On-Demand Options: Automakers Move Toward Subscription Services
Monthly payments for music and TV have become the norm. The people making cars are paying attention.
Instead of building cars with many different option packages to spec, companies can produce one fully equipped model and charge consumers to turn on the features they want. "You're going to have increased complexity in the car but less complexity in manufacturing," says Sam Abuelsamid, principal analyst at Guidehouse Insights says.
Read the article at Car and Driver.
Managing Fleet Operations in This Era of Change
Fleet Management Weekly Staff
While the business world has changed immensely since the COVID pandemic, best business practices have not.
Budget constraints, metrics-driven performance, customer experience, profitability … they all continue to define fleet operational performance.
The difference is the relative criticality of the different facets of fleet management. Supply chain has heightened attention. Vehicle lifecycle and replacement are getting much more attention. Asset management with the transition to EVs is another wrinkle, and there’s much more.
Managers could easily fall into a “chicken little” posture looking at a sky full of challenges raining down around them. Or, they could remember the best practices that still define a successful fleet operation.
ARI recently listed some of the steps necessary to keep from straying off the path that has always led to a successful fleet operation.
Fleet Liability Blog Series Part 1: Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle
By Adam Danielson, Sales and Business Development Director, SuperVision
Liability associated to fleet-related crashes is the cause of budget-busting payouts and other less tangible headaches, such as damaged public perception.
On November 30th, 2000, a woman was tragically killed by a moving truck while walking in the common area of an apartment complex behind her home in Dallas. The truck was owned by a moving company, and operated by that company employee.
It was alleged in the ensuing wrongful death lawsuit that not only did the employee not have a commercial driver’s license, he also did not have training or experience in driving a vehicle of such size.
These Are The World’s 10 Fastest-Selling EVs Right Now
With EVs becoming increasingly popular in recent years, it’s interesting to see which models sell the fastest.
That’s exactly what the following list compiled by car lease comparison site LeaseLoco offers, uncovering the ten fastest-selling electric cars at the moment across the globe. Before delving into the data, it’s worth knowing how they arrived at these results.
Rather unsurprisingly, the number one spot goes to the Tesla Model 3, the all-time best-selling electric car in the world with 645,000 units sold since 2020.
Read the article at Inside EVs.
Shell Fleet Solutions Can Save You Time and Money
Shell Fleet Solutions is able to draw from the power and resources of Shell as a global brand, and for fleets that can translate into a savings of time and money.
