Category: Features

Autonomous cars have some test history in Japan and in the US, but large vehicles have also been quietly assembling the technology bank required to

Alphabet International has developed a new online remarketing platform to handle the disposal of its vehicles at end of contract. It carries the branding Alphabet

Australia is squaring up to losing its car manufacturing industry. Ford pulls out in 2016, followed by Toyota and GM in 2017, bringing an end

  Three years ago, when the Western European car market was still suffering from the European economic crisis, Russia offered hope for struggling European manufacturers

If you have been asked to go to Russia for business it is likely your employer will have hired a driver for you. However, if

Autonomous cars have some test history in Japan and in the US, but large vehicles have also been quietly assembling the technology bank required to

At the mercy of everything from international sanctions to currency devaluation, political uncertainty, and only partially successful vehicle scrappage schemes, in the last eighteen months

Technology looks set to take more and more of the decisions made by drivers out of their hands on both safety and environmental grounds as

Three years ago, when the Western European car market was still suffering from the European economic crisis, Russia offered hope for struggling European manufacturers looking

The Italian economy was one of the hardest hit by the European economic crisis and it is one of the countries that have recovered the

In the automotive sector, Italy is one of the ‘Big Five’ countries within the EU with the largest consumption of light vehicles, along with France,

  Chevrolet FNR Concept Chevrolet unveiled its FNR autonomous electric vehicle concept at Shanghai with the aim of showing an intelligent vehicle designed for tomorrow’s

Manufacturer: Kia Motors Total sales 2014: 2,907,757 Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea Global market share: 3.5%   Investment in production… Kia Motors Corporation recorded a 6%

According to the recently published White Clarke Group UK Asset and Auto Finance Country Survey of the UK in the 12-month period to the end

It will be well into the 2020s by the time cars that can drive themselves are a common sight on our roads but Volvo will

Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz Total sales: 2014 1,722,600 Headquarters: Stuttgart, Germany Global market share: 2.1%   Accelerating production… Mercedes‐Benz Cars recorded a 10% year‐on‐year sales uplift in

If you are considering driving in China for business, it is highly likely your employer will have arranged a driver for you. With driving conditions

China is without doubt the largest automotive market in the world with sales in 2014 of around 23.5 million light vehicles. But given the population

  Rental giant Hertz is updating its 24/7 van rental service across Europe, by equipping all vehicles with a windscreen‐mounted PIN code access pad. The

Canada is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. For a holiday, taking a leisurely drive across hours of freeway enjoying the scenery

ecoDriver Project Established in 2011 with a budget of €15.5m (including a European Union contribution of €10.7m), the four year ecoDriver Project targets a 20%

NEDC: Fit for purpose? Will fleets across Europe need a major rethink of their buying policy if the EU adopts the proposed Worldwide Light Vehicle Test

Manufacturer: Renault   Total sales: 2013 2,712,432  Headquarters: Boulogne-Billancourt, France Global market share: 3.3%   Europe provides stability… The Renault Group recorded a +13% increase

Vincentric recently carried out an exercise in Canada which involved reviewing the economics of running 29 different hybrid models of car compared with their closest

Canada is a remarkable country in many respects. It is the largest country in the world that borders one country, the United States of America,

  Following decades of research, hydrogen-fuelled cars are taking to the roads across the globe this year as major carmakers start small-scale volume production for

  If you’re not making at least six million vehicles a year, you can’t compete on the world stage. That’s been the industry theory championed

Manufacturer: Opel  Total sales 2014: 1,076m  Headquarters: Rüsselsheim, Germany  EU market share: 9%   Strengthening European operation According to preliminary figures, Opel achieved its highest end-of-year

“In the mature markets of Europe and North America the debate over whether it makes sense for fleets to use operational leasing to obtain the

With the first of the EU’s deadlines for average emissions levels now looming large, the most recent analysis from JATO Dynamic’s annual CO2 report suggests