Tech Troubles Plague Auto Reliability
Drivers continue to report problems with infotainment systems in new cars and trucks, according to Consumer Reports' Auto Reliability Survey.
Of all the areas in its annual survey, the category including in-car electronics generated more complaints from owners of 2014 models than any other category.
"It's this plague that is, like, infecting across the industry," Jake Fisher, director of automotive testing at Consumer Reports, told reporters during an Automotive Press Association meeting Monday in Detroit.
A Little Bit of Magic
Last week we were fortunate enough to attend the Telogis Latitude event at the absolutely gorgeous St. Regis Monarch Bay in Dana Point, CA, just south of Laguna Beach.
Given the explosion and evolution of telematics all around us, the event was eye-opening and insightful. Telogis, a key player in the telematics space, is moving quickly and growing rapidly – their technology being adopted by a host of OEMs, including Ford, GM, Volvo, Mack Trucks, Isuzu, and more – with even more possibilities for richer, deeper data points when their technology is built into vehicles from the beginning.
NAFA Names Michael Cole VP for Canada
NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA) is proud to announce Michael Cole, Team Lead, Strategic, for the Government of Ontario Fleet Management Center, has been named the Association’s new Vice President for Canada and Northern Region Trustee effective immediately. Cole, who joined NAFA in 2007, has been active within the Association as Chair of the Ontario Chapter. He replaces Pedro Miranda, who announced in early-October that he would not be involved in fleet moving forward.
Focusing on the 2015 Ford F-150 MPG
With full-size pickup trucks, buyers typically fixate on horsepower, torque, towing capacity or some other burly statistic. It’s not normal to be intensely focused on fuel economy the way people are with the 2015 Ford F-150.
But given all the hype around the F-150’s aluminum body — which made the 2015 model an amazing 700 pounds lighter than the one it is replacing — everyone seems to be waiting, almost breathlessly, for a magical miles-per-gallon rating.
Ebbon-Dacs Eyes German Fleet Market, Opens Hamburg Office
Pictured: Robert Pilkington, Managing Director of Leaselink International Division of Ebbon-Dacs
Oxford, England-based Ebbon-Dacs, a leading European e-procurement specialist for major leasing and fleet management companies, has continued its expansion onto the European mainland with the opening of an office in Hamburg as a springboard for a launch into the German fleet market.
Talks have already begun with major leasing and fleet management companies in Germany, along with major dealer groups, manufacturers and importers. Germany boasts the largest new car market in Europe and one of the largest leasing markets, and many of Ebbon-Dacs’ UK customers have head offices or a major presence in the country.
