Fleet World’s five-minute industry briefing: This week’s top stories
This week’s top fleet industry stories…
2017 Fleet Hero finalists revealed - Fleets including British Gas and West Yorkshire Police have been short-listed for the 2017 Energy Saving Trust Fleet Hero Awards. For more of the latest industry ... Read More »- Government pushes ahead with mandating EV charge points at forecourts - Plans to make electric vehicle charge points mandatory at motorway services and large petrol retailers have taken a step forwards along with developments in insurance for ... Read More »
- Mercedes-Benz to recall 400,000 cars in UK - Mercedes-Benz has recalled around 400,000 vehicles in the UK, part of a wider million vehicles globally, due to an inadvertent airbag deployment fault. For more of ... Read More »
- Shell Recharge EV charging service opens at forecourts - Shell has announced the opening of a new on-forecourt Electric Vehicle (EV) rapid charging service called Shell Recharge. For more of the latest industry news, click ... Read More »
- Smartphone apps making vehicles’ software redundant, study shows - Smartphone mirroring – such as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto – is increasingly influencing vehicle choice, with a growing trend of drivers using smartphone apps instead ... Read More »
Arona set to boost Seat fleet success further - Strong growth in Seat’s fleet sales in 2017 is set to be bolstered even further by the introduction of its new Arona compact SUV. For more ... Read More »- LeasePlan to introduce new propositions covering corporates, SMEs and EVs - LeasePlan has today launched a major global marketing campaign entitled “What’s next”, with the help of presenter Richard Hammond, in order to launch new propositions targeted ... Read More »
- Declining Astra sales prompt job cuts at Ellesmere Port plant - Vauxhall has confirmed that it is to cut around 400 jobs at its Ellemere Port plant in the UK in line with falling demand for the ... Read More »
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Jonathan Musk
Jonathan turned to motoring journalism in 2013 having founded, edited and produced Autovolt - one of the UK's leading electric car publications. He has also written and produced books on both Ferrari and Hispano-Suiza, while working as an international graphic designer for the past 15 years. As the automotive industry moves towards electrification, Jonathan brings a near-unrivalled knowledge of EVs and hybrids to Fleet World Group.
