Spanish passenger car sales increase 11.7% in March On April 1, the automobile manufacturers association of Spain (ANFAC) announced that passenger car registrations of 130,340 units in March 2026 represented an increase of 11.7% over March 2025. Passenger car sales of 300,529 units in the first three months of the year represented a 7.6% increase from the same period in 2025.Toyota sales increased 67.5% to 11,930 units, VW sales increased 6.6% to...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/02

Spanish passenger car sales rose 1.1% to 73,103 units in January On February 2, the automobile manufacturers association of Spain (ANFAC) announced that passenger car registrations of 73,103 units in January 2026 represented an increase of 1.1% over January 2025. Toyota sales decreased 5.5% to 7,106 units, Seat sales increased 36.7% to 5,011 units, Peugeot sales increased 43.6% to 4,705 units, VW sales increased 10.6% to 4,204 units, Mercedes-Ben...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/03

aring to launch the Chinese electric commercial vehicle brand Farizon in Brazil. Its official debut is scheduled for June 23 to 26 in São Paulo, during the Eletrocar Show 2025. The initiative involves an initial investment of BRL 40 million, covering vehicle homologation, technical training, after-sales infrastructure, and the construction of a model dealership, along with upgrades to existing branches. Farizon, a Geely Group brand specializing ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/14

nvestment budget of over THB 119 billion.  WHA Mobility Hub: WHA Built-To-Suit EV Ecosystem of Logistics, operating under the brand name Mobilix, was launched in 2024 as Thailand's first integrated green logistics solutions provider. The division’s successes in 2024 include adding 318 EVs to its rental fleet and forging strategic partnerships with leading technology companies in the EV industry, including Voltality, EVMe, and Grab. Mobilix als...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/03

CARIAD launches Telematics Solution to streamline fleet management On November 25, CARIAD announced that it has co-developed the new "Fleet Interface Data" telematics solution for various Volkswagen Group brands which allows fleet managers to access important data like mileage, range, warning lights, and service schedules. This helps manage fleets more efficiently, minimize downtime, and reduce sales losses, all while complying with GDPR (General...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/26

Honda plans to sell 700,000 new vehicles in Japan in FY 2024 for first time in 6 years Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) has set a new vehicle sales target of 700,000 units or more in Japan for the fiscal year that ends in March 2025 (FY 2024). The automaker plans to achieve an increase of about 10% from the FY 2023 forecast of about 650,000 units. It aims to sell 710,000 new vehicles through car dealers excluding direct fleet sales such as rental ca...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/08

Quantum Energy, India partners with Bijliride for a fleet of 5,000 Bziness Pro electric scooter On October 4, Quantum Energy, electric two-wheeler (EV) start-up specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, and sales of electric scooters, announced a partnership with Bijliride, an EV two-wheeler rental company. As per the collaboration, a fleet of approximately 5,000 electric-scooters will be utilizing Quantum Energy’s Bziness Pro sco...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/09

Mellor, UK receives order for over 100 electric buses On November 2, Mellor announced that it has received more than 100 Sigma orders in the UK and Europe for its zero-emission battery-electric bus range, which comprises six distinct models between seven- and 12-meters. Mellor has most recently confirmed orders with accessible vehicle rental firm, London Hire, for a low-floor accessible Sigma 7, plus a fleet order for Sigma 8s (making its debut a...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/03

BYD presents the D1, its third electric car in Brazil On July 18, BYD launched the compact D1, its third EV model in the Brazilian market following the seven-seat Tan SUV and the Han sedan.The electric D1 will be sold direct to large fleet owners for BRL 269,900.The D1 was designed with certain attributes for corporate customers, such as a sliding side door.Launched in the Chinese market in 2020 and with more than 100,000 units produced in 2021, ...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/20

Polestar begins delivering the first of 65,000 EVs to Hertz On June 9, Polestar announced it has begun delivering new Polestar 2 electric cars to Hertz as part of the agreement announced in April 2022, under which Polestar will supply the global car rental giant with 65,000 cars over the next five years.The partnership between Polestar and Hertz is one of the largest single orders for electric cars ever made.Hertz is initially receiving the Pole...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/10

Hyzon Motors sells 18 fuel cell trucks to Hylane GmbH in Germany On April 11, Hyzon Motors announced it will supply its fuel cell electric trucks to Hylane GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of DEVK Versicherung, one of Germany’s largest motor insurers. Hylane has purchased 18 Hyzon vehicles, with deliveries expected to begin in late 2022. Under Hylane’s sustainable mobility model, fleet owners can deploy Hyzon vehicles in their operations throu...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/12

Nissan provides 150 Leaf EVs to Movida’s electric fleet, charging hub in Brazil On October 22, Brazilian car rental company Movida announced the arrival of an additional 150 Nissan Leaf EVs to its fleet, which already had 70 Leaf models available to customers. The move is part of a larger partnership between Movida and Nissan, which together want to expand the EV charging infrastructure for drivers in the country. The agreement includes the est...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/27

LMC Automotive blog: How the pandemic has reshaped Korea’s car buyer demographics Korean Light Vehicle sales reached 1.86 million units in 2020, marking a 6% year-on-year increase and the highest annual volume in the history of the market. Paradoxically, this accomplishment coincided with the worst ever global pandemic and the ensuing economic recession. So, how has the market responded in these troubling times? Two interesting trends can be ex...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/04

Rental fleet sales down for OEMS in U.S. due to COVID-19 On May 6, General Motors announced it is taking back cars it agreed to sell that were on their way to Hertz Global Holdings Inc., Avis Budget Group Inc. and closely held Enterprise Holdings Inc. Hertz, Avis and Enterprise have canceled all orders of GM vehicles for May, June and into July, according to a person familiar with the situation.Hertz said in a May 5 filing that it doesn’t expec...

News  Updated at: 2020/05/08

Chubu Electric Power and Marubeni establish Fleet EV Initiative Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Chubu Electric Power) and Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) announced on February 20 that they have jointly established Fleet EV Initiative LCC. (Fleet EV Initiative), a new company that provides electric vehicles and charging infrastructure to logistics and transportation companies. Fleet EV Initiative will provide environments in which electric vehicle...

News  Updated at: 2020/02/25

SAF-HOLLAND receives major US order for axle systems On May 23, SAF-HOLLAND informed that it has received another pioneering order in the US for the supply of trailer axle systems. The Company will start delivering fully dressed axle systems combined with modern disc brake technology to North Americas largest rental fleet operator, XTRA Lease. Until now, SAF-HOLLAND has been supplying the mechanical suspension and associated slider boxes for the ...

News  Updated at: 2018/05/29

ers' lots for the April-to-June quarter after experiencing weaker-than-expected consumer demand.Nissan currently has a 60-day supply of cars and trucks and is aiming to lower it to a 50-to 60-day supply by August, when dealers begin transitioning to sell 2019 model-year vehicles.Nissan year-to-date sales in the U.S. are up 2.2%, though overall U.S. light-vehicle demand has dropped 0.7%.While Nissan gained U.S. market share in 2017, its 13% increa...

News  Updated at: 2018/03/27

Toyota to establish new mobility service company on April 1 On December 21 Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced that it will establish a new mobility service company, Toyota Mobility Service Co., Ltd., on April 1, 2018, by merging its subsidiaries Toyota Fleet Leasing Co., Ltd. (TFL) and Toyota Tokyo Rental & Leasing Co., Ltd. (R Tokyo), both of which are headquartered in Tokyo. TFL conducts car leasing for large companies and R Tokyo offe...

News  Updated at: 2017/12/22

Chanje Energy partners with Ryder System to distribute electric trucks in U.S. On August 14, Ryder System, Inc., a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, announced that it will become the exclusive sales partner and service provider for Chanje, a new California-based medium-duty electric vehicle (EV) and energy services company.Ryder has placed its initial order of Chanje vehicles, the first o...

News  Updated at: 2017/08/24

Mercedes-Benz Vans to invest EUR 2 billion for products, services from 2017-2018 On February 24, Mercedes-Benz Vans announced that after a record of 359,000 unit sales, EUR 12.8 billion in revenue, and EUR 1.2 billion in EBIT in 2016, it will invest more than EUR 2 billion in 2017 and 2018 for products, services, and facilities. The division will invest EUR 260 million at the Sprinter plants in Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde in 2017 for the next ge...

News  Updated at: 2017/02/25