NAFA Webinar: Fleet Pulse: The Top Fleet Priorities for 2021
Wednesday, May 26 -- 12:00 -- 1:00 PM EDT
In 2021, fleet professionals are faced with complex and often conflicting priorities. Hear the most common fleet questions, challenges, and priorities as identified by North American fleet managers. More importantly, get answers to these challenges which are specific to the 2021 fleet operating environment and economy.
This supplier webinar is presented by ARI.
Work Anywhere: Tips for Working From a Coffee Shop
As vaccinations rise and more cities reopen, public spaces are playing host to a new, work anywhere lifestyle. You may be considering spending a business day in a nearby cafe.
Look for somewhere with a strong, reliable, and free Wi-Fi connection, bathrooms, plenty of outlets, space for you to spread out, and a level of background activity that fits your work style.
Some coffee shops restrict how long you can stay, so look for places where you’ve maybe seen people set up for a day of work.
Read the article at Motus.
Chip Shortages Hit Ford Truck Production
During a week in which it acknowledged the importance of F-150, Ford Motor Co. also halted the assembly lines at two critical plants that build pickup trucks due to semiconductor issues, Ford said.
The cuts in truck production are particularly painful for Ford, which relies on the F-150 to bolster its bottom line. General Motors and Stellantis also have cut truck production, although GM is still building trucks then holding them in storage as the company waits for semiconductors needed to finish the vehicles.
Ford also said it was closing SUV plants in the face of the continuing shortage of semiconductors.
Read the article at The Detroit Bureau.
Different Sectors Rebound at Different Paces
We are seeing a rebound from the pandemic all around, and different sectors of industry are rebounding at different paces.
Sofico Joins MONET Consortium to Develop Mobility Services
Automotive finance, leasing and fleet software provider, Sofico has joined the MONET Consortium through its subsidiary, Sofico Services Japan
The MONET Consortium is a consortium established by MONET Technologies Inc. ("MONET") aimed at developing Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Business by promoting collaboration between companies. It brings together over 650 companies from various industries including construction, manufacturing, ICT, energy, logistics, finance and vehicle leasing.
The aim of MONET is to explore and develop a Japan-wide platform for mobility services and data-analysis and to develop mobility services through the use of, among others, autonomous drive vehicles.
