehicles. The catalyst behind this change is legislation mandating smoke-free workplaces. (See Market Trends, December 2003 issue.) The latest legislation to do so is in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which is expected to enact (after our press time) a new public health law (H4256), which goes into effect July 5. The new state health law bans in Massachusetts all smoking in public buildings and

eBay to Offer On-site Financing

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AlertDriving to Offer Spanish Language Web-Based Fleet Driver Safety Modules in U.S.

TORONTO, ONTARIO — AlertDriving.com has released Spanish versions of their Web-based fleet driver safety modules for the North American market, as a result of increased demand from many American companies seeking training programs to match the changing demographics in their workforce and to help ensure they have been able to properly train all of their employees.

Dodge Announces Pricing for All-New 2007 Sprinter

AUBURN HILLS, MI – Dodge continues to build on its presence in the commercial vehicle market with the all-new, super-sized Sprinter. Compared to the previous model, the all-new 2007 Dodge Sprinter features increased width (2inches), interior height (11 inches), exterior height (13 inches), cargo area length (19 inches), vehicle length (30 inches), cargo volume (127 cu. ft.), and towing capacity (2,500 lbs.).

Nissan Begins Production of e-NV200 Electric Van

Nissan has begun producing the e-NV200 battery-electric compact van in Barcelona with plans to begin sending it to a variety of global markets in June.

Video: State of the Fleet Industry Week of June 1, 2020

Topics mentioned include a look at both fleet orders and retail sales trends of the past 60 days; the continued ramp up in vehicle production; fleet buying inclinations for model-year 2021; and more

EU Commercial Vehicle Sales Suffer from COVID-19

In the first quarter of 2020, the European Union commercial vehicle market contracted by 23.2% to 413,327 units as a direct consequence of slowdowns seen in March, as measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus lead to the closure of dealerships.