Great Advice for Entering the Fleet Industry Today
Here’s some truly great advice for younger professionals who are coming into the fleet industry at a time of dynamic change.
Rent, Ride, Share: At Sixt, Mobility is Here
Today’s consumers demand mobility, and Sixt has created an app where they can rent, ride or share at the touch of a button!
Toyota and Subaru Team Up for Platform Underpinning Battery-Electric Cars
Toyota and Subaru have joined their engineering and production forces to develop a common platform dedicated to battery-electric vehicles. The BEV SUV may be introduced in the first half of the 2020s.
“The platform will be developed in a way that will make it broadly applicable to multiple vehicle types, including C-segment-class (mid-size) and D-segment-class (large) sedans and SUVs, as well as to efficient development of derivative vehicle models,” the companies say.
Read the article at The Drive.
EPA Ups Amount of Ethanol Allowed in Summer Gas, But Read Your Manual First
Last week the EPA approved fuel with 15 percent ethanol content—marketed as E15 at pumps—to be sold between June 1 through the end of September, but many automakers warn against using fuel with more than 10 percent ethanol content in their vehicles.
The fuel has been linked to increased air pollution in urban areas, especially during hot summer months. When ethanol is mixed with gasoline at higher rates, the fuel evaporates quicker, which leads to smog.
Ethanol is approved by the EPA for use in all vehicles from the 2001 model year and newer, but not older cars. Automakers recommend verifying if cars are approved for E15 use by looking through owner's manuals.
Read the article at Car Connection.
Bernice Singer, co-founder of Merchants Automotive Group, Dies at 94
Hooksett, N.H. June 5, 2019: Merchants Automotive Group regretfully announces the passing of co-founder Bernice Siegel Singer. She was 94.
Singer and her husband, the late Irving Singer, founded Merchants Automotive Group in 1962 when they opened “Merchants Motors,” a used automotive dealership, in Manchester, New Hampshire. Building on the company’s success, they opened a fleet leasing business five years later, which has grown into Merchants Fleet, the eighth largest fleet management company nationally.
In speaking with the family, they said their mother’s dedication to her community and strong character will always be a core part of what guides Merchants Automotive Group. Her philanthropic spirit still guides them today, and her life was a source of inspiration for many.
