Fleet World Fleet Show: ARI Fleet UK & Trakm8 to Showcase Efficient Solutions
This month’s Fleet World Fleet Show at Silverstone will see ARI Fleet UK and Trakm8 showcase leading solutions for optimising fleet management. This includes the latest management solutions from ARI Fleet UK, which has reshaped the way car and commercial vehicle fleets are managed. Learn more
British Car Auctions: Used Values Climb to Record High
Average Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) values continued to rise in March, with new record values set for fleet & lease and dealer part-exchange vans, reports BCA. The average March figure of £4,860 for all LCVs was the highest on record for any month since Pulse began reporting in 2005. Average age rose slightly to 58.8 months, while average mileage increased by over 2,000 miles to 80,800 miles. Learn more
GM Investing €4 bilion in Opel Turnaround
General Motors plans to pump €4 billion ($5.2 billion) into its struggling Opel subsidiary over the next three years in a bid to finally reverse 13 years of losses that have led some skeptics to call on the American maker to sell or shutter the German-based operation. Learn more
Fleet News Lifts Lid on Grey Fleet
Fleet managers and senior decision makers can get to grips with the challenges of managing a grey fleet at this year’s Fleet News Company Car in Action driving show. Fleet News is bringing together a panel of experts for the Great Grey Fleet Debate to discuss ways in which companies can reduce the risk posed by employees driving their own cars for business purposes. Learn more
Ford Focus Cruises to Top of Global Sales
Buoyed by the Chinese market, Ford Motor Co.’s Focus compact car outsold all other vehicles in 2012 by a wide margin, according to data released today by market researcher R.L. Polk & Co. Ford sells the Focus in more than 100 countries and the car has become a huge success in China. Learn more
Europe’s Luxury-Car Makers Soar as the Rest Struggle
The gulf between Europe’s luxury auto makers and struggling mass-market manufacturers shackled to Europe’s flatlining economy looks to set to widen. Learn more
Tusker Further Reduces Its Carbon Footprint
Salary sacrifice market leader, Tusker, saw a 9.4% improvement in its carbon footprint last year through greater use of greener company cars, increased car sharing and web conferencing and more efficient use of energy at its head office, as it maintained the carbon neutral status it first achieved in 2010. Learn more
