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Through ChargeHub’s collaboration with Holman, fleet operators are in a position to monitor and track all charging costs in a single centralized location.Photo: Canva ChargeHub announced a brand new collaboration with Holman that’s poised to assist business fleet operators simplify public charging for his or her electric vehicles (EVs), in accordance with the corporate’s news release.The answer leverages ChargeHub’s proprietary application to supply access to greater than 80,000 reliable charging locations throughout the US and Canada while also processing payment, enhancing the general public charging experience for drivers, and further streamlining the transition to EVs for fleet operators. Through ChargeHub’s collaboration with Holman,…

  The foremost vehicle market segments saw seasonally adjusted prices that were lower yr over yr in November in comparison with November 2022.Graphic: Cox Automotive Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mixture, mileage, and seasonally adjusted basis) decreased 2.1% in November from October, in response to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index (MUVVI), which dropped to 205, down 5.8% from a yr ago, Cox Automotive reported Dec. 7.“While November’s decline was only barely lower than October’s, the move lower was on our radar, given the standard seasonal downward trend that paused in August and September,” said Chris Frey, senior manager of…

The vehicles tested must earn good rankings on the updated side test, in addition to the motive force, passenger, and original overlap front tests. As well as, acceptable or good-rated standard headlights are mandatory for all trims.Photo: IIHS/Canva From advanced rankings in vehicle-to-pedestrian front crash prevention to superior performance in safety tests, several 2023 and 2024 SUVs, including electric, have earned the distinguished TOP SAFETY PICK+ awards.The vehicles are tested and must earn good rankings on the updated side test, in addition to the motive force, passenger, and original overlap front tests. As well as, acceptable or good-rated standard headlights…

These implementation and innovation criteria were identified as vital for the continual growth and market acceptance of video telematics solutions amongst business fleets.Photo: Canva ABI Research, a worldwide technology intelligence firm, revealed on Nov. 22 an examination of video telematics solutions for business fleets while at the identical time delivering market trends and evaluation.  As well as, the corporate looks into insights based on various chosen criteria, including ease of integration with third-party solutions, video Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based use cases, level of customization and configuration, breath of solution partners and customer references.These implementation and innovation criteria were identified as vital…

IIHS is planning to include virtual tests into its head restraint rankings in stages.Photo: IIHS Marcy Edwards, senior research engineer of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), recently announced the institute is developing a path for the long run of IIHS rear-impact testing.IIHS’ long-term goal of the testing is to give you the option to guage how well each combination of a seat and head restraint protects people in a wide range of seating positions and crash scenarios. Getting there may be a multi-step process and would require the usage of virtual testing with computer models in addition to the traditional tools…

From the second half of 2025, additional manufacturing will probably be added in Busan, South Korea, for the local market and export to North American markets.Photo: Polestar Polestar confirmed the beginning of production for the Polestar 4 on Nov. 15, with first deliveries to customers in China expected before the top of 2023. Official launch in all other Polestar markets is planned for early 2024, with customer deliveries in these markets expected inside the same yr.“Polestar 4 stands out in design and performance, a remarkable SUV coupé in some ways,” said Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO, in a recent news release.…

Payzer has distribution partnerships with OEMs within the industries it serves, simplifying the connection for patrons with their upstream suppliers.Photo: WEX/Payzer/Canva WEX announced on Nov. 7 that it has accomplished the acquisition of Payzer.WEX, in attempting to expand its product suite and create additional cross-sell opportunities, acquired Payzer for a complete consideration of roughly $250 million. There’s also a further contingent consideration of as much as $11 million based on defined performance metrics, subject to certain working capital and other adjustments.Payzer is a field service management software as a service (SaaS) provider that gives scheduling, dispatching, customer communications, invoicing, sales…

To qualify for the IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ award in 2023, a vehicle must earn a “Good” rating within the updated side impact test in addition to within the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, and original moderate overlap front tests.Photo: Subaru Subaru announced on Oct. 27 that the 2024 Impreza compact automotive was named a 2023 TOP SAFETY PICK+ by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).Moreover, the 2024 Crosstrek compact SUV earned the 2023 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK award. For 2023, Subaru has received an IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK award for seven models:2023 TOP SAFETY PICK…

Baker brings expertise in fostering client engagement and loyalty, and in process improvement and automation.Graphic: IARA / Bobit The International Automotive Remarketers Alliance has hired a brand new director to oversee its operations, the leading vehicle consignors trade group announced Oct. 31.Lauren Baker began Oct. 23 because the IARA’s director of growth and operations where she is going to draw on her experience as a manager and a pacesetter. She is going to report back to IARA executive director Mark Coleman.Baker is a 13-year veteran of the automotive industry, including owning her own automotive dealership together with her husband, in…

Several Coalitions have reached out to NAFA with plans to arrange and host regional events for members in Recent Jersey and Tennessee.Photo: Canva NAFA Fleet Management Association (NAFA) announced a collaboration with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Clean Cities Coalition Network.This marks a step towards promoting sustainable fleet practices and expanding NAFA’s membership base, based on the organization’s news release.“The collaboration between NAFA and the Clean Cities Coalition is a big milestone in our shared mission to advertise sustainability in fleet management,” said Bill Schankel, CAE, CEO of NAFA. “We’re wanting to welcome the brand new coalition members into our community…