MERCEDES Benz Vans has added drive style monitoring software to all new Sprinter and Vito Tourer vans as standard. Increasing numbers of customers are using software to monitor their driving standards. Mercedes Benz offers three years’ free usage with models built since May 2019. In the case of the Sprinter, the Mercedes Pro Connect system can be retro-fitted remotely, using over-the-air updates.…
FLEETS in the future will use an increasingly broad range of fuels according to new research from the 2019 Arval Mobility Observatory. An uncertain future for diesel remains, despite technology making the new vehicles cleaner than ever. Alternatively-fuelled vehicles will see the biggest gains. Almost 30% of fleet mobility managers said they would continue to reduce the number of diesels operated, with…
A NEW entry-level Audi e-tron has been released, featuring a smaller range at a lower price. Set to sit below the existing e-tron 55 quattro, the new model will be able to cover up to 186 miles on a single charge. This is because the e-tron’s battery is reduced to 71 kWh from 90 kWh. The e-tron 50 retains its Quattro set-up,…
VOLVO is fitting a data SIM as standard to all new models in the UK, boosting in-car connectivity for customers. With access to up to 100GB of data for the first year, the system will be included free of charge with all new Model Year 2020 cars going forward. It can also easily be retro-fitted to ‘MY20’ cars already with customers. Backed…
LED BY head of indirect sales Gavin Davies, a team from Alphabet’s Partner division decided to take a day at the seaside. But instead of a day of sun cream and ice cream, the team armed themselves with plastic pickers to clean up Durley Chine beach in Bournemouth. Gavin explained: “Every Alphabet employee is entitled to a couple of ‘corporate social responsibility…
BROKERS could be missing out on additional revenue by not selling telematics packages to business customers. A new report from funder Arval says that technicians and salespeople head the list of company drivers whose cars and vans are being fitted with telematics devices. The Arval Mobility Observatory’s 2019 Barometer report found the league table was: engineers (54%); salespeople (30%); perk car drivers…
Ford terms holder Carmmunity opened its brand new office today (July 24, 2019). Based at the Old School House, in Codnor, Derbyshire, the building has been entirely renovated to accommodate the expanding team, including a bespoke IT department. The 17 staff moved in to the new offices at the beginning of July. Although the disused building was bought a year ago, the…
Mercedes Benz’s Sprinter has won the Fleet Van of the Year award for a record tenth time. Taking the title at the Motor Transport Awards, the Sprinter was picked by a panel of judges made up of some of the UK’s leading fleet operators. Motor Transport Editor, Steve Hobson, said: “The Sprinter has now claimed this award for the 10th time, and…