Tire Discounter Seeing a lot of Activity with Fleet Services Accounts
Independent tire retailer Tire Discounter has started its Fleet Services commercial vehicle maintenance initiative this year, which has increased its automotive repairs and tire services for fleet customers substantially, the company says. The company has focused on providing customer service while maintaining a pulse on the fast paced business needs of fleets – specifically, professional […]
CEI Makes Upgrades to its Salvage Recovery Technology
CEI Group has implemented enhancements to its fleet accident salvage recovery technology that speed the process and assists clients in getting the best price for their total-damage vehicles. Enhancements include a new page in CEI’s ClaimsLink 360 internal application that converts all data relevant to salvage claims to digital files and makes it readily accessible […]
Will Surge in Private Party Used Vehicle Sales Affect Fleets?
In recent times, private party sales have surpassed independents and moved up to number two, a significant change given the growth in independent dealers in the past five years as General Motors and Chrysler cut franchised dealers from their networks. Franchised dealers still lead the retail used vehicle sales volume numbers, but private party is expected to grow. Analysts will be watching to see how shifts in used vehicle dynamics will impact financing and forecasting used vehicle values. How will these changes in used vehicles be impacting fleet remarketing?......
Supreme Court Lets E15 Persist, and What’s Coming Next?
The US Supreme Court has decided that it won’t be hearing appeals on a federal appellate court decision upholding the Environmental Protection Agency’s push toward having gasoline go from 10% ethanol blend to 15%. That isn’t going over too well with several automakers, fuel companies, and as few car buffs. Chrysler hasn’t approved E15 on current vehicles, and other automakers are making decisions on whether E15 will void the warranty on the car. What’s coming next for E15?......
Dual Fuel NGV and ICE Vehicles Displayed at ACT Expo
Six vehicles demonstrate that technology available now can power a diverse slate of vehicles with abundant, domestic natural gas, without compromising the vehicles’ performance. The vehicles—a BMW X3, Chrysler 300, Ford Mustang GT, GMC Acadia, Honda CRV, Hyundai Sonata—were converted to run on natural gas and gasoline. They’re being displayed this week at the Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Washington, DC, by two natural gas associations through the newly unveiled Add Natural Gas campaign.......
