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Telematics systems have been much more successful with truck fleets than among car fleets. What could car fleets learn? Steve Banner reports.

A resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly earlier this year seems set to raise the standards under which fleet vehicles are driven, operated and

Portugal is the western-most country in Europe, a south-western portion of the Iberian Peninsula. It is far smaller than its neighbour Spain, but both countries

Perhaps best known in the West for its all-electric buses, Chinese manufacturer BYD has a variety of other products in its armoury. Back in January

Diversity of fleet portfolio The challenges of meeting the transport demands of an increasingly urbanised population was identified as a key industry trend; “The

Electric vehicles on charge Although drivers have concerns with range anxiety for electric vehicle, current EVs offer a realistic daily working range Electric vehicle technology

Achieving the impossible? Battery technology is moving on apace. Until recently, the prospect of a battery electric heavy truck was more-or-less impossible, because

European truck manufacturers supply most of the vehicles used for road transport in Western Europe and all these companies operate globally. DAF is a wholly

The Portuguese automotive market suffered badly during the recession, with a significant reduction in new car sales in 2012 when only 100,000 new passenger cars

Last September the global remarketing giant announced that it was installing a total of 11 double-block auction lanes at Manheim Detroit, Manheim Statesville in North

New Zealand capital Wellington has the distinction of being the southern-most capital city in the world, located near the southern tip of the North Island

New Zealand has been going quietly about its business over the past few years with strong economic growth and further growth predicted of 3% in

Continued growth in car sharing, particularly in Asia, more car sharing company mergers, while others will leave the business, the development of deliveries by aircraft

For the busy executive, salesman or businessman autonomous cars will be a life changer – an opportunity to give time back to people. That’s

Instead of discussing the finer points of operational leasing agreements they seem to be rather more inclined to focus on car-sharing along with mobility packages

If you drive in the Republic of Ireland, there are many similarities to driving in the UK, not least that in both countries, cars are

With a population of around 4.8m, the Republic of Ireland is one of the smaller countries in Europe, forming the bulk of the island of

Risk IFW June16 All new cars acquired by the city of Stuttgart will be electric from now on, says Fritz Kuhn, the German city’s

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

If you are required to drive in Sweden for business, you will be lucky enough to drive in a country with excellent roads, comprehensive signage

That’s the question being posed by Ralf Lenninger, head of system development, innovation and strategy at Continental’s interior division. Recent onroad trials of eHorizon, Continental’s