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Know your safety assessment!

The CSA Safety Measurement System (SMS) website has been updated with the December 14, 2012 snapshot.  Check your safety assessment now at:

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Prime time for big pickups

DETROIT — Low incentives, new products and construction sites filled with aging pickups have set the stage for an especially competitive — and lucrative — battle in the one segment the Detroit 3 still dominate: big pickups.

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Fleet Depreciation Rates Decrease in CY-2012

The ongoing tight supply of used vehicles has kept resale values strong and reduced fleet depreciation rates. This is expected to continue through CY-2013. A return to traditional resale values isn’t expected until CY-2014.

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Five Warning Signs That You’ve Cut a Bad Deal

As a finance executive responsible for signing off on large purchases for goods and services, you will inevitably ask, “Did we get a good deal?†And the response will usually be, “Yes.†But the follow-up question — “How do we know?†— may elicit a less confident reply.

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CDN ROLLS OUT VISIBILITY TOOLS FOR VEHICLE DELIVERY

Following the completion of trials with two leading North American carmakers and more than 30 vehicle carriers during 2012, software solutions provider, Car Delivery Network (CDN), has announced the release of two new tools designed to manage the delivery of vehicles more efficiently.

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JLR BOOSTS GLOBAL SALES

Jaguar Land Rover has revealed that its global sales were up 30% in 2012 compared to the previous year, reaching almost 358,000 vehicles. Sales gains across 177 markets were led by China, where there was an increase of 71% to almost 72,000 vehicles last year. China was followed by the UK up 19% to 68,333 […]

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NISSAN MOVES MURANO BUILD TO MISSISSIPPI

Nissan has confirmed that it will be moving production of its Murano crossover model from its Kyushu plant in Japan to the US, with the next generation of the vehicle to be produced at its Canton plant in Mississippi from 2014.  

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UPS FORCED TO ABANDON TAKEOVER OF TNT EXPRESS

United Parcel Service (UPS) has announced that it will withdraw its €5.2 billion ($7 billion) bid to take over TNT Express after having received notice that the European Commission was working on a decision to prohibit the acquisition on the basis that it would limit competition in European express logistics markets.  

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States target carmakers in search for new jobs

Detroit — With the auto industry adding thousands of jobs in 2013, Michigan and other states are lobbying carmakers that they’re the best location for expansion.

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