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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Geely becomes new face in the UK CV crowd
Geely will launch commercial vehicles in the UK in 2025, reveals John Kendall.
11 December 2024
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Interviews
Gurtam pivots Wialon telematics platform to new industry sectors and markets
European software developer Gurtam is targeting further expansion for its Wialon telematics and IoT platform, taking it into new sectors and markets to further its
26 May 2023
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Exclusive interview: Munro all-electric 4×4 is USA-bound in major sales drive
Hot on the heels of securing the exclusive distribution rights to the Munro 4×4 utility EV – seen by some as the answer to the
13 September 2022
Interviews
Interview with Targa Telematics: The not-so-new kids on the block
As Targa Telematics ramps up its plans for the UK, country manager Thomas Smith spoke to Natalie Middleton at this year’s Great British Fleet Event
26 April 2022
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Brand new: Genesis head of sales Jonny Miller on creating a new fleet marque
Establishing a new marque in an already busy market is no easy feat – and, when it comes to the car sector, the company needs
24 November 2021
Interviews
Interview: Mohsen Mohseninia of Aeris on the latest telematics developments
Aeris and Fleet World recently conducted an on-line survey online survey of fleets to help shape the future of the fleet telematics sector. Mohsen Mohseninia,
2 August 2021
Interviews
Interview: Geotab’s Charlotte Argue on EVs, telematics and International Women’s Day
Ahead of this year’s International Women’s Day, Charlotte Argue, senior manager, fleet electrification at telematics specialist Geotab, speaks to International Fleet World about working in
6 March 2020
Interviews
Market evolution: Stéphane Renie on ALD’s EV plans
ALD Automotive’s head of CSR, Stéphane Renie, sets out the company’s plans for dealing with a growing electric vehicle parc.
5 July 2019
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Transit, tailor-made: Ford’s Hans Schep on the company’s evolution
Following a record 2018, with 126,000 vans and pickups registered in the UK alone, Ford of Europe’s general manager for commercial vehicles, Hans Schep, tells
4 June 2019
Interviews
Interview: Cédric Douls on PSA’s global fleet plans
Cédric Douls, PSA’s head of international B2B operations, speaks exclusively to International Fleet World’s Curtis Hutchinson about the expanded group’s fleet plans for 2019.
22 March 2019
Interviews
Interview: Edward Kulperger, Geotab
With a growing global customer base, Canada-based telematics company, Geotab, reckons there’s untapped value for vehicle data that goes far beyond the traditional fleet-focused use
26 September 2018
Interviews
Interview: Donlen VP John Korte on the mobility revolution
While mobility as a service – known in the fleet world as “MaaS” – is gaining traction among fleets in Europe, there isn’t as much
6 September 2018
Interviews
Interview: ALD Automotive’s Thierry Faure on the benefits of centralised fleet management
Centralised fleet management agreements can achieve significant economies of scale, ALD Automotive’s Thierry Faure tells Curtis Hutchinson.
21 August 2018
Interviews
Interview: BCA’s European CEO Jean-Roch Piat on cross-border remarketing
BCA’s new European CEO Jean-Roch Piat talks to Curtis Hutchinson about how the business is delivering a cross-border remarketing service for fleets.
17 July 2018
Interviews
Arval CEO Philippe Bismut outlines new global services
Arval, under chairman and CEO Philippe Bismut, is transitioning from a funding company to a mobility provider. Curtis Hutchinson met him in Paris as the
18 April 2018
Interviews
Interview: Linda Jackson, CEO Citroën
Citroën CEO, Linda Jackson, has plans to increase the brand’s sales 30% to 1.6 million units by 2020, through a combination of products and customer
15 March 2018
Interviews
Q&A: Michael Cole, COO Kia Motor Europe
Michael Cole, chief operating officer at Kia Motors Europe talks to Martyn Collins about alternative vehicles, new products and the future of fleet.
27 February 2018
Interviews
LeasePlan’s Sandra Tappermann-Pieper on future fleet strategies
Sandra Tappermann-Pieper, global director of marketing and branding at LeasePlan, speaks to Natalie Middleton about global marketing campaigns and new propositions for the corporate, SME
19 February 2018
Interviews
Interview: George de Boer, leader of connected car initiatives, TomTom Telematics
What will be the impact of autonomous vehicles? George de Boer, leader of connected car initiatives at TomTom Telematics, does some crystal ball gazing. By John
31 October 2017
Interviews
Q&A: Celia Stokes, CEO eDriving Fleet
It’s been a year since eDriving Fleet acquired Interactive Driving Systems. CEO Celia Stokes gives an update on how business has progressed.
26 September 2017
Interviews
Global Cap Code: The first step towards a worldwide presence
Established for more than 30 years in the UK, Cap HPI is launching a globally-applicable Cap Code in Europe’s biggest markets as a first step
13 March 2017
Interviews
Interview: Simon Dransfield, Jaguar Land Rover
New Discovery will add to a growing line of Jaguar Land Rover models with strong fleet appeal across Europe, as John Kendall finds out.
6 February 2017
Interviews
Interview: Gianluca Italia, FCA Group
FCA is approaching the European fleet market on a group-wide basis, not as individual brands, as John Kendall finds out. FCA – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
30 January 2017
Interviews
VW Group signs deal to produce vehicles in Algeria
The Volkswagen Group is to form a joint venture with Algerian sales partner SOVAC to assemble vehicles in the local market.
29 November 2016
Interviews
New van, new options and new markets
Citroën, Peugeot and Toyota recently launched the replacement for the Citroën Jumpy/Dispatch, Peugeot Expert and Toyota Proace, built in a joint venture at the Sevel
23 November 2016
Interviews
Interview: Francois Goupil de Bouillé of Infiniti
Infiniti, originally the luxury division of Nissan was launched in 1989 in North America. It was 2008 before the company thought the time was right
19 October 2016
Interviews
Developments in insurance telematics: Jonathan Hewett of Octo Telematics
Earlier this year, Octo Telematics, a specialist provider of telematics services for insurance companies and car makers, reached a milestone of four million connected users
12 July 2016
Interviews
Car registrations in Europe show best May results since 2012
Latest figures from JATO Dynamics show new car registrations during May were 15.1% higher than the same month in 2015. A total of 1.33 million
29 June 2016
Interviews
Volkswagen Looks to an Electric Future
It’s been all change at Volkswagen since the emissions scandal, so Craig Thomas spoke to Jürgen Stackmann, the new board member responsible for the brand’s
23 June 2016
Interviews
BMW's Ian Robertson on the future of car sharing
One thing for certain is that the business model is changing. Most carmakers are now into, or getting into car sharing or alternative mobility. Jaguar
16 June 2016