Christian Vandenhende responsibilities included Global After Sales, Quality and Total Customer Satisfaction functions and chief vehicle assessment specialist, and oversight of INFINITI business, the Americas and Africa, Middle East, India, Europe, and Oceania regions. He served on the Executive Committee at Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi.
Toyota Motor Corporation has launched the all-new Aqua, a hybrid electric-only compact car offering approximately 20-percent more fuel efficiency – 35.8 km/L – than its previous generation. The Aqua is the world's first vehicle to use a high-output bipolar nickel-hydrogen battery as an electric drive battery. According to Toyota, the new battery realizes approximately twice the output as it delivers improved accelerator responsiveness and enables smooth, linear acceleration from low speeds.
The new, redesigned Mercedes-Benz Citan and its all--electric model variant – the eCitan – will premiere to the world August 25, 2 p.m. (CEST), on the Mercedes media online platform. Compact external dimensions with a high load volume open up a diverse range of applications for the new small van, especially in inner-city distribution operations.
Three all-new global fleet industry honors will be presented October 28 at the Global Fleet Management Conference in Miami., which will be held Oct. 26-28. The three awards are the Global Fleet Icon Award, the Global Fleet Visionary Award, and the creation of the Global Fleet Hall of Fame. The awards are exclusively sponsored by Polestar.
Máximo Graf-Caride has been named Corporate Sales Manager for RDA, the Argentina-based global rental and fleet management services company. The appointment is part of an RDA company expansion. Headquartered in Buenos Aires, RDA also operates in Colombia and Uraquay and is a strategic alliance partner with Element-Arval.
Hit with the Coronavirus pandemic just like the rest of the world, automobile sales in the 27-state nation were certainly down in 2020. A total of 1.62 million passenger cars were sold and 335,269 light commercial vehicles (LCVs) between January and December, representing year-over-year decreases of 28.6% and 15.4% respectively.
Brazilian manufacturer Fábrica Nacional de Motores (FNM) will produce 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev in South America.
Ford Brazil announced it will cease production operations in 2021, but will continue to serve customers in the South America region with a portfolio of new SUVs, pickups and commercial vehicles sourced from Argentina, Uruguay, and other markets.
Sales for commercial fleet vehicles in Argentina increased by 20.2% to 10,284 units in October 2020, though the overall market is still down 19.9%, year-to-date.
Brazilian manufacturer Fábrica Nacional de Motores (FNM) is returning to the market to produce battery-electric trucks for the Brazil market, after shutting operations in 1988, following a new partnership with a U.S.-based battery Tier 1 supplier.
Geotab announced a strategic alliance with Deloitte where it will offer its telematics services to customers across Canada and Latin America for more comprehensive analysis and forecasting across departments and improved optimization through increased visibility into transportation-related processes.
The Arval-Relsa alliance opened new offices in Bogota, Colombia to help develop full-service leasing and new mobility solutions across the country with special focus on passenger vehicles and light commercial fleets.
Automotive Fleet evaluated the Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia fleet markets in this latest report, which found successes in Brazil and Colombia, and economic struggles in Argentina.
Argentina saw a decrease in true fleet sales in 2019 when compared to the previous year and was down by 2,000 units.
Toyota Brazil is manufacturing a new vehicle for the Brazilian market, which will be scheduled for commercialization in 2021.
Climb inside the Work Truck version of the Silverado EV, the latest entry into the growing electric pickup market.
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