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Full TomTom mapping and traffic analysis now available to PTV Group users
PTV provides support for GIS specialists (geographic information systems) and transportation professionals by bringing the big data collected by traffic monitoring and mapping software together for

Interview: Klaus Maier, head of sales and marketing Mercedes-Benz Vans
Klaus Maier is a happy man. As global head of sales and marketing at Mercedes‐Benz Vans he saw his operation’s worldwide registrations reach 294,600 in

IASB publishes new lease accounting standard
The new standard becomes mandatory from 1 January 2019 and is intended to bring all leased assets onto the balance sheet, giving a more complete

Euro NCAP reveals Best in Class cars of 2015
The winners are: Large off-road – Volvo XC90 The best performing large off-roader, and the car with the best overall performance of 2015,

Audi A4 allroad quattro takes to stage at Detroit Motor Show
Based on the new A4 Avant and bringing the same weight reductions – up to 90kg compared to the previous model, the allroad quattro adds

Infiniti reveals new Q60 sports coupe at Detroit
Providing a rival to models such as the Mercedes C-Class Coupe and BMW 4 Series, the flagship Q60 – which effectively replaces the G37 –

Kia teases Niro ‘Hybrid Utility Vehicle’
The compact crossover has already been seen in concept form at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show and has been styled by Kia’s design centres in

Volvo Group’s Martin Lundstedt to lead ACEA Commercial Vehicle Board for 2016
Mr Lundstedt takes over the chairmanship from Henrik Henriksson, CEO of Scania Trucks. He commented: “I am honoured to lead ACEA’s commercial vehicle activities

Kia Telluride concept hints at possible full size SUV for US
Based on a modified version of Sorento platform and featuring a three-row, seven-seat layout, the model could provide a replacement for the Borrego (Mohave in

Volkswagen unveils Tiguan GTE Active Concept in Detroit
The latest concept is based on the new Tiguan due out at the end of this year and builds on the GTE version shown at

Audi showcases latest fuel cell technology
The h-tron quattro concept is a large SUV similar to the e-tron quattro shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September, the latter was

Information on the move
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

2016 automotive sales to bring ‘smaller gains but less pain’, says IHS Automotive
The firm said that 2015 was characterized as a good year in the mature car markets, though it was largely offset by a very poor

New Mercedes E-Class revealed with best-in-class CO2 emissions
Unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show ahead of its rollout this spring, the fifth-generation model is 43mm longer and with a 65mm increase in its

Growth in construction sector and cold chain driving telematics take-up, finds European report
That’s the finding of a new study carried out by Mix Telematics within the commercial vehicle industry across four key European markets; UK, France, Germany

Renault-Nissan to launch 10 cars with autonomous systems by 2020
The global car group said the autonomous drive technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars that will be sold in the United States, Europe,

Telematics firm launches new service to help European fleets cut costs
Aimed at car, van and truck fleets as well as partners such as leasing firms and fuel card companies, the service has been launched by

UK fleet registrations reach all-time high in 2015
Latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) shows that UK new car registrations for 2015 beat 2.6 million units for the

Kia launches sub-brand for autonomous driving technologies
Dubbed ‘DRIVE WISE’, the new sub brand was revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas as the brand revealed its latest developments

Opel announces new European fleet director
Mr Stahl replaces Ian Hucker who has taken the position of executive director sales for Opel Europe, and is now responsible for sales throughout Europe,

ALD Automotive to acquire MKB-Euroleasing Autópark in Hungary and Bulgaria
The leasing giant has entered into a definitive agreement with MKB Bank Zrt and Letét Kft to acquire 100% of the shares of MKB-Euroleasing Autópark,

Western European car sales up 8.9% in 2015
Latest figures LMC Automotive show that the year ended with a total of 13.2 million sales. December figures were particularly strong, with a selling rate

LeasePlan supports Toyota Belgium with white label agreement
The deal will see all Toyota and Lexus Belgium dealerships continue to offer their customers the same services under the names ‘Toyota Business Lease’ and

Volkswagen Budd-e concept previews modular EV platform
Unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the BUDD-e concept uses the group’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB) which will standardise components across

LeasePlan acquires full ownership of Excelease
The business was co-founded by LeasePlan Belgium in 1994 via one of its group companies and from the beginning, the company owned 51% of Excelease

Chevrolet unveils 200-mile Bolt EV
Named Bolt, as per the concept car shown at the Detroit Motor Show last January, it’s the longest-range electric vehicle outside Tesla’s model range, and

Mexico gears up for change
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

Kia teases large SUV prior to Detroit reveal
The image hints at a large premium SUV, believed to be a replacement to the Borrego or Mohave SUV previously sold in the US. Kia

Line-up for 2016 Geneva International Fleet Meeting to include Tesla's Ricardo Reyes
Speaker line-up includes Ricardo Reyes, vice president of global communications at Tesla, with other speakers to be announced. In addition Knut Krösche, director international fleet,

US Department of Justice sues Volkswagen Group for emissions scandal
Filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a federal court in Detroit, Michigan, the complaint alleges that nearly 600,000 2.0 and 3.0-litre

Volvo partners with Microsoft for voice control tech
Volvo drivers will be able to talk to their cars via their Microsoft Band 2 from this spring.

BMW expands traffic information service with TomTom
TomTom Traffic covers all mapped roads in 48 countries around the world and combines data from millions of sources to help deliver accurate traffic information.

Ford to triple fleet of autonomous research vehicles in US
The carmaker will increase the number of Ford Fusion Hybrid test vehicles from 10 to 30, claiming that this will give it the largest fully

GM and Lyft team up for self-driving cars
General Motors has announced that it is investing $500m (€46.5m) in US ridesharing firm Lyft.

UK's AA to develop connected car services under new international JV
Dubbed Intelematics Europe, the new JV sees the breakdown recovery specialist team up with roadside assistance clubs in the Netherlands (ANWB) and in Austria (OAMTC),

Volvo works with Ericsson on interruption-free media streaming for driverless cars
Announced prior to the start of the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week, the new partnership will build on the carmaker’s Concept 26 vision

2016 to bring plateau in car sales and increased focus on cyber security, says KPMG
John Leech, UK head of automotive at the firm, has made the following predictions: Car market “In 2016, the European car market will continue to

First Drive: Range Rover Hybrid
Sector: Premium SUV Price: From €120,850 Fuel: 6.2l/100km CO2: 164g/km Few of us will get to choose a Range Rover as a company car. For

Driving in Mexico: Advice from the IAM
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

Opel Zafira Tourer is four-time winner of green award for CNG model
The compact seven-seater wins its class with the low-emission and ultra-economical 1.6 CNG ecoFLEX turbo engine. CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) gives particularly clean combustion in

TomTom Telematics acquires Polish fleet telematics provider
The acquisition strengthens the company's position in the fleet management and telematics fields in Europe. “Poland is one of the fastest growing telematics markets in

2015: An excellent year for True Fleet
The European True Fleet Markets are currently performing very well. Looking at 17 countries in Europe, the results for the first nine months of 2015

Telematics set for take-off
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

Intelligent Telematics appoints new CEO to target international growth
He has been appointed to the company’s executive board of directors with immediate effect and will use his experience in both the technology and insurance

Toyota to unveil new mapping technology for automated driving
The technology is being displayed at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month and uses data from on-board cameras and GPS devices

Focus on Belgium's used car market
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

Chinese leasing firm signs deal for 150,000 NEVS electric cars
The agreement, worth around €11.07bn, also includes 100,000 other EV products and services from companies associated to NEVS and its owners. “This is a strategic

Global LeasePlan survey shows increased driver acceptance for telematics and car sharing
That’s according to the annual global LeasePlan MobilityMonitor, a large-scale study of nearly 4,000 drivers in 17 countries worldwide. In total 50% of the drivers

European Parliament to investigate EU’s role in ‘Dieselgate’ scandal
The 45-member inquiry committee will investigate issues including the alleged failure of the Commission to keep test cycles under review and whether the Commission and

TomTom incorporates crowd sourced data into latest map updates
“We are the first to deliver a global platform that allows for map updates to be continuously released to users,” commented Harold Goddijn, CEO at

Belgium government to introduce lower drink drive limit for young drivers
The new limit will apply to drivers who have passed their test within the last three years and is set at 0.2g/l blood alcohol –