Cox Automotive Establishes Mobility Solutions Group, Accelerates Effort with Acquisition of Clutch Technologies
Cox Automotive Mobility Solutions Group to Focus on Fleet Solutions and Consumer Mobility
“Cox Automotive is continually evolving – delivering digital retailing solutions for the immediate term while developing and investing in solutions that will fuel new models for consumer mobility and enable fleet management solutions well into the future,” said Sandy Schwartz, president, Cox Automotive. “The future of mobility as a service is a massive business opportunity, with some estimates at well in excess of $1 trillion by 2030.
ACERTUS Named a Top Workplace by St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis, August 13, 2018 – ACERTUS, has been named one of 150 Top Workplaces for 2018 by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The company, formerly known as MetroGistics, recently rebranded as ACERTUS earlier this year. With headquarters in St. Louis, ACERTUS maintains facilities in Alpharetta, Georgia, and Lenexa, Kansas.
The Post-Dispatch surveyed 44,000 people to compile its list of winners, all of which share key qualities: effective leadership, strong values, clear direction and motivated workers.
How the Ridesharing Revolution Will Change the World
The ridesharing revolution will most likely have a huge impact on the evolution of cities and mobility around the world. One unexpected finding is that shared transportation will not differentiate along national boundaries as much as it will between cities, suburbs, and rural areas.
“People will switch between modes of transportation. People could switch from public transit to autonomous ride-sharing solutions or even take bicycles. If you go to the outside of those cities, the picture changes. You’d have public transportation to get you out of the city core, but public transportation will not be sufficient. You’ll have private cars and privately-owned shared autonomous cars,” said Andreas Breiter, associate partner at McKinsey & Company
Read the article at Digital Trends.
Do Tesla’s Troubles Mean There’s No Future for BEVs?
By Andrew Boada, Editor at Large
Over the past year, battery electric vehicle (BEV) manufacturer Tesla has recorded losses of $2.7 billion, as much money in the past 12 months as the total it lost over the previous five years.
The losses, combined with massive quality control and delivery issues, have begun attracting quite a bit of media attention and have caused a number of increasingly vocal analysts to predict that the electric car manufacturer's days may be numbered.
So, what's behind Tesla's troubles? Do they have broader significance for BEV technology in general? And if Tesla's troubles ultimately prove fatal, would the company's demise spell the end for the BEV?
Monster.com Names NAFA’s CAFM® to Top 10 Certification Ranking for Salary Increases
Report notes CAFM holders earn 27 percent more than those in fleet who have not received the certification
NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA), the vehicle fleet industry’s largest membership association, announces that employment resource Monster.com has named NAFA’s Certified Automotive Fleet Manager (CAFM) as number nine in its rankings of the top 10 best certifications to receive to boost salaries.
The Monster report showcased that CAFM holders earn 27 percent more than those employees in fleet who have not received the certification.
