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Toyota Motor Corporation has launched the all-new Aqua, a hybrid electric-only compact car offering approximately 20-percent more fuel efficiency – 35.8 km/L – than its previous generation. The Aqua is the world's first vehicle to use a high-output bipolar nickel-hydrogen battery as an electric drive battery. According to Toyota, the new battery realizes approximately twice the output as it delivers improved accelerator responsiveness and enables smooth, linear acceleration from low speeds.
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Eco-powered cars are entering the rent-a-car (RAC)/Short Term Rental (STR) market at a faster pace, while the overall market is strengthening post-pandemic in Spain, Italy and Germany, according new report by Dataforce, a Germany-based provider of fleet market data and automotive intelligence solutions in Europe.
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Leasys has acquired the UK company ER Capital Ltd, which operates as daily rental firm Easirent. Following the purchase, 20 Easirent rental centers will be rebranded to Leasys which, says the FCA Bank subsidiary, will give the leasing and mobility provider a major role as a 360-degree mobility player in the UK.
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Fleets operating in Europe will be forced to electrify vehicles by 2035 under far-reaching plans announced on July 14, 2021 by the European Commission. Called the European Green Deal and dubbed ‘Fit for 55’, the plan embraces the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies making them fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels.
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Uwe Hochgeschurtz has been appointed CEO of Opel, effective September 1, 2021. The appointment to the lead role at Opel, part of the Stellantis group of companies, follows the resignation of Michael Lohscheller who has decided to pursue a new challenge outside Stellantis.
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Volvo Cars and ALD Automotive have extended their partnership to Ireland, with ALD providing that country full-service leasing for corporations, small- to medium-sized companies and private individuals through its proprietary dealership network. The partnership, covering Volvo’s full range of vehicles, is a white-labelled agreement, wherein ALD services will be offered under the “Volvo Car Leasing” designation.
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Following an extensive €110 million production line modification, the fourth-generation ŠKODA AUTO small car model, FABIA is now being manufactured at the Czech automaker’s main plant in Mladá Boleslav.. For the first time, the FABIA is based on Volkswagen Group’s MQB-A0 platform.
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LeasePlan is on an ambitious course to electrify its fleet of vehicles under management by 2030. The mission is part of its EV100 association, a collection of businesses committed to fleet decarbonization by 2030. The size of the task is significant: the company has a fleet of 1.9 million vehicles in 30 countries.
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Fleet operational requirements across Europe are becoming more complex, following the announcement by the Brussels Regional Government to ban diesel engines by 2030, ban petrol, hybrid and gas-fueled vehicles by 2035, with a target for carbon neutrality by 2050.
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Chris Brownridge has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of BMW Group UK, effective 01 July, 2021. Brownridge, formerly Sales Director of BMW, replaces the retiring Graeme Grieve after a worldwide career spanning more than 30 years with the BMW Group.
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