Category : Features
Spotlight: SEAT Ibiza
The fifth generation of SEAT’s supermini puts an emphasis on technology, refinement and personalisation, explains Alex Grant.
BT Fleet: Better connected
Positioned within a diverse portfolio, with its own fleet as a customer and the EE mobile network, BT Fleet has all the tools to meet the … Read More »
Information overload: managing telematics data
Increased use of telematics is generating more data on drivers than ever before, but companies must be prepared to analyse and act upon the data – … Read More »
What you need to know about new Skoda Octavia
Skoda has updated its Octavia for 2017 with a new design as well as new infotainment, connectivity and driver assistance systems. We take a look at … Read More »
Top highlights from Detroit
As this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit gets underway, we look at the highlights of the show.
Autumn Statement: The key points for fleets
The key points of the 2016 Autumn Statement and what it means for fleets. By Alex Grant and Natalie Middleton.
Autumn Statement 2016 – key points for fleets
The most important announcements for fleets, from the 2017 Autumn Statement. By Alex Grant and Natalie Middleton.
A key issue for fleets?
As security issues from commonplace key technology once again hit the headlines, Natalie Middleton asks, is smartphone-based entry the solution or a forthcoming problem?
Your automotive P.A.?
Combining familiar and near-future technology, Jaguar Land Rover is readying a range of features which will make business motoring easier, safer and more fuel-efficient, explains Alex … Read More »
Go Ultra Low Summit 2016
Go Ultra Low’s second annual Summit took place on 7 November at the SMMT in London, and saw representatives of project partners, Go Ultra Low companies … Read More »
A new era for electric vehicles?
Daimler’s electric truck hints at near-future electric cars with longer ranges and much faster charging, explains John Kendall.
Day in the life: the RAC
It’s one of the most common breakdown callouts, but misfuelling needn’t live up to the horror stories. We took a ride with one of the RAC’s … Read More »
The start of something new?
Launched in August, a trio of Government tax consultations could lay the foundations for significant changes in fleet operating costs. Natalie Middleton finds out how.
Where next for the combustion engine?
Despite the headline-grabbing move to electromobility, there’s still huge untapped potential for efficient combustion engines, explains Chris Pickering.
Exceeding expectations: Developments in leasing
Savvy contract hire and leasing customers now expect a level of service that extends far beyond access to vehicles. Katie Beck talks to suppliers about how … Read More »
Make the future
Held in the last week of June, Shell’s Make The Future London 2016 festival incorporated a series of exclusive events, including a fleet-focused panel discussion. The … Read More »
Problems shared – How connected cars will benefit driver safety
As the first car-to-X system comes to market, Alex Grant explains how connectivity is making use of familiar technology to improve safety for drivers.
Mobiles & mobility
The smartphone is revolutionising the way business people travel. We ask experts what effect it is having on rental and leasing markets. By Katie Beck.
Stand and delivered – Highlights of the 2016 Fleet Show exhibition
Dozens of fleet service companies exhibited at the Fleet Show at Silverstone. We highlight some of the best products, services and news from them during the … Read More »
Brexit – Where next for new cars?
As a large importer and exporter of new cars, clarity about the future of trade with the EU can’t come soon enough, as Alex Grant explains. … Read More »
Brexit – What it means for fleets…
Professor Colin Tourick looks at the financial, taxation and business ramifications for fleets of leaving the EU. An awful lot of business people woke up on … Read More »
In sight: What ADAS means for fleet maintenance
Camera-based driver assistance systems are adding vitally important calibration work to a windscreen replacement. As they become more common, Alex Grant finds out what the implications … Read More »
Working in harmony: The future for licence checking
One year on from the abolition of the paper licence counterpart, we look at how the licence checking industry is changing. After years of toing and … Read More »
A grand day out: A review of the 2016 Fleet Show
Hundreds of fleet industry professionals descended on Silverstone for Fleet Show 2016. In the first of two months of coverage we look at what they drove … Read More »
VIP treatment: Latest tech developments for the luxury class
Often the first place new technology breaks ground, the luxury class is a sign of the convenience headed for core fleet cars in the coming years. … Read More »
Badge of honour: Capstar’s fleet operations in focus
Capstar is a chauffeur firm with a difference: its drivers are ex-soldiers who have often suffered battlefield injuries or trauma. By Steve Moody.
Safe and sound: The developments in active noise cancelling technology
Active noise cancellation is the latest tool in the car industry’s quest to improve refinement and make cars less stressful places to be for company car … Read More »
Safety in numbers: A look at Thatcham’s safety work
A vital part of Europe’s automotive industry since 1969, insurance owned independent organisation Thatcham has played a huge role in reducing running costs for fleets. Alex … Read More »
Getting a grip: Audi’s new quattro four-wheel drive system
What is it? A new quattro four-wheel drive system for Audis with longitudinally-mounted engines – so the A4 and larger vehicles – targeting fuel economy and … Read More »
Day in Life: Russ White, group auctioneer at Manheim
Nationwide auction network As a group auctioneer at Manheim I engage in pre‐sale activity, trying to get bids on vehicles and placing vehicles, and checking catalogues … Read More »
