Fleet Uses Telematics to Curb Speeding Drivers

Data showed a 30 percent reduction in all speeding. With drivers caught doing speeds of 90-99 mph, 93 percent stopped breaking the law. Drivers doing speeds of 80-89 mph curtailed speeding by 53 percent, and those speeding 70-79 mph by 38 percent.

Report: CUV Sales Will Top SUVs in 2009

The growth of the CUV segment has come primarily at the expense of cars sales, which have dropped from 55 percent to 47 percent of the market. The midsize SUV will lose customers to the crossover segment, while the full-size SUV will hold its own, the report says.

Diesel Registrations On The Rise

Annual registrations of new diesel passenger vehicles in the United States has grown nearly 56 percent during the past five years.

NC County Vehicles Need Replacing

Over 43 percent of Mecklenburg county vehicles are at least 10 years old with over 100,000 miles.

Milwaukee Mayor Slashes City Fleet

Audit of fleet said the citywide total of 627 light vehicles could be cut by more than 40 percent.

Trivia Answer: in 1916, what percent of the cars on the road were Model T Fords?

Which Cities Have the Longest Commutes?

New York and Baltimore lay claim to having the highest percentage of people with “extreme” commutes.

Survey: Auto Insurance Misconceptions Abound

Credit history is considered when calculating rates. Yet 71 percent of teens and 63 percent of adults do not think that credit problems affect the cost of their insurance coverage.

Technology is Shifting the Way Vehicles are Remarketed

In 2004, vehicle remarketers increased usage of online proprietary dealer auctions by 3 percent and broadcast auctions by 5 percent, while sales via traditional auctions decreased 6 percent in total.

Honda Considers Greater Incentives

Last week, Honda had an 8.3 percent sales decline in the United States for January and February compared with a year earlier. The manufacturer has spent 49 percent less than the industry average on incentives in the past four years.