British Bank Official Wants To Ban Employee Cars Used for Work; Promotes Pool or Company Cars Instead

New Electronic Controlled Engines and Mated Transmissions Lower Fleet Operating Costs

Background Electronic engine controls manipulate many functions sensing optimum performance and reducing importance of driver technique Diesel engine power improvements offer high torque at low speeds–“Gear fast/run slow” strategy optimizes fuel economy particularly at highway speeds Class 6/7 trucks still predominantly geared at governed RPM

Vehicle Warranty Claims Time Consuming, Specialty Fleet Function Suitable for Outsourcing to Specialists

Wholesale Used Vehicle Prices by Model: 2001 vs. 2002

GM, Hyundai Join Toyota In Top Consumer Reports Ranking; Big-3 Match Europeans in Quality Study

Background Reliability scores come from Consumer Report’s survey of approximately 3.5M subscribers About 480K of whom responded Reports subscribers are older, richer and better educated than population as a whole