Category: Fleet Acquisition
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RML Short Wheelbase is like a Ferrari 250 GT with modern tech
British motorsport and engineering company RML Group on Wednesday revealed the first photos of a sports car inspired by a classic Ferrari, specifically the 250 GT SWB. Called the RML Short Wheelbase, it’s just the latest in a growing pile of modern cars with styling cribbed from icons of the past. Only last month fellow…
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Rolls-Royce technicians restore one of the company’s most important cars
Rolls-Royce has restored its 2017 SRH, which came back to the company’s headquarters to receive its scheduled 100,000-metre — not miles! — scheduled service. It didn’t need much of a hoist, as the all-electric Rolls is a handmade miniature car, used by a local hospital that lets children requiring surgery drive themselves to the operating…
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Volkswagen’s T7-generation van debuts in Multivan guise
Volkswagen is working on an electric successor to its iconic Microbus based on 2017’s ID.Buzz concept car. It starts sales in Europe next year and is confirmed to reach the United States in 2023, meaning we’ll likely see it arrive as a 2024 model. However, concurrent with the development of the new electric van is…
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Agero Launches New Service for Fleet Transport and Delivery
Agero, whose B2B software and services enable auto manufactures, fleets, insurers and others to support customers in vehicle ownership, on April 27 introduced Vehicle Transport, according to a press release. This new service removes the hassle and minimizes the costs and risks of safely moving vehicles through a centralized and transparent suite of capabilities. Powered…
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2022 Lexus LS 500h to offer hands-free driver-assist system called Lexus Teammate
Lexus’ flagship sedan, the LS, is finally getting driver-assist technology worthy of its status. All-wheel drive versions of the 2022 Lexus LS 500h will be available with a new system called Lexus Teammate when the sedan arrives in dealerships this fall, Lexus said in a press release Thursday. Teammate corresponds to Level 2 on the…
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Aston Martin introduces iconic Magnetic Silver DB11 V8 in Malaysia
Aston Martin Kuala Lumpur has ushered the new year with a new iconic colour for the DB11 V8 in Malaysia – Magnetic Silver – along with specific customisations on both the exterior and interior. The Black Pack on the exterior consists of a black front grille, black finishing on the tailpipes, and fender vents. The…
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First customized 2021 Ford GT Studio Collection car revealed
On Monday, the automaker unveiled the first 2021 Ford GT Studio Collection car. Announced last year, the Studio Collection option allows buyers to customize the exterior and graphics, with seven standard colors, and an “extended palette” offering a wider range of options, Ford spokesperson Jiyan Cadiz said. The first completed Studio Collection car features a…
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Europcar Spain Helps Deliver COVID Vaccines in Cataluyna
Last week, health professionals from the Catalan Health Institute began using a fleet of 180 Europcar cars and vans to transport vaccines and medical equipment to health centers, homes for the elderly, and homes in Catalonia, so that these vaccines can be administered to the population, while medical care can be provided to those affected…
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Europcar Names New International Partnership Director
Europcar Mobility Group appointed Mark Lister as group director for international partner development. Lister’s main missions will be to continue enlarging the global footprint of the Europcar Mobility Group brands through franchising, the development of the global rent-a-car reservation platform, and the expansion of the alliance network that today operates in Canada, China, India and Japan. Lister…
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Europcar Announces Debt Restructuring Talks
Europcar Mobility Group said in a press announcement on Tuesday it intends to begin talks with corporate debt creditors to restructure its debt. The talks look to ensure sufficient financial resources to enable Europcar to adapt to the new travel environment, in which Covid-19 “has profoundly reshaped mobility ecosystems.” Europcar’s objective is to ensure a sustainable capital structure…