Two in three Australians (63 per cent) feel the move to electric vehicles (EVs) is inevitable, with a third of consumers (29 per cent) are already considering buying an EV. This reflects the findings in other studies around the world. That’s the outcome of a Nissan-commissioned study by KANTAR TNS among more than 500 people […] Read more
The best success stories are founded in humble beginnings; there is something admirable about pursuing a dream and seeing it through. With that comes countless hours of labour, tight budgets, limited manpower—the list might seem inexhaustible, but the end result, as Matt Early puts it, is “very rewarding”. And Matt knows what it’s all about. […] Read more
Fuel cards, regos, fines and tolls. The things that keep Fleet Managers awake at night. Boring, repetitive and tedious. Ask any leasing company employee which department has the highest staff turnover and it’ll the one that processes registrations because its a thankless job. Removing the need to stick labels on vehicles has simplified the process […] Read more
– 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
