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Two fresh BVRLA blogs are live this week, each offering valuable insights ahead of Thursday’s Industry Outlook Conference.

Ryan Naughton, Head of B2B Connected Car and European Relations at The AA digs into one of the industry’s most topical issues. Fleet management is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in decades, driven by rising costs, tightening sustainability demands, and increasingly connected vehicles. In this shifting landscape, data and AI are emerging as the tools that can turn reactive operations into proactive, efficient, and safer fleets. Drawing on The AA’s own experience managing a 3,000-vehicle fleet, Ryan explores how intelligent technologies are reshaping operations, cutting downtime, and unlocking new performance gains across the industry.

The final series of BVRLA Forums for 2025 are coming up, with the opportunity for non-subscribers to ‘try before you subscribe’ for 2026.

New car registrations were down 5% year on year in July, with battery electric vehicles (BEV) bucking the trend to grow 9.1% yoy to reach 21.3% market share in the month. That is according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Thomas Mercier, VP International Sales and Business Development at associate member and connected vehicle data specialist ECHOES talks about a case study with ADA (a major rental company in France). Mercier describes how ADA used ECHOES for fleet security and how they intend to use ECHOES to help enhance the management of their fleet, by collecting mechanical alerts and real-time mileage.

Members are able to equip their teams with the insights and data required to address the challenges of 2025 by attending the BVRLA’s Forums. February offers two opportunities to experience the value these events bring in addressing common issues and trends that require a response.

Technology is the driving force behind efficiency, innovation, and future success. But what does this mean for members? The BVRLA’s upcoming Industry Outlook Conference will feature a ‘Key Tech Touchpoints’ panel examining the fleet and mobility services industry’s potential turning point as 2025 approaches.

Vehicle safety and the negative impacts of misleading marketing will be the focal points of some upcoming government consultations. The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, which is part of the Department for Transport (DfT), has confirmed the timings for forthcoming consultations following the passing of the Automated Vehicles Act 2024.

A new addition to the BVRLA’s Fleets in Charge conference agenda will see a range of key industry representatives deliver their decarbonisation messages to the General Election winners. They will give a status update and assessment of what the new Government needs to deliver in its first 100 days in situ and longer term over their five-year tenure.

The unintended consequences coming to light as the industry gets to grips with the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate will be explored as part of the BVRLA’s Fleets in Charge Conference on 10 July. The launch of the latest Road to Zero Report Card will open proceedings, tracking how the mandate is impacting the sector’s transition to cleaner vehicles.

Self-driving vehicles could be on British roads in just two years after the Automated Vehicles (AV) Act became law yesterday (20 May 2024).

Project JOLT has been launched to help freight operators decarbonise their fleet. The national programme is led by The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (SRF) in conjunction with John Lewis Partnership, Volvo Trucks UK, and Flexible Power Systems.