July saw sky-high incentive spending and used car prices were out of character for the month, says NADA’s Jonathan Banks
It may be time to retire the old saw about hydrogen: “The fuel of the future and it always will be.” Despite some dramatic advantages, including zero emissions, and fuel costs that potentially could be substantially lower than gasoline, hydrogen has never been a serious contender to replace internal combustion engines, even though fuel-cell technology was invented 175 years ago.
While hybrids and BEVs (battery-powered electric vehicles) are grabbing most of the spotlight, nearly all the automakers have active FEV (fuel-cell electric vehicle) programs underway.
This week in Fleet Management Weekly marks the debut of a new monthly column from customer experience speaker and author Jeof Bean. The first article in the series defines “Customer Experience.” He says “When you’re a company seriously eying a customer leadership position so you can be better different and more profitable, you need a consistent and well-known definition of customer experience.” Don’t miss 'The Fleet Customer Experience Revolution. '
We are huge fans of NETS and all that this terrific organization does to promote safe driving. We are especially excited about the annual Drive Safely Work Week – this year slated for October 6-10 – but you can chose your own dates for your organization as the free, downloadable tool kit is undated. Learn more about the event: 'NETS: Driving Your Safety Culture Home.'
Janice Sutton
Executive Editor
Jim Halliday, President, North America of PHH Arval — soon to be renamed Element Fleet Management following its acquisition in July — has announced his senior management team in Canada. Two are from Element, and two from PHH Arval: Pat Furgiuele, Sudha Dwivedi, Chris Gittens, and Sumair Mirza.
Fleet Logistics has seen the size of its contracted fleet reach 137,000 vehicles, a new record and well ahead of the company’s ambitious growth target for 2014, due largely to new European business from US-based companies.
“It is increasingly obvious that we have become very attractive to American customers as we have an extensive European network and knowledge on both the automotive and leasing sides of the market. And for companies that have extensive fleets outside of their American homeland, we are now the number one choice. They see the European market as one which is very complex with a host of different rules on tax, legal and financial issues but it is one where we are the local experts," said Fleet Logistics CEO Rainer Laber.