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Sustainability•by Staff•July 27, 2015

NTEA Report Explores Advanced Vehicle Tech

The report highlights recent productivity developments, as well as expectations for future industry shifts.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•July 27, 2015

Video: FCA Agrees to Record NHTSA Fine, Vehicle Buyback

The automaker reached an agreement with NHTSA relating to how the company conducted vehicle recalls, and will buy back almost 580,000 trucks.

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Operations•by Staff•July 27, 2015

Mitsubishi Confirms End of U.S. Production

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s U.S. subsidiary will stop building vehicles in the U.S., and will instead export its vehicles into the U.S. market from Japan and Thailand, where they are less expensive to build, the company has announced.

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Operations•by Staff•July 27, 2015

Senate Highway Bill Dodges Potholes

As of late Sunday evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had managed to steer the multi-year highway bill introduced last week beyond some legislative potholes that had threatened to slow the process of getting the measure to the House for consideration.

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Operations•by Mike Antich•July 24, 2015

Republic Services Names Fleet Maintenance Manager

Steve Jansen, CTP, has been named fleet maintenance manager at Republic Services in Mount Prospect, Ill. He assumed this position in March.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•July 24, 2015

Video: FCA US Recall to Address Hacking Risk

In response to a report of vehicle hacking via the Uconnect system, FCA US is updating software for about 1.4 million vehicles in the U.S.

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Utility Fleet•by Mike Antich•July 24, 2015

SoCalGas Project Manager of Fleet Services to Retire

Mark Lujan, business operations and technology project manager for fleet services for SoCalGas and San Diego Gas & Electric in Pico Rivera, Calif., will retire on Aug. 1, 2015, after a 37-year career with the company.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•July 24, 2015

Truck and Van News: GM Diesel, RAM 3500, Concrete Mixer Recalls

Recent headlines include 2015 Ford F-150 being named IIHS top pick, 2016 Ram 3500, and GM trucks' diesel performance.

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Leasing & Management•by Staff•July 23, 2015

Element-GE Capital Fleet Acquisition Clears Regulatory Hurdle

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination to the waiting period under an anti-trust law for Element Financial Corp. to acquire GE Capital's fleet management unit.

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Leasing & Management•by Staff•July 23, 2015

Investor Consortium to Acquire LeasePlan Corp.

The Dutch parent of LeasePlan USA, which is one of the largest global fleet management companies, will be sold to a consortium of investors including pension funds in The Netherlands, Denmark, and Singapore.

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