Fleet Financials Top News

BLACKSBURG, VA - General Motors is investing $5 million to help create the National Tire Research Center at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), designed to improve fuel economy and lower emissions.

Tags: General Motors, National Tire Research Center, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

DETROIT - Monthly sales figures for July showed an increase in fleet sales for General Motors and Ford, compared with July 2009.

Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Ford, General Motors, sales

WARREN, MI - General Motors announced it will introduce a new greenhouse gas-friendly air-conditioning refrigerant in 2013 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac models in the U.S., which will help GM meet the overall requirements of the EPA's new motor vehicle greenhouse gas regulations.

Tags: emissions, EPA, General Motors, Greenhouse Gas

DETROIT - Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, and GMC models are leveraging OnStar technology to develop mobile applications allowing drivers to activate all of the functions available on a traditional vehicle key fob securely from their smartphones.

Tags: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, General Motors, GMC, mobile application, OnStar

BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, MI - The Volt's comprehensive battery warranty covers all 161 battery components, 95 percent of which are designed and engineered by General Motors.

Tags: battery, Chevrolet, Electric Vehicle, General Motors, Volt, warranty

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - The J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Initial Quality Study found domestic auto brands, as a whole, have demonstrated higher initial quality than import brands for the first time.

Tags: Buick, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, General Motors, initial quality, J.D. Power and Associates, study

DETROIT - Google Maps has been working with Ford and OnStar on navigation capabilities that can send driving directions directly from the Web to Ford and General Motors vehicles.

Tags: Ford, General Motors, Google Maps, navigation, OnStar

DETROIT - Fleet sales for GM’s four core brands were 83,305 for the month of May.

Tags: General Motors, sales

DETROIT - Of the nine vehicles, this is the third consecutive year the Chevrolet Express Cargo Van, Chevrolet Silverado, and GMC Sierra ½ ton pickups earned the award.

Tags: award, General Motors, Vincentric

PROVO, UT - APX Alarm Security Solutions Inc. is implementing a vehicle fleet program, with the initial 27 vehicles to be deployed later this month.

Tags: APX Alarm Security Solutions, Chevrolet, General Motors, HHR

DES PLAINES, IL - Wheels, Inc. recently announced the development and introduction of the latest addition to its vehicle telematics services, offered in partnership with Business Bridge a new service announced this week by General Motors Fleet and Commercial Operations.

Tags: General Motors, Telematics, Wheels

DETROIT - Business Bridge allows fleets the ability to integrate specific vehicle operational and maintenance data into their internal systems for further analysis.

Tags: Business Bridge, data, General Motors, maintenance

BINGHAM FARMS, MI - Toyota, General Motors, and Ford led the way, earning multiple Vincentric awards in multiple segments.

Tags: award, Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Vincentric

DETROIT - General Motors announced it will offer fleets compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) powered versions of the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans later this year.

Tags: Chevrolet, CNG, Express, General Motors, GMC, LPG, Savana

JASPER, IN - Jasper Engines & Transmissions is making an update to the turbine half of the General Motors M 4L80E converter and has also recognized a high-wear item on the rear-wheel drive Chrysler overdrive transmission cases.

Tags: Chrysler, converter, General Motors, Jasper Engines & Transmissions, transmission

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - Google and General Motors may pair smartphones based on the Android operating system with GM's OnStar driver roadside assistance service, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Tags: General Motors, Google, mobile application, OnStar, smartphone

FORT WORTH, TX - General Motors announced the Cadillac CTS-V has been named the 2010 Car of Texas by the Texas Auto Writers Association.

Tags: award, Cadillac, CTS-V, General Motors

DETROIT - General Motors will expand use of "enhanced smart pedal" technology globally to all passenger cars with automatic transmissions and electronic throttle control.

Tags: brakes, General Motors