– By Caroline Falls – There were some 1,700 start-ups in the autonomous driving technology space in the last year, according to Vijay Rao, automotive and transport research director at the Sydney office of global consultancy Frost & Sullivan. These small companies are working to develop the essential ingredients — such as high-definition mapping, artificial […] Read more
The Australian Mobility Clubs (NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAC, RAA and RACT), through its wholly owned Australian Motoring Services (AMS), has invested in Chargefox, and is now the largest shareholder. Chargefox, which also received $6m in funding from Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), is building Australia’s largest ultra-rapid network of charging stations for modern electric vehicles […] Read more
– By Caroline Falls – This year the growth in parcel deliveries helped Australia Post eclipse its previous delivery peak reached a decade ago, in 2008. Since then technology, such as electronic mail swept away the need for personal and commercial mail. Letter deliveries have halved in the decade. Now with the advent of online […] Read more
Tyre maintenance is an important part of fleet management. Surveys conducted by tyre retailers and provided to FAN suggest that 25-30% of all fleet vehicles require some tyre maintenance. This video covers one area of the tyre maintenance – tyre age. The presenter is the CEO of Bob Jane Corporation, Rodney Jane. He explains how […] Read more
FAN attended the Model 3 preview event in late August which saw high interest from the fleet industry and over the next few days and weeks prospective retail buyers waited for two hours in some locations to get a glimpse at the latest release from Tesla. According to Tesla interest has continued to be high but restricted […] Read more
In September Pickles released their quarterly report on the used vehicle market which covered the last quarter of the financial year (April to June 2018). There were no surprises as the prices soften into the cold winter months and the reasons for consumers to purchase a new car increased as manufacturers chased volume at the […] Read more
– By Caroline Falls – Samsung, the Korean-based technology giant, is in every market, in every geography, and that includes fleet management, transport and logistics. “It has been huge for us in the US because they have new legislation that’s come on over the last couple of years about e-logs and hours of service,” said […] Read more
– Article/Photos by Rod Fuller – Sorento has been one of the best value seven seat SUV’s for a number of years and now with the 2018 model it’s only getting better. Subtle styling changes, including re-shaped bumper, chrome highlights and sleeker headlights, differentiate the 2018MY from its predecessor, but the improvements to Sorento are […] Read more
Ahead of the November launch of its new 500 Series Standard Cab, Hino has confirmed that Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) will be fitted as standard equipment to support the most comprehensive active safety package ever offered by a Japanese manufacturer in the medium duty market. Hino led the Japanese truck manufacturers in fitting VSC as […] Read more
Kia’s still uses the brand slogan – “The power to surprise”. And it would be fair to say that the announcement earlier this year that the QLD Police would be purchasing the Kia Stinger for their pursuit vehicles caught the industry by surprise. And now the Western Australian Police Department has added a sting in […] Read more
The conference will be held at the Brisbane Royal International Convention Centre on 25-27 March 2019. The 2019 program focuses on: strategy, resources and performance, and will include a broad range of content that is relevant, interesting and applicable in your business. Our international speaker is Lloyd Brierley, Division Head/ GM Fleet Services for City […] Read more
Sofico, software provider to the global automotive finance, leasing and fleet and mobility management industry, has set up a new regional office in the UK to better service growing numbers of local customers as it continues to expand in the country. Sofico Services UK is now based at Malvern, Worcestershire, where a staff of seven […] Read more
