Industry News

Bollinger Motors has announced it is “ indefinitely postponing’ development of its retail BEV’ the B1 SUV and B2 pickup. Instead it will be shifting its focus to developing medium and...
Industry News

The all-new 2022 Ford Bronco has taken home the 2022 North American Utility of the Year award and the all-new 2022 Ford Maverick received the 2022 North American Truck of the Year...
Industry News

Wholesale used vehicle prices (on a mix-, mileage-, and seasonally adjusted basis) increased 1.6% month over month in December to a record high of 236.2, a 46.6% increase from a year...
Electric Avenue

Mercedes-Maybach, Mercedes-AMG, and G-Class vehicles achieved new sales records in 2021. Deliveries of Mercedes-Benz plug-in hybrid and electric passenger cars reached a record...
Electric Avenue

General Motors has confirmed Canadian pricing for the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV following its official debut during CES 2022 in early January.  Prices for the Chevy Silverado EV will...
Names & Places

Jim Pattison Lease announces that Mike Rusch, President of Jim Pattison Lease has accepted the role of Senior Vice-President with the Jim Pattison Group effective January 1, 2022. ...
Electric Avenue

Stellantis announced that Amazon will be its first commercial customer for its electric Ram ProMaster van at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  The electric ProMaster is part...
Electric Avenue

General Motors electric van company BrightDrop announced thousands of new orders for its products at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 5th. In addition to courier...
Industry News

Nauto, a provider of AI-based vehicle safety technology for commercial fleets and the automotive sector has launched a partnership with Electric Last Mile Solutions, Inc. ("ELMS"), a...
Industry News

General Motors has announced its strategy to offer EV technology beyond its own portfolio and automotive applications more broadly, one component at a time. This approach will enable...
Electric Avenue

Ford said Tuesday it will nearly double production capacity of its upcoming electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck to 150,000 vehicles a year by mid-2023 in response to customer...
Electric Avenue

Lightyear, a Dutch company developing a long-distance solar car, has partnered with LeasePlan to reserve 5,000 cars of Lightyear’s second model, scheduled to go into production by...
Features

CAF has reached the end of an era. After physically printing the publication consistently for 37 years, this will be the final print edition of the publication. Beginning in 2022 , CAF...
Electric Avenue

The people of New York City can now hail a Ford Mustang Mach-E taxi, complete with custom monitors and a panoramic roof. Sustainable mobility startup Gravity launched the first in its...
Features

Less than 5% of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are currently recycled, while global demand for electric vehicles (EVs) continues to rise, to a projected 140 million by 2030. In turn,...
Features

When Western Canadian energy company Tidewater needed a fleet management partner to help them develop an effective and economical fleet program they reached out to Foss National...
First Drives

The 2021 Ford Escape plug-in hybrid (PHEV) is a compact SUV that might be tailor-made for urban fleets seeking an electrified option. Identical on the outside to the other Escape's in...
Features

The vehicle shortage in North America has presented an unexpected boon for providers of extended warranty programs, with the industry seeing gains in both the sales of warranty...
Features

Tom Simmons, who began his career in fleet management in 1966 and recently announced his retirement from Jim Pattison Leaseing,sat down with CAF to share his insights on the business, ...
Electric Avenue

Audi recently announced its plans to invest 18 billion euros in electrification from 2022 to 2026. The automaker also announced that its combustion engine sales will end in 2033.  By...
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