Category Archives: Auto & Mobility

Driving success for tomorrow

Australian petrol demand falls 11.6% in two years

Why has Australian petrol demand fallen 11.6% in just two years? Australia’s automotive market has undergone a significant transformation over the past several years. Hybrid and electric vehicle sales have…

Continue reading

Hybrids overtake EVs as Australian fleets recalibrate the road to electrification

How are Australia’s fleet-operating businesses rethinking electrification, cost control and AI adoption in 2026? New research from Fifth Quadrant and the Australasian Fleet Management Association (AFMA) reveals how the country’s…

Continue reading

Australia’s fleet industry has two stories

How are Australian fleet industry trends shaping corporate fleet management, small fleet priorities, fleet electrification and fleet technology adoption in 2026? New research reveals that while corporate and small fleets…

Continue reading

Fuel cost pressure has changed how Australians drive

How are Australian fuel prices changing driving habits and future vehicle choices? After a period of elevated fuel prices and supply concerns, Australians have adapted how they use their cars,…

Continue reading

Fleet safety: The hidden gap behind rising intentions

Why are fleet safety policies and systems failing to keep pace with safety priorities across Australian fleets? Fleet safety in Australia has become a top-tier priority for Australian operators. The…

Continue reading

Fleet AI adoption: The surprising agile advantage

Why are Australia’s mid-sized corporate fleets adopting AI faster than the country’s largest fleet operators? AI adoption in fleet management is accelerating across Australia, but not in the way many…

Continue reading

Fleet electrification’s hidden pause: Hybrids surge ahead

Why are Australian fleet electrification plans shifting towards hybrids even as net zero and EV targets remain in place? According to the 2026 Australian Corporate Fleet Insights Study, conducted by…

Continue reading

Is half your strategy missing?

At its core, strategy is the answer to two questions: where to play, and how to win. In B2B industrial markets, where supplier relationships often run for years, procurement cycles…

Continue reading

Is Australia ready for a robotaxi revolution?

Robotaxi services are coming to Australia. Waymo, the autonomous vehicle arm of Alphabet (which is already completing roughly 450,000 paid rides per week across five US states), is accelerating plans…

Continue reading

Australia has plenty of workers. They’re just in the wrong jobs

The economic case for retraining into trades has never been stronger. That’s not why people aren’t doing it. Australia’s official unemployment rate sits below 4%. The construction sector is running…

Continue reading