Five Ways That Apple Is Already Positioned to Be a Car Company
Apple Inc. may already be positioned to evolve into a global automaker in many ways that other Silicon Valley companies aren’t.
The Cupertino, California-based tech company has put a few hundred employees to work on a secretive project to develop an electric automobile, a person familiar with the matter has said. While Apple often tests ideas that don’t get released, the work underscores the company’s long-held desire to play a greater role in the automotive space, which is ripe for more of a merging with users’ digital lives.
Registration is open for the 2015 AFLA Conference in Nashville
Mark your calendars for the most innovative fleet industry meeting you will see all year! Registration is now open for the 2015 AFLA Annual Conference to be held September 14-16 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee. The theme of the conference "The Future is Now: Transformational Ideas Shaping Our Industry," showcases AFLA's focus on key issues facing the fleet industry.
Ryan Showers Named Director of Sales and Marketing at AmeriFleet
Ryan Showers has been named AmeriFleet’s new Director of Sales and Marketing. He joined the company in 2013 as Director of Sales for the East Coast.
When speaking about his plans for the coming year, Showers said, “We have some exciting opportunities to expand our presence in areas that will allow for continued growth in 2015. We will also be focusing on our brand image, introducing an updated website and trade dress.” He continued, “It has been a great experience working with AmeriFleet and I’m excited to continue in my new role within the organization.”
Element Appoints Suresh Rajapakse to VP of Sales West Region
Suresh Rajapakse has been named vice president of Sales West Region at Element Fleet Management. He brings more than a decade of sales and account management experience to the company. Most recently, he held the position of vice president of sales and account management for Innovation Group, where his team was responsible for managing over $30M in annual revenue.
New Ford Focus Anticipates Spin-Outs
Anyone who has had to face driving on snowy roads this winter knows what can happen when you hit a patch of black ice, especially when you’re going into a corner or trying to stop.
Ford Motor Co. claims to be launching a new version of electronic stability control that not only intervenes once a car begins to spin, but which “can predict a spin before it even begins.“
