Categories: Fleet Management, Operations, Rental Operations

Bobit Business Media has been acquired by Gemspring Capital, a middle-market private equity firm. Bobit, which bought HDT in 2012, was founded by Ed Bobit...

https://www.autorentalnews.com/319716/bobit-business-media-sold-to-gemspring-capital

Categories: Rental Operations, Safety

Ford Motor Co. is recalling an estimated 1.28 million 2012-2018 Ford Focus compact cars with a 2.0-liter GDI or 2.0-liter GTDI engine because of a fuel...

https://www.autorentalnews.com/317645/ford-recalls-1-2m-focus-cars-for-fuel-system-defect

Categories: Autonomous Technology, Connected Fleets, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Management, Fleet Management as a Service, Operations, Rental Operations, Shared Mobility

The 2018 Fleet Forward Conference convened Oct. 9-10 at The Pearl in San Francisco. The event is dedicated to providing strategies and new mobility...

https://www.autorentalnews.com/316458/fleet-forward-conference

Categories: Operations, Rental Operations, Vehicle Research

Nearly 50 vehicles debuted this year at the L.A. Auto Show. The following slideshow highlights sedans at the show, including vehicles shown for the first...

https://www.autorentalnews.com/144046/2012-la-auto-show-sedans

Categories: Funding, Leasing, Rental Operations

Merchants Fleet Management launched a new rental program with flexible terms designed for industries in need of light-duty, all-wheel drive trucks.

https://www.autorentalnews.com/317800/merchants-fleet-management-adds-truck-rental-program

Categories: Operations, Rental Operations

Toyota Motor Corp. will invest $500 million Uber Technologies, Inc. to speed up efforts to bring an autonomous ride-hailing service to market. Each company...

https://www.autorentalnews.com/311805/toyota-invests-500m-in-uber

Categories: Operations, Rental Operations

Cox Automotive has established a new mobility services unit that combines existing businesses, such as its Flexdrive subscription service, with its...

https://www.autorentalnews.com/310704/cox-automotive-sets-up-mobility-unit-for-fleet-subscription-services

Categories: Rental Operations, Safety

General Motors is recalling 230,013 2018 and 2019 Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick vehicles because they may be equipped with brakes that have defective...

https://www.autorentalnews.com/313220/gm-recalls-9-models-for-brake-system-problem

Categories: Rental Operations, Safety

About 16.7 million of the faulty Takata air-bag inflators still haven't been replaced about three years after federal regulators began to oversee a...

https://www.autorentalnews.com/321860/16-7m-takata-air-bags-remain-on-the-roads

Categories: Fleet Management, Operations, Rental Operations

The inaugural Fleet Forward Conference took place from Nov. 7 to 8 at Miami Hilton Downtown. The event connected fleet stakeholders with technology...

https://www.autorentalnews.com/144683/2017-fleet-forward-conference1