The United Auto Workers contract with the Detroit Big 3 automakers expires Sept. 14 as new inventory remains 68% above last year's level.
Peper, head of GM Fleet and currently U.S. vice president for GM Envolve, will step down on Sept. 1, capping a more than 39-year career with GM.
Beyond the vehicle sale, it’s incumbent on automakers to own the growing and increasingly crowded space of aftermarket services for their fleet clients.
GM’s EV Live is designed to give immediate customer support for dealers, utilities, GM employees, potential buyers, and fleet customers — from a studio in which users can interact with subject matter experts and live product displays.
EV sales to fleets will be an essential part of the equation, though with a higher profitability profile than traditional ICE vehicle sales. Profitability on non-vehicle items such as software will be even more critical.
Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop EVs from GM over the next five years.
Having sold Saab in 2009 and then quit Europe altogether in 2017 when GM Europe sold its Opel and Vauxhall brands to the PSA Group (now Stellantis), GM Europe is nosing its way back to Europe.
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