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
Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor Corporation Total sales 2014: 4,835,000 Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea Global market share: 6.2% Tucson delivers sales boost Hyundai Motor posted total
Mexico may be comparatively small compared with its northern neighbour, the United States of America, but it is the fifth largest country on the American
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
Mexico as a country is benefiting from a renaissance currently as more private investment is heading the country’s way as the government has carried out
Expecting a chaotic and haphazard experience? Well that’s not the case at all. Many of the country’s major routes have been extensively renewed and are
While truck, bus and even van fleets have happily embraced telematics in markets all over the world, car fleets have been far more reluctant to
Belgium’s new car market is continuing to track a similar level of sales to 2014 with 392,522 cars sold to the end of September, a
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
Fly into London’s Heathrow Airport and arrange to be chauffeured into the centre of the capital by Tristar Worldwide and you will be travelling in
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
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
Manufacturer: Honda Total sales 2014: 3,560,000 Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan Global market share: 5.0% Importance of SUV sales Honda reported consolidated unit sales of 3,513,000
The United States of America was the birthplace of motor vehicle mass production and the automobile remains a potent force in the country. That
The UK-based Thatcham Research centre is funded by the British insurance industry and works to reduce claims costs in vehicle safety, security and repair. As
Commercial vehicle drivers of all nationalities heading across France towards the roll‐on/roll‐off ferry port at Calais are acutely aware that they may be inadvertently
in 1906, almost twenty years after the first practical electric car was built, the Anderson Electric Company was founded in the city of Detroit. Its
Further to my article published in the August edition of International Fleet World, and following a flurry of late activity amongst EU stakeholders over the
The USA’s economy has shown continual growth over the past few years and with it a steady surge in new car sales. Predictions in
1. Stay alert Do you know how many vehicles you have, what they are doing and how they are being driven? You may have too
Few manufacturers came out of the European recession in a strong position, Kia being a notable exception. Since then the company has continued to
In 2012, with annual light vehicle sales approaching 3.65 million units, the Brazilian government announced its complex INOVAR‐Auto tax‐credit scheme. This was designed to
Electric vehicles? How can fleet operators determine whether or not it makes sense for them to operate electric vehicles? Alphabet International believes it can help
The Czech Republic as we know it today has only been in existence since 1993, following a variable 75 year period after the end of
“While a variety of approaches are employed, the major leasing companies across Europe have a common strategic view when it comes to remarketing their end-of-lease
LeasePlan manages some 1.42m multi‐brand vehicles in 32 countries and these numbers lead to 1,000 cars a day being remarketed in Europe alone. So says
Manufacturer: Audi AG Total sales: 2014 1,741,100 Headquarters: Chemnitz, Germany Global market share: 2.4% Worldwide availability of the A3 Audi AG achieved an
Leasing companies are gearing up for a great deal of change in the coming years and this was the subject of the third annual
Western Europe is a mature market so far as operational leasing and major fleets are concerned, but there are still opportunities for growth. They lie
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
