Subaru of America Sees its Sales Skyrocket, Penske Operating BMW Parts Distribution Center, Chevin Rolls Out FleetWave 2.1

Subaru Sales Up 25% Over a Year Ago and Other Benchmarks Met Subaru of America, Inc. reported 32,943 vehicle sales for April 2013, a 25% increase over April 2012 and the best-ever April sales month in company history. Year-to-date sales for Subaru total 125,470– a 17% increase over the same period in 2012. These results […]

 

Asterisked Points from an Editor’s Notebook at NAFA I&E

Here are a few interesting and asterisked items from an editor's noteback upon returning from NAFA I&E... Voucher incentive programs are starting to be offered around the country and offer big incentives for alternative fuel vehicles... Geofencing is a tactic a lot of fleets are looking into now to turn off mobile phones while employees are driving and shouldn't be distracted.... Management guru Simon Sinek on why people do what they actually do.... How fleets are dealing with being downsized while being flooded with information and sensory overload. Read more about it.....

 

Driver Safety Focus at 2013 NAFA I&E

While telematics was a key theme addressed at this year’s NAFA conference, the main reason for this popularity had to do with driver safety. Fleet managers are looking carefully at the data and getting team feedback on what it takes to increase safe driving habits. Here’s a few points that were emphasized by Judy Sparks, Fleet Manager at Advanced Home Care, Bill Horne, Supervisor – Fleet Safety, City of Edmonton Fleet Services, and a few industry colleagues….

 

Calstart: What You Should Know About Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Bill Van Amburg, Senior Vice President at Calstart, the nation's leading clean transportation technology organization, presented a comprehensive overview of alternative fuels and high efficiency vehicles. Calstart worked closely with NAFA I&E organizers to conduct workshops on alternative fuel vehicles and technologies each day at the conference in Atlantic City. Van Amburg analyzed fuel efficiency trends, ethanol, natural gas, biomethane, electric vehicle and hybrids, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Here are some highlight’s from Van Amburg’s presentation....

 

New Vehicle Incentives – March 2013

  • Incentives were up again during March from February, and fairly flat with one year earlier
  • Minus the drop in January, new vehicle incentives have been climbing since late 2012
  • Analysts have some concerns that new vehicle incentives could become inflated and impact used vehicle values