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As the first large-fleet commercial telematics service provider to align with Verisk, Omnitracs will now offer its subscribers the ability to contribute data to the Verisk Data Exchange and apply analytics to the operational safety of their connected fleets.
'Automotive Fleet' defines a fleet as any commercial or public entity that operates 15 or more vehicles or buys 10 or more vehicles in a single calendar-year.
The Fleetail 2.0 program allows small fleets to order through dealerships, receive fleet incentives, and take delivery sooner through dealer swaps.
Automotive retail sales in Canada hit a record of 1.89 million new vehicles sold in calendar-year 2015. This is the third consecutive year of record retail sales in Canada. Commercial sales, on the other hand, were a different story. Cumulative sales in the commercial fleet market were flat year-over-year compared to 2014. The forecast is more of the same for CY-2016.
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ACE Torwel introduces the ANDERSON-TORWEL plow systems designed for daily use on commercial/municipal trucks.
Ambitious Government plans to make the UK the world leader in electric car adoption could be hampered by its decision to increase company car benefit-in-kind tax on those vehicles by 500 percent in 2015/16 with a further rise due in 2016/17, according to a UK fleet association.
Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Audi, BMW, Isuzu, KIA, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, and Volvo have released their commercial fleet incentives on select 2014 models, ranging from $200 to $8,500.
Despite a few negative trends, the 2013 calendar-year, on the whole, promises to be a good one for the commercial fleet management industry. Here what I foresee for the balance of the calendar-year.
Although 2013 is shaping up to be comparable to 2012, some commercial fleets are increasing vehicle orders due to improved business or accelerating replacement schedules to take advantage of the strong used-vehicle market.