Chevin Launches Global Consultancy Service
Chevin Fleet Solutions has launched a brand-new global consultancy service that is to be headed up by its newest team member, Bill Griffiths.
Working closely with clients to evaluate business processes and fleet management practices, Griffiths will add significant value in his role as Vice President of Global Consulting and Client Services, by identifying – and building on – both strengths and weaknesses in existing, internal programs.
Cyber-Authority Tyler Cohen Wood to Keynote at AFLA 2018 Annual Fleet Conference
AFLA announces Tyler Cohen Wood will speak at this year's Annual Corporate Fleet Conference (AFLA 2018) with a session focused on Information Security.
The AFLA 2018 conference, to be held October 1-3 at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, FL, will feature engaging presentations on key topics related to the corporate fleet industry with a theme of "Catch That Magic Moment Right Now."
Diesel Commercial Fleets Switching to Electric Nationwide
Commercial vehicle fleets across the country are replacing their diesel buses, delivery vans and garbage trucks with their electric equivalents.
Electric motors offer the low-speed torque such vehicles need, without the noise or exhaust of their diesel counterparts. Range anxiety is not a concern as operators of buses and similar vehicles tend to stay close to home, needing a range of 100 miles or less.
"McKinsey & Company, the management consulting group, forecasts that electric light- and medium-duty trucks — a group that includes pickups, flatbeds and some trash haulers — could achieve between 8 percent and 34 percent sales penetration by 2030."
Read the article at The New York Times.
German Automotive Workers May Be The U.S. President’s ‘Next Victims’
Although Mexico, Canada and Japan would likely be affected, Trump has singled out German vehicles in particular with his proposed auto tariffs.
Germany’s prosperous city of Stuttgart, lays justifiable claim to being “the cradle of the automobile.” The region is packed with assembly plants, parts makers and engineering firms — all supporting an industry that is considered a pride of the nation.
“We are watching the U.S. debate very closely,” Porsche said in an emailed statement. “A third of our sales are in North America and since we don’t have production sites there, we have to take the situation seriously.”
Read the article at The Washington Post.
Ford Improves in J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Study
Poorly working touch screens and phone connectivity were top complaints that Ford received and addressed by switching partners and spending years to smooth out the system’s features.
Audio, communication, entertainment and navigation systems remain the most problematic category of problems consumers are having with new cars, but the industry has improved for three straight years, contributing to the best overall quality ever, according to J.D. Power.
“Our competitors are about two to three years behind us now,” Jim VanSlambrouck, director of quality for the Americas said. “They are still refining how their tech works, and these are things where we’ve gotten out in front and will stay there.”
Read the article at Bloomberg.
