Big Data, big fleet challenge
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
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
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
Volvo Trucks launched its new flagship FH tractor range at the Hanover Show last September, the comprehensively revised FM range was launched at the UK
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
John Bailey has risen through his family auction company in Bristol, UK to his current position as President of Manheim’s International Operations. He may still
In the UK or any European country, a fleet of 850,000 vehicles under management would put a company quite firmly at the top of the
By the time you read this the Geneva Motor Show will be over and the motoring journalists will have attended all the launch events and
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