Latest news
International news

Indonesia’s sharp reduction hampered regional outlook, says LMC Automotive
The company says the year‐on‐year decrease was mainly due to the continued contraction in Thailand, while the month‐on‐month decrease was mainly contributed to by sharp

EU governments back to drawing board on CO2 limit for cars
The deal had been agreed in June by the European Parliament, the Commission and EU governments but Germany has repeatedly prevented a vote until it

Infiniti starts work on Sunderland, UK plant
The new facilities will be used for production of the new A30 from 2015 and comprise a body assembly (Body Shop) and final assembly (Trim

Over half of fleets basing tyre choices on EU Tire Label
Carried out by MV2 Conseil on behalf of Goodyear Dunlop, the research involved around 500 fleets in France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain, with just

Where is Japan’s fleet sector?
Japan is a land that can be full of surprises. When it comes to cars and driving, for example, you might think that a nation

SEAT Leon ST
SECTOR: C-sector PRICE: TBA FUEL: 3.2-5.9l/100km CO2: 87-137g/km SEAT has never before offered a station wagon variant of the C-segment Leon hatchback. Customers who previously

VW Group vehicle deliveries rise to seven million YtD
'Thanks to a broad-based, international positioning and a convincing product range we were able to respond well to the continuing uncertainty in the Eurozone and

Global light vehicle market positive in September, says LMC Automotive
The data shows that the seasonally adjusted annualised rate of sales hit 83.2 million units/year while year-on-year growth was positive as a result not only

EIB provides €300m to PSA Peugeot Citroën to fund new low carbon technologies
The financing will be used by the group for the programme to comply with Euro 6.2 emission standards applicable as from 2017. ‘I am very

Toyota to launch pedestrian collision avoidance & automated driving technologies
Developed in line with the carmaker’s commitment to developing safety technologies that can help eliminate traffic fatalities and injuries, the new technologies comprise a new

US: GE Capital Fleet Services launches Intelligent Operations Telematics Dashboard
Dubbed Intelligent Operations, the solution has been developed by the firm’s telematics strategic consulting team alongside input from its customers and enables fleet managers to

Western Europe car market selling rate for September is ‘step in the right direction’, says LMC Automotive
In its latest West European car sales report, LMCA says that the SAAR for September was much stronger, picking up to 11.8 million units/year –

Focus on Finland's asset & auto finance sector
The flipside of the Land of the Midnight Sun is the Arctic Night – the long winter period when the sun barely gets above the

Renault-Nissan inaugurates second production line at Tangier plant
Representing an investment of €400m, the new line makes the plant the largest in Africa and will increase the site’s output capacity to 340,000 vehicles

Tokyo Motor Show: Mitsubishi to preview new design direction with trio of concepts
The line-up will include the GC-PHEV. With GC standing for Grand Cruiser, the concept shows the possible direction for a replacement to the Shogun and

Frost & Sullivan to target 2020 vision of the global medium-heavy commercial truck market
Taking place on Thursday 10th October at 3:00 pm BST, the webinar will be hosted by Sandeep Kar, Frost & Sullivan’s global director of commercial

Next-generation Masternaut Connect platform offers ‘significant technology leap’
18 months in development and representing a €20m investment, the new platform has been built from the ground up to offer a step-change in features,

ARI continues European expansion with HPI Fleet acquisition
The firm said the acquisition supports its continued development of a strong, strategic global footprint and follows the company’s recent expansion into the UK and

Germany moves to delay EU emissions targets
Earlier this year the European Parliament, the Commission and EU governments struck a deal confirming the 95g/km target However Germany is said to want its

Opel Zafira Tourer 1.6CDTi
SECTOR: MPV PRICE: From €27,000 (approx) FUEL: 4.1l/100km CO2: 109g/km GM’s European operation revealed a variety of new products at the recent Frankfurt Show, from the

Pooling resources
That was the conclusion the small city of Loveland in Colorado, USA, came to last year. It disposed of some 40 ageing, insufficiently utilised, sedans,

Bentley expands French presence with new dealership in Lyon
The new location marks the luxury carmaker’s third showroom in France, targeting customers in the Eastern region with service, aftersales and pre-owned sales operations. Emmanuel

Telogis secures $93m funds for continued expansion
The finding was led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) along with several other leading growth equity and crossover institutional funds. KPCB partner Ryan

PACCAR rolls out first DAF from new plant in Brazil
The 300,000sq ft assembly facility covers 569 acres and will assemble the DAF XF, CF and LF vehicles for Brazil and the South American market.

LeasePlan pays off government guaranteed funding early
In a statement the company said that, following on from last December’s successful tender offer for government guaranteed bonds maturing in May 2014, it had

International Fleet World sponsors NAFA’s International Fleet Academy
The three-day conference takes place 21-23 October at Loews Ventana Canyon in Tucson, AZ and is intended to demystify global fleet management, with experts and

Europcar and easyJet team up on mobile site
Accessible from the confirmation page of the flight booking on the easyJet mobile site and apps or directly at m.cars.easyjet.com, the new user-friendly mobile site

Hyundai Motor Europe appoints Mr Chan Uk Jun to newly created leasing sales manager role
Mr Chan Uk Jun brings 15 years of experience in sales and marketing functions for General Motors Japan, Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz as well as his

LMCA reduces forecasts for India further
The company has slashed its 2013 light vehicle outlook by 4% or 132,000 units compared to last month. Sales are currently projected at 2.88 million

NAFA president sets example on EVs
Claude Masters is manager of vehicle acquisition and fuel at Florida Power & Light (FPL), the largest electric utility in Florida and one of the

New secretary general at ACEA takes up role
Mr Jonnaert, a long time public affairs and communications professional, joined ACEA in July after having been appointed successor to Ivan Hodac. Mr Hodac is

Mazda to start sales in Cambodia and Myanmar
The announcement comes as the brand opens its first dealership in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The automaker also confirmed that it will re-enter

Portuguese & Australian leasing firms go live with Miles software solution
Athlon Car Lease Portugal was the first to go live with the system, following successful implementations in the company’s divisions in Spain and Italy earlier

European LCV telematics market remains untapped, says Frost & Sullivan
So says Frost & Sullivan in new analysis that shows the overall penetration of telematics in the 29 million LCVs in operation in Europe is

Daimler embarks on local production in Brazil for next-generation C-Class and GLA
The plant will start production as early as 2016, representing an investment of around €170m. Andreas Renschler, management board member for rroduction and rrocurement at

European traffic police chiefs say increased EU focus on serious injuries will help halve road fatalities
Held today in Manchester in the UK, the event is centred on “Improving Road Safety – Solutions that work” and includes presentations from the Head

Test drive: Volkswagen Golf GTD
Sector: Lower-medium Price: €29,700-€32,525 Fuel: 4.2-4.5l/100km CO2: 109-119g/km Can you think of many more complete company cars than the Golf GTD? Efficient, practical and low on

Fleet Focus – USA
China may be closing the gap on US car sales, but the US is forecast to remain the largest light vehicle market in the world

Hyundai doubles production at Turkish plant, with first new i10 rolling off line
The funds have been used to double the annual capacity at the Hyundai Assan Otomotiv Sanayi plant to 200,000 units, enabling the i10 to be

Germany moves to delay CO2 limits for new cars
Earlier this year, the European Parliament and EU governments (Council) struck a deal confirming the 95g target for new passenger vehicles in 2020. However, Germany

Carmakers show strong growth in latest Interbrand Best Global Brands report
The research is run by the brand consultancy on an annual basis, identifying and examining the top 100 most valuable global brands. This year’s report

South Korea: Renault Samsung to produce Nissan Rogue for export
The RSM facility in Busan, South Korea, will start production in the second half of 2014, with an annual output of 80,000 units, of which

LeasePlan increases Austrian footprint with BAWAG PSK Leasing GmbH acquisition
Under the acquisition, which was announced earlier this year, LeasePlan has acquired 100% of the share capital of the Vienna-based firm. The company said the

China: Light vehicle market on course for potential growth rate, says LMC
The company’s latest data shows that in August 2013, sales of locally‐made light vehicles reached 1.57 million units, climbing 10.3% on the previous year. Given

US: NAFA puts spotlight on KPIs with Utilimarc report
This the latest in a series of complimentary reports provided by Utilimarc exclusively to NAFA Members and NAFA Affiliates as part of a special agreement

Toyota announces i-Road concept trials in Japan
Shown at last year’s Geneva Motor Show, the three-wheeled two-seat electric city car will be used alongside existing Toyota COMS personal mobility vehicles from early

Citroën begins DS5 production in China
The new model will be produced locally in Shenzhen in a new production plant run by PSA Peugeot Citroën and its partner Changan. The site

EU commercial vehicle registrations down 5.5% YtD
The overall market data shows that YtD the UK was the only market to post growth (+6.7%), while Spain (-0.5%), France (-7.6%), Germany (-8.2%) and

Maximum Euro NCAP rating provides significant boost for Qoros 3 European market entry
The result – the best-ever crash test result in the European EuroNCAP test for a Chinese OEM – is an excellent start to Qoros’ attempts

More than 720,000 European drivers caught speeding in latest police operation
The operation was co-ordinated by the European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL), with 28 countries taking part. Of the final total of 728,268 detections, 274,355 were

Euro NCAP to start testing crash avoidance technologies
The organisation says it’s currently testing a number of European cars equipped with such technologies and will publish its first results on 29th October with
Recent Posts
- ‘Breakthrough’ UK-US trade deal welcomed by auto sector
- FedEx unveils plans for two new state-of-the-art logistics hubs in UK
- All the winners from Fleet World’s Great British Fleet Awards 2025
- 2025 Great British Fleet Event opens for business
- Northgate launches Drive to Zero Consultancy at GBFE 2025