When two become one…
“Okay FCA, just stop!” was how General Motors (GM) rebuffed Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) on a possible GM-FCA merger. FCA has lately been punching above
“Okay FCA, just stop!” was how General Motors (GM) rebuffed Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) on a possible GM-FCA merger. FCA has lately been punching above
This further pulled up the year-to-date (YTD) increase for the first eight months of the year by 8.5% y/y to 10.07 million units. Following August's
Australia’s historical ties with the UK show in that Australians drive on the left. Similarly all road signs are in English. Main routes are wide
The 2015 Australian new car market is running in parallel with 2014. Sales to the end of May totalled 452,577, compared with 441,642 for the
Operational leasing always makes sense when compared with the outright purchase of cars because it means you get to keep your money in your
Fuel and driver taxes I don’t think we will see any drastic change. Remember that while the cost of a barrel of oil may be
The US auto market just closed its best year of sales since before the recession. With the recovery seemingly out of the way, and consumers
The French new car market remained static in 2014 with sales at 1.79m, just below the 1.8m mark for the second year running. Short-term rental
Despite a market share below their international level, French car makers (PSA Peugeot Citroën and the Renault-Nissan Alliance) have improved their performance strongly in the
As organisations look to improve the efficiency of their workforces and vehicles, the challenge is on for the vehicle leasing industry to widen its scope
Replacing two iconic designs Replacing any iconic vehicle is never an easy prospect for any designer. Whether it’s an exotic rare car or a much
There is a lot of talk about "Big Data" in business at the moment, it’s a buzz word concerned with the explosion in information
The event opens to the press on 2nd October, with a wide range of automakers and component suppliers set to exhibit, with domestic automakers set
In a recent article in North America’s Automotive Fleet magazine, “Procurement Ascendency” topped the list of global fleet mega-trends. The once-feared, but ultimately beneficial, transition
With sales of locally‐made Light Vehicles in July growing by 7.4% year‐on‐year (YoY) – slightly in excess of the 7.2% YoY growth achieved in June
Would I drive an electric vehicle? That was the question that kept me busy for a number of months. Me being Bart Vanham, entrepreneur in
The European Car industry is still under severe strain. Because of the so called policy of austerity, which is predominantly driven by Germany and a
So far this year, Russia has managed to annex Crimea and apply considerable influence with rebels in eastern Ukraine without too much damage being inflicted
So it’s official: those long talked-about green shoots of recovery are finally growing. The UK economy is coming out of recession, and doing so not
Throughout the period when I was setting-up and running Contract Hire companies, both in the UK and Europe, the Holy Grail I was always searching
Take the motor shows in Geneva, New York and Shanghai – at each of them lots of novelties have been presented. Between the really new
E-vehicles? Do you remember the hype? International motor shows in Frankfurt, Detroit, Paris, and Tokyo… you name it! Everywhere we went: e-mobility all over the
One current challenge is to agree what is economic growth. On the one hand it may be an improvement in GDP; or a growth in
The word ‘residual value’ is not very often mentioned in a positive context. The buyer of a new car is losing money because although he
In earlier columns I contrasted the elements of fleet cost between the UAE and in more mature fleet markets. Cost is of course not the
According to Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus was the son of Aphrodite and Hermes. Due to some ‘divine’ manipulation, he became both woman (with the characteristics of
Thank God, predominantly we still buy cars because of our emotions and less out of mere rational considerations. This can be good or bad –