Fleet Financials Top News

HERNDON, VA - As fuel economy and emissions gain even greater awareness among today's new car shoppers, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is honored to have its 2.0L four-cylinder TDI Clean Diesel engine selected by Ward's Automotive Group as one of the "10 Best Engines" for 2010.

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HERNDON, VA - Audi SUVs are collecting top honors: readers of OFF ROAD magazine have selected the Audi Q5 as the off-road vehicle of the year in the SUV category.

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NASHVILLE, TN - Infiniti announced U.S. pricing on the 2010 Infiniti G37 Convertible, on sale now at Infiniti retailers nationwide. The G Convertible features a number of significant enhancements for its second model-year.

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WOODSTOCK, GA - Transport Solutions of America (TSOA), a national vehicle and truck transportation logistics company, has launched the first web-based software program that works seamlessly with leasing company and fleet management reporting systems.

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EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services announced an expansion of its 25-year relationship with G4S Wackenhut and the launch of a new version of Mobile Resource Intelligence.

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PALM SPRINGS, CA - Four medium truck tires will be introduced by Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. in 2010, one of which is the KMA02, a wide-base, on-/off-road mixed service tire.

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ORLANDO, FL - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. recently introduced several medium truck tires for a wide variety of applications, including a line of SmartWay-approved Dunlop long-haul tires.

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ATLANTA - Cox Enterprises has restructured its fleet operations in the Cox Communications division to include the creation of four fleet management regions, resulting in the promotion of four managers to the role of regional fleet director.

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MINNEAPOLIS - Pinnergy, Ltd. is installing new software on 78 of its trucks in the Barnett Shale area of Texas.

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DETROIT - Forgotten Harvest was one of 57 nonprofit agencies awarded grant money as part of a partnership with DTE Energy Foundation.

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TORRANCE, CA - Professional fleet managers are encouraged to cast their ballots for one of 19 nominated medium-duty work trucks. A $50 American Express gift card will be awarded to one randomly selected professional fleet manager among the voters.

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DEARBORN, MI - For the month of January, Ford sales to fleet customers more than doubled last January's depressed levels (up 154 percent), posting gains in every fleet market.

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DETROIT - General Motors dealers delivered 42,703 fleet vehicles in January, comprising 29 percent of total deliveries for the month.

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MEMPHIS, TN - With 90 Ford Transit Connects on the road and another 50 on order, ThyssenKrupp Elevator may eventually replace its 1,500 current cargo vans with the Transit Connect models.

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ALEXANDRIA, VA - The American Automotive Leasing Association (AALA) has established a working accord with Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) and UPS to help advance opportunities and markets for natural gas and other alternative fuel vehicles.

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WASHINGTON - Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) video, titled The Power of Scale, visually depicts how small actions done by many can result in big changes for the corporate bottom line and the health of the planet.

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DELRAY BEACH, FL - Moved by the tragic events in Haiti, employees and management at FLD, Inc. have pooled resources to make a donation to the American Red Cross for earthquake relief.

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EDEN PRAIRIE, MN - GE Capital Fleet Services announced full-year results for its cost-savings efforts for customers in 2009. Total savings identified were $256 million, with total-cost-of-ownership analysis yielding the highest opportunity at more than $50 million.

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HERNDON, VA - The 'Best Cars of 2010' readers' poll conducted by the magazine "auto motor und sport" (ams) voted three Audi models - the Audi A4, R8 Spyder and Audi Q5 ( also sold in the Indian market) - into first place in their categories.

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MONTVALE, NJ - What Car?, the UK's biggest car buyer's guide, named Mercedes-Benz the winner of its 2010 prize for best safety innovation for the ATTENTION ASSIST feature, designed to combat overtiredness in drivers.

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GOTEBORG, SWEDEN - The environmentally conscious Volvo customer can now buy a diesel-powered Volvo V70 or S80 with CO2 emissions as low as 119 g/km - corresponding to fuel consumption of just 4.5 l/100 km.

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HERNDON, VA - As expected, Audi provided another upgrade to their constantly improving Multi Media Interface (MMI) for the New Year, features not only a more impressive visual experience, but will also include a 3 Dimensional representation of buildings and landmarks.

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