Road Tests
First Drive: Ford Focus RS
Sector: Lower Medium Price: From €30,500 Fuel: 7.7l/100km CO2: 175g/km A new Focus RS is something to look forward to if performance and handling
12 July 2016
Author: John Kendall
Road Tests
First Drive: Iveco Daily
Sector: Light truck Price: TBA Fuel: n/a CO2: n/a The march of the Iveco Daily continues with the launch of the latest version, bringing
7 July 2016
Features
Focus on South Africa: Slow growth, high potential
South Africa has produced motor vehicles since the 1920s, mainly through assembly operations for overseas manufacturers and this is the basis of the motor industry
5 July 2016
Road Tests
First Drive: Hyundai i20 Active
Sector: Crossover Price: €16,900–€22,200 Fuel: 4.5–5.1l/100km CO2: 106–119g/km The doomsayers would have us believe that diesel power is on the way out for smaller
28 June 2016
Features
Swede dreams: A look at Sweden's fleet car market
Sweden is one of the smaller northern European countries, making up a significant part of Scandinavia with Norway and Finland. With a population of some
14 June 2016
Road Tests
First Drive: Ford Ranger
Sector: Pick-up Price: €23,400–€37,675 Fuel: 6.5–8.9l/100km CO2: 171–234g/km Ford unwrapped the face-lifted Ranger pickup at the Frankfurt Show in September 2015. There were no
31 May 2016
Features
Intelligent charging
Autonomous driving, where vehicles use sensors and computers to automate the driving of a vehicle is perhaps the ultimate use of telematics. What is certain
31 May 2016
Interviews
Interview: Giuseppe Tommaso of SEAT
The SEAT Ateca C-segment SUV was the first car to be revealed to the press at the recent Geneva Show, the latest addition to a
24 May 2016
Features
Geneva Conventions: A Look at Switzerland's Business Car Market
Famed for its banking sector, manufacture of chocolate and watchmaking, Switzerland is a comparatively small European country. The US Central Intelligence Agency describes the country
19 May 2016
Road Tests
Road Test: Range Rover Evoque
SECTOR: SUV PRICE: €33,100–€56,810 FUEL: 4.2–8.6l/100km CO2: 109–201g/km Five years after it was launched, the Range Rover Evoque has been re-worked to include a
26 April 2016
Road Tests
First Drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine
Sector: Premium SUV Price: €76,705–€80,305 Fuel: 2.1l/100km CO2: 49g/km When Volvo launched the new XC90 in 2015, the range consisted of the 320hp T6 petrol powered model
19 April 2016
Road Tests
First Drive: Kia Sportage
Sector: Crossover Price: €19,990–€42,190 Fuel: 4.6–7.6l/100km CO2: 119–177g/km Stand the new Kia Sportage next to the outgoing model and there is an air of familiarity
12 April 2016
Road Tests
First Drive: DS 4
Sector: Lower Medium Price: €20,600–€28,300 Fuel: 3.8–5.9/100km CO2: 100–138g/km Launching a new automotive brand is a big challenge, and as DS, Infiniti (in Europe) and
5 April 2016
Features
Focus on Poland's car fleet market
After reading the UK Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) guide to driving in Poland on p31, you might be thinking that the roads are poor,
31 March 2016
Road Tests
First Drive: Kia Optima
SECTOR: Upper Medium PRICE: From €24,990–€35,990 FUEL: 4.2–7.5l/100km CO2: 110–175g/km The Optima’s runaway success when it was launched in North America five
29 March 2016
Interviews
Interview: Steve Zanlunghi, head of Jeep brand for EMEA, on forthcoming developments
The Jeep Renegade, launched in autumn 2014 has helped to transform the US brand’s fortunes throughout Europe. Annual sales by the end of November 2015
24 March 2016
Features
Focus on Austria's new car market
According to ABA-Invest in Austria the automotive sector in the country generates €43 billion in revenues annually and employs some 370,000 people in 700 companies.
22 March 2016
Road Tests
First Drive: Suzuki Vitara S
SECTOR: Crossover PRICE: €22,670–€24,170 FUEL: 5.4–5.5l/100km CO2: 127–128g/km It is less than a year since Suzuki launched the latest Vitara range, giving the company’s
17 March 2016
Road Tests
First Drive: SEAT Ibiza 1.4 TDI
SECTOR: Supermini PRICE: €16,280–€20,660 FUEL: 3.4–3.8l/100km CO2: 88–102g/km Ibiza celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015 and the 4th generation model got a
15 March 2016
Road Tests
Road Test: Jeep Cherokee
SECTOR: Medium SUV PRICE: €35,960–€41,440 FUEL: 5.6–6.1l/100km CO2: 150–160g/km Jeep appears to be enjoying something of a revival at the moment, spearheaded in Europe
10 March 2016
Features
Coast-to-coast: What Delphi has learned from its autonomous driving trials
Autonomous driving, where vehicles use sensors and computers to automate the driving of a vehicle is perhaps the ultimate use of telematics. What is certain
26 January 2016
Features
Apps on the move: Alphabet's latest AlphaGuide app
Mobile applications, ‘apps’ have brought a new dimension to telematics for fleet drivers by helping them to find useful information or making bookings on the
21 January 2016
Features
Information on the move
Will we have to re‐define what we know today as telematics? As technologies develop, the simple exchange of data between a moving vehicle and fleet
12 January 2016
Comments
2015: An excellent year for True Fleet
The European True Fleet Markets are currently performing very well. Looking at 17 countries in Europe, the results for the first nine months of 2015
29 December 2015
Features
CO2 reductions needed now
ITS can help reduce CO2 Apart from the convenience and safety features that connected cars can bring, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) believes that
17 December 2015
Features
Focus on Belgium
The Belgium automotive industry got off to a quiet start in 2015. Ford had closed the Ghenk factory in December 2014 after 50 years of
15 December 2015
Features
Managing the connectivity revolution
The connected car was the theme at the Frankfurt Show this year. Opel launched its OnStar connectivity system in Europe, while other manufacturers were also
10 December 2015
Road Tests
First Drive: Mazda MX-5
Sector: Roadster Price: €20,170–€25,400 Fuel: 6.0–6.9l/100km CO2: 139–161g/km Replacing one of the most popular and affordable two-seat roadsters on the market must rate as one of
10 December 2015
Features
Powered by retail: A look at the fleet car business in the US
The United States of America was the birthplace of motor vehicle mass production and the automobile remains a potent force in the country. That
24 November 2015
Features
Kia targets fleet in Europe
Few manufacturers came out of the European recession in a strong position, Kia being a notable exception. Since then the company has continued to
29 October 2015