We Celebrate the Spirit of the Holidays!
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a beautiful holiday season
Peace and love
Victor Noerdlinger, Ted Roberts, Connie Shedron, Michael Sheldrick,
Janice Sutton
No Big Car Insurance Refund during COVID-19? You Aren’t Alone
Insurance companies' pandemic-based premium repayments have not lived up to their earlier promises, U.S. PIRG finds
Drivers didn't drive quite as much in 2020 as they did in 2019, for obvious, COVID-related reasons.
When the pandemic hit the U.S. in a big way this spring, auto insurers made a lot of noise about how they would be refunding millions of dollars worth of their customers' payments back to them. But as the pandemic has continued and continued, customers have not benefited as much as they should have, according to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Education Fund
Read the article at Car and Driver
Drive Drunk or High, Get a DUI!
Give the Gift of Safe Driving This Holiday Season
For many, the holidays are a time of giving, and one of the greatest gifts is sober driving.
Once again this holiday season, NHTSA is partnering with law enforcement in your hometown to spread the messages: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and If You Feel Different, You Drive Different — Drive High Get a DUI. The campaign runs from December 18 through January 1 and aims to educate people about the dangers and consequences of driving drunk and high, and that law enforcement will be stepping up patrols to get impaired drivers off the roads.
These Automakers are Ahead of the Game When it Comes to Auto Emergency Braking
Five years ago, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration brokered a deal with nearly every major automaker in the US.
They all voluntarily agreed to outfit 95% of the cars they sell with automatic emergency braking technology to further reduce avoidable accidents by 2023. In this year's report, there are now 10 automakers that exceed the voluntary target.
BMW, Hyundai, Mazda, Subaru, Toyota and Volkswagen joined Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Tesla to equip nearly every car they sell with AEB - perhaps the most helpful of today's driver assist and active safety technology. The latter bunch met the agreement last year, but the insurance industry-funded group praised the latest six automakers for their progress.
Read the article at MSN.
Merchants Fleet Expands Electrification Services, Hires Industry-Leading Electrification Expert
Merchants Fleet has hired Hari Nayar as Director of Electrification & Sustainability, as part of the company’s commitment to the fleet electrification initiative.
Nayar will be focused on providing fleet clients with the tools and insights they need to make a seamless and cost-effective entry into the electric vehicle market.
“Hari is an innovative thinker with tenured expertise in electrification strategy and product development for fleet operations” said Brad Jacobs, VP of Fleet Consulting. “Hari’s superior track record of working with major automotive battery manufacturers and government bodies makes him an invaluable addition to the Merchants Fleet team, as we lean into the new year with fleet electrification at the forefront.”
Read more of the press release.
