In 2015 mobility is a word being used in fleet management tenders and forward thinking organizations as they look for more efficient ways to move their employees around.
Questions are being asked about how many vehicles are needed to run a business and what is the most efficient way to get people from A to B.
Mobility is the term being used to describe the various ways to move people around in an urban environment. For fleet managers it relates to car sharing, pool cars and alternatives to the traditional tool: a trade vehicle.
“We’re seeing a lot of questions about mobility, carsharing and pool car solutions,” says Phil Boxsell, head of product and strategy at Toyota Fleet Management. “Fleet managers are wanting to know more about the options and emerging technologies.”
In terms of what is selling in the fleet market, director of sales and marketing at Nissan Australia Chris Mandile says demand for sports utility vehicles such as the Nissan Pathfinder remains strong.
“We are seeing more salary sacrifice across all market segments. With regard to light commercial vehicles, the recently released all new Nissan NP Navara is proving popular with buyers, which is not surprising given the multi-purpose role dual cab pick ups need to fulfill.”
Mat Prestney, executive director at TR Fleet Australia, says “In Europe and the UK, which typically provides a trend-indicator for Australia, an increasing number of organizations are broadening the scope of the fleet function to include alternate transportation options such as bus, train, tram, carshare and even bikes as a cost effective, environmentally responsible alternative to the fleet vehicle.”
“The challenge for fleet managers locally is how best to optimize the movement of the organization’s people and services. The key to their ongoing success in the role lies with the optimization of systems that harmonize the use of the most appropriate transport methodology with the need of the employee and the organization’s customers.”
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