FLEETDRIVE
TRADING
TURNAROUND
Mexico’s government has reached an
agreement with Brazil on the free trade
of light vehicles, subject to a 40 percent
regional content requirement, paving the
way for more open commerce between
Latin America’s two biggest economies.
Free trade with Brazil began on March
19 with both the government of Mexico
and the South American nation working
on a new formula for the definition of
regional content of 40 percent, the
agency said.
As for Argentina, the car trade will
made over the next three years through
quotas, which will rise 10 percent in the
first year, 5 percent in the second and
another 5 percent in the third. Once
concluded this period, free trade would
come into force.
Mexico has been looking to diversify
its trading partners since US President
Donald Trump warned of a possible
death of the North American Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which has
sustained the country’s economy for a
quarter of a century.
FUEL CELL FUTURE TELEMATICS TRIUMPH
Our Japanese friends are still pushing
their efforts into the hydrogen fuel cell
market as an alternative solution to EVs
due to ongoing charging concerns within
the region. MiX Telematics, a global provider of
fleet and mobile asset management
solutions, will be providing a South
African earthmoving equipment
provider with a telematics solution
to help improve the efficiency of
their vehicles and the safety of their
customers’ drivers.
While there are far more battery
electric vehicles on the road today than
hydrogen cars – over 5 million plug-
in cars worldwide at last check - in
countries like Japan many people live in
apartment buildings without a place to
easily charge a car.
As such it’s here where companies like
Toyota are banking on the convenience
of hydrogen fuel cell, and a recent
partnership is set to increase production
within the next couple of years.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings
Inc.’s thermal power generation unit said
it will team up with a subsidiary of JXTG
Holdings Inc. to start producing zero-
emission fuel in 2020. Under the 2015
Paris climate accord, Japan is aiming
for a 26 percent cut in greenhouse gas
emissions by 2030 from 2013 levels.
Operating across the African nation,
this company required 418 of its costly
earthmoving vehicles to be fitted with
a reputable telematics solution so
that their customers could have an
accurate view of driver behaviour.
The vehicles and equipment are
spread across the country, often in
very remote areas, so MiX’s solution
provides much needed visibility and
control to accurately monitor the
whereabouts and driving style of their
drivers.
“We’re delighted that this leading
company in its field has adopted our
telematics solutions so that they can
provide their customers with the best
possible value,” says Gert Pretorius,
MD of MiX Telematics Africa. “Our
strong relationship with the company
was formed over months of negotiation
and sets the foundation for a strong
partnership going forward.”
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