Flexter.com users will now have access to a diverse fleet of short-term truck rentals offered by Green Motion/U-Save. Graphic: Flexter / Green Motion Flexter.com, a reservation platform for the short-term truck rental industry, has partnered with Green Motion/ U-Save, a provider of low CO2 car and van rentals, to list its inventory on the Flexter… Continue reading Flexter.com, Green Motion Partner on Short-Term Truck Rental Reservations
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Zoomcar, CARS24 Expand Support for Carsharing Hosts
Used cars, known for their practicality and affordability, present a long-term option for Zoomcar hosts who can also upgrade their current vehicles on CARS24. Photo: Zoomcar Zoomcar, a marketplace for car sharing in emerging markets, and CARS24, an AutoTech platform for used cars in India, have joined to provide more support for local car-sharing hosts,… Continue reading Zoomcar, CARS24 Expand Support for Carsharing Hosts
Hertz Records Q4 Losses Amid EV Fleet Fallout
Hertz attributes recent quarterly losses to the sell off of electric rental vehicles. It is also shelving the purchase of Polestar EV models, like the Polestar model 2 pictured here. Photo: Martin Romjue / Bobit Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. reported results on Feb. 6 for its fourth quarter and full year 2023 that show a… Continue reading Hertz Records Q4 Losses Amid EV Fleet Fallout
Hertz Nixes Plans to Buy Polestar Electric Vehicles
Hertz in 2022 had agreed to buy 65,000 Polestar vehicles in a five-year deal as part of its drive to convert 25% of its rental fleet to EVs by the end of 2024. Photo: Polestar Hertz has backed off plans to buy tens of thousands of Polestar electric vehilces this year, citing a collapse of… Continue reading Hertz Nixes Plans to Buy Polestar Electric Vehicles
Fleet Sales Start Year Slightly Up
Total fleet sales for January 2024 rose 3.1%, from 154,379 in January 2023 to 159,159 last month. Graphic: Bobit Sales into the three primary fleet sectors got off to a mixed and incomplete start in the new year following a stellar finish for 2023 that crossed the 2 million sales mark. Total fleet sales for… Continue reading Fleet Sales Start Year Slightly Up
How Do You Make a High-Mileage Car Desirable to Buy?
Attendees can expect a robust discussion of how to optimize the sale price of vehicles with 100,000+ miles. Photos: Speakers / Graphic: Bobit While the global pandemic now belongs to history, the market shifts still reverberate, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the surplus of high mileage used fleet vehicles entering the market.… Continue reading How Do You Make a High-Mileage Car Desirable to Buy?
ICRS 2024: How to Join the Connected Car Market
Panel topics include a big-picture update on the connected car market as well as discussing new ways to harness a fleet’s data to automate operations. Graphic: Bobit With almost all new passenger cars being sold with embedded modems, why isn’t every rental car connected now? This breakfast keynote seminar at the International Car Rental Show will… Continue reading ICRS 2024: How to Join the Connected Car Market
Under 20% of Travelers Occasionally Rent Electric Vehicles
Hertz electric rental cars are lined up at charging stations near Los Angeles International Airport as they are turned around for customers. Photo: Martin Romjue / Bobit The rental car industry stands as the frontier of electric vehicle adoption where it provides a comparatively safer and convenient way for drivers to try out EVs and… Continue reading Under 20% of Travelers Occasionally Rent Electric Vehicles
Business Travel Poll Indicates More Spending Amid Challenges for 2024
Almost half of travel buyers say the adoption of remote and hybrid workplace models has prompted them to revamp their employee travel policies and programs. Photo: Pexels / Victor Freitas The global business travel industry has put the pandemic behind it and is riding a wave of momentum at the start of 2024, according to… Continue reading Business Travel Poll Indicates More Spending Amid Challenges for 2024
2024 Automotive Logistics Market Outlook: Driving Towards Normalcy
Despite the turbulence, the current state of the market shows signs of recovery as economic conditions stabilize and improve. Graphic: Bobit The automotive logistics market is a complex business system that often reflects the broader state of economic conditions. It observes cyclical patterns, heavily influenced by supply and demand dynamics. As we enter 2024, there… Continue reading 2024 Automotive Logistics Market Outlook: Driving Towards Normalcy