Helped by an increasingly desirable range, Kia has enjoyed what can only be described as a sales march in recent years, and it’s showing no
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
Hyundai announced a raft of detail changes to its model line-up in early December 2014, introducing the new Generation i20 coupe, revised i30 and i40
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
Jeep is going to play an increasingly significant role within Fiat Group Auto’s multi brand fleet strategy with the new Italian-built Renegade small SUV
The new XC90 made its public debut at the Paris Show, replacing the model that has been on sale since 2002. It introduced many
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
Despite all the talk about the potential of countries such as China and India, Europe remains the key global market so far as vehicle
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
GPS navigation-based telematics systems have become part of the suite of fleet management tools; most notably for the heavy truck sector and to a lesser
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
What are you anticipating in terms of sales volumes for Europe? Our hope for Europe is that we sell a comparable number of cars to
Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions (HCVS) is the UK-based leasing and contract hire division of the Japanese Hitachi company, probably best known for its consumer electronics,
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
Fleet is one of the more conservative sectors of the motor industry, where long memories and entrenched views can be an obstacle for OEMs seeking
Telematics provider Fleetmatics has launched a new system platform and at the same time launched three new products: Fleetmatics REVEAL, Fleetmatics REVEAL+ and Fleetmatics
The Volkswagen Group had plenty of new product and concept cars to show at the Geneva Show from the new Audi TT, Porsche Macan
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
‘It’s time to connect every car, not wait for the EU to demand eCall, but go for it and utilise what we have in the
BMW Group subsidiary Alphabet is currently represented in 19 markets and in 2013, the company operated some 536,000 vehicles on its mixed fleet, including
New Vivaro due soon In the last year Ian Hucker has added commercial vehicles to his responsibilities at Opel and is now director of European fleet
Year of growth 2013 saw ALD Automotive add the one millionth vehicle to its fleet, reaching a total of 1,008,840 vehicles by the end of
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
Incoming SEAT chairman Jurgen Stackmann (pictured) has arguably landed at the Spanish VW Group division at the right time. The company is going through an extensive