Syngenta Appoints Fleet Logistics to Manage APAC fleet
Global agri-business Syngenta has appointed Fleet Logistics, Europe’s largest independent fleet management provider, to manage its fleet of 1,700 vehicles in 12 countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
AmeriFleet Promotes Bridget Wilson to VP of Finance
AmeriFleet, a provider of fleet logistics services in North America, announced today that it had promoted Bridget Wilson, MBA, CPA from Corporate Controller to VP of Finance, effective immediately. Ms. Wilson brings a wealth of experience and a diverse financial background to AmeriFleet. She has been with the company for just over a year.
Fiat Chrysler to Recall Pickup Trucks With Problematic Airbags
At the insistence of federal regulators, Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 843,000 pickup trucks because slamming the door too hard could set off the airbag meant to provide head protection in a side-impact crash, according to a report by the automaker posted Saturday on the regulator’s website.
The recall includes about 667,000 vehicles in the United States and covers the Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 from the 2013-15 model years. In addition to the United States vehicles, about 153,000 are being recalled in Canada, 8,300 in Mexico and 15,000 outside North America, a spokesman for Chrysler, Eric Mayne, said in an email.
NAFA Voices Concern Over Vehicle Cyber Security, Report Confirms FLEETSolutions Article
Donald Dunphy, NAFA Fleet Management Association
On July 21, tech magazine Wired ran an article wherein reporter Andy Greenberg got a front seat to a very scary show (http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway). The writer drove a vehicle under controlled conditions as a “human crash test dummy” while security experts Charlie Miller, with Twitter, and formerly of the National Security Agency; and Chris Valasek, Director of Vehicle Security Research at the IOActive consultancy, carjacked Greenberg’s ride in motion from miles away.
NAFA’s FLEETSolutions article, “Car Hacking: Preparing for the Future Now” sent a ripple of concern through the Association upon its publication. Wired Magazine’s experiment continues to prove this is a topic of utmost urgency.
How Can the Best Car Brands Also Be the Worst?
Who is a potential car buyer supposed to trust when they’re looking for a high-quality car?
In its newly released APEAL study, widely followed research firm J.D. Power and Associates ranked Porsche number one among luxury marques while Mini was named the top “non-premium” brand. Yet, just a month before, another Power survey, the Initial Quality Study, ranked Mini well below average.
If all these various studies are meant to help consumers pick and choose from the industry’s best, what’s a motorist to do?
