CONTENT A DOUBLE WIN
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PSA Group’s acquisition of Opel/ Vauxhall from GM turns PSA into Europe’s second-biggest car manufacturer. It also marks a major economic trend: synergy and consolidation are the favoured means to stay competitive, delivering economies of scale and optimising know-how. Consolidation will continue, especially in Europe. Regulation and taxation are pushing the demand for fuel efficiency and alternative powertrains. Diesel is out of favour, banned from an increasing list of city centres. This drives the need for an acceleration in R&D. Europe is a hotspot for testing new technologies and mobility services – a costly business increasingly requiring the pooling of resources, via mergers and acquisitions.
DOSSIER The strategy of the car manufacturers unraveled with a focus on the future of Diesel, Electrification, Innovation in Safety and the 2017 model launches Wanted: A Green German SUV ... 6–8 Squeezing out diesel.............................. 9–11 End of the road for diesel .............. 14-15 Drop in new diesel sales slows CO2 reduction.......................... 16–17 2017 Fleet Calendar ......................... 20-24
But R&D is already delivering results. Our dossier shows how car manufacturers are working towards a better connected, zero-emission and zerofatalities future for mobility.
SAFETY THROUGH INNOVATION THE NEW SEAT LEON ST
TECHNOLOGY TO ENJOY A SOLUTION TAILORED TO YOU
If it isn’t safe and easy, it isn’t mobility. And at SEAT, safe and easy comes in a range of features. Like the Kessy Keyless System, Navi System, LED Headlights, ACC up to 210 km/h, Lane Assist, Emergency Assist, Traffic Jam Assist and Pedestrian Protection to make everything safer, and easier. Because everything we do puts you first. So find out more about the SEAT LEON ST, a car designed for your needs; whoever and wherever you are.
For fleet and mobility managers, this could mean a double win. Market consolidation can reduce the number of fleet partners, increasing harmonisation and lowering cost. And car manufacturers’ innovation will help achieve strategic corporate Health, Safety and Environmental targets.
Steven SCHOEFS Chief Editor, Fleet Europe
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Competitiveness means sharing....25-26 From CO2 to NOx .....................................28-29 The final countdown for electrification.............................................. 32-35 Follow the guiding safety cars ...... 36-37 Innovating towards zero casualties ........................................................38-39
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BUSINESS
SMART MOBILITY REMARKETING
Free2Move, the new mobility brand of PSA Group
Insight in the calculation of the Mobility Allowance
Wolfgang Reinhold: “CARA delivers, for industry and consumers”
BUSINESS
“There are many ways of reaching a target”, Jose Luis Criado………………… 40-41 Business Lease Group: “More versatile than most people realise” ………………… 42 4 questions to Jörg Löffler, CEO, Fleet Logistics Group ……………………………………………… 46
EXPERT
Why the OEM business model moves towards mobility …………………………………… 46-47
INNOVATION
A preview of tomorrow’s car policy ………………………………………………………………………………………… 48-49
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NEW LED HEAD LIGHTS
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SEAT FOR BUSINESS Average fuel consumption from 4.1 to 7.2 l/100 km. Average CO2 mass emissions 96 to 164 g/km.
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SMART MOBILITY
Smart ways to save journeys and costs ………………………………………………………………………………………………54 The largest electric fleet in the World ………………………………………………………………………………………56-57
MANAGEMENT
Seven steps to smart sourcing …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 61-62 Fleet Europe Awards 2017: Time to apply…………………………………………………………………………… 64-65