Dodge Ram Beats Chevy Silverado For First Time
The pickup war escalated Friday when General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles reported fourth-quarter and year-end sales and, for the first time, the Ram pickup has outsold the Chevrolet Silverado for the year — by 10.1%.
"This is really quite a shake-up and it's uncharted territory for the Ram because it's never been No. 2," just behind the best-selling Ford F-150, said Jeremy Acevedo, an analyst at Edmunds in Santa Monica, California.
Read the article at Detroit Free Press.
On-Demand Maintenance, Without the Downtime
On-demand maintenance from Wrench was born out of consumer frustration, and now many fleets are taking advantage of the convenience, and the ability to greatly minimize vehicle downtime.
AFLA Canada 2020 Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for the AFLA Canada 2020 Fleet Summit, which is focusing on North American Best Practices & Benchmarking for anyone who has responsibilities within the Canadian fleet marketplace.
The preliminary program is outlined on the AFLA website here, and you'll see that they are covering topics such as Understanding the Differences Between the Canadian and U.S. Fleet Markets, Achieving Sustainability Using Fleet Electrification without Breaking the Bank, and Order-to-Delivering Issues - just to name a few.
Register now to attend AFLA Canada 2020 Fleet Summit from February 12-13, 2020!
Elon Musk Wants Underground Roads Just For Electric Vehicles
Elon Musk’s plan of building a series of tunnels under major cities is proving rather slow-going but the outspoken entrepreneur appears as committed to the cause as ever.
Musk recently shared a poll on Twitter asking people to vote on “super safe, Earthquake-proof tunnels under cities to solve traffic” with available answers being “Definitely”, “Maybe”, and “No, I like traffic.” The pole attracted no less than 1,458,548 votes before it was closed.
Musk went on to add that these tunnels would be “for zero emissions vehicles only – no toxic fumes is key. Really, just an underground road, but limited to EVs (from all auto companies). This is not in place of other solutions, eg light rail, but supplemental to them.
Read the article at Car Scoops.
Ridecell: A Key Player in Fleet Mobility Transformation
By Mark Boada, Executive Editor
Want help in making your fleet part of the mobility revolution? Want to be sure your pooled fleet is operating at maximum utilization?
Then look no further than Ridecell, a San Francisco-based company that has been selected as a strategic partner by some of the biggest names in the industry, like Penske, 3M, BMW, Volkswagen, and Denso, the Japanese maker of automotive components.
Not one to be bashful about its prowess, the company bills itself as having “the world's most intelligent mobility platform.”
To learn more, Fleet Management Weekly recently spoke with Mark Thomas, Ridecell's vice president of marketing and strategic alliances. READ MORE
