Natalie Middleton
Geneva News: Citroen C4 Picasso concept offers 98g/km
The Technospace shows new frontal styling for the C4 Picasso with two lots of double headlamps and the latest double chevron grille as well as 3D … Read More »
Vauxhall Ampera passes the test for RED Driving School
18-year-old Navdeep Singh passed his test with flying colours in the extended-range EV, which is run by RED Driving School as part of its long-standing partnership … Read More »
Mark Chessman assumes corporate sales director role at Lex Autolease
Previously commercial director, Chessman will now lead Lex Autolease’s 270-strong corporate team, which provides fleet management solutions to businesses with fleets in excess of 500 vehicles. … Read More »
Remote Asset Management promote fleet benefits of telematics
The advice, available on the company’s website, looks at how black box technology can save costs and also improve road risk management too. For more details, … Read More »
Ford continues to ramp down daily rental fleet sales
The announcement comes as new car registrations data released today (6 February) by the SMMT shows that registrations by Ford were down 2.1% in January at … Read More »
SMMT forecasts 5% rise for LCV sales in 2013 on back of strong start to year
The prediction comes as the organisation releases new commercial vehicle sales figures, which show a strong start to the year for van registrations, with an 11.9% … Read More »
Buoyant new car market poses risks for fleet used car sales, warns KPMG
The SMMT’s latest figures reveal that UK car sales rose by 11.5% in January 2013, with private sales up by 15.9% while fleet registrations were up … Read More »
BVRLA calls for major progress in fleet uptake of plug-in vehicles for 2013
The association says that rental and leasing companies already operate the biggest volume of low-emission vehicles on UK roads, but has highlighted how the Energy Saving … Read More »
Fleet registrations up 6.0% for January
The fleet sector achieved registrations of 75,211 units last month, up by 6.0% compared to 70,921 for January 2012. Meanwhile registrations within the sub-25 business sector … Read More »
UK firms could save over £400m by optimising their fleets
In a review of over 133,000 vehicles, LeasePlan identified opportunities for its customers to save over £50m – £390 per vehicle – by making key changes … Read More »
Doncaster Council signs up with ATS Euromaster under Government Procurement Services agreement
ATS Euromaster was awarded supplier status to public sector organisations across the UK in August 2012, as part of a multi-brand tyre supply deal on the … Read More »
Government-industry study predicts total sales of 1.6 million hydrogen cars by 2030
The report has been published by the UKH2Mobility project and is intended to provide a “roadmap” for the introduction of vehicles and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in … Read More »
New Allstar mileage capture system accurate to within a few yards
Dubbed Business Mileage Monitor (BMM), the system offers different methods of recording and submitting mileage, including a GPS Dongle, which plugs straight into any vehicle and … Read More »
Zipcar highlights pay-as-you-drive savings with new Business Calculator for fleets
Available online, the tool takes into account the firm’s current transport mix, time spent travelling, along with time spent on transport administration – from insurance and … Read More »
Van drivers to be compensated after TfL wrongly told them to change vehicles
Local Government Ombudsman Dr Jane Martin has found that TfL sent inaccurate information to van owners about compliance with changes to the Low Emission Zone, which … Read More »
Infiniti appoints fleet manager to cover UK and North Europe
Bishop will report directly to regional director Tony Lewis and will now be responsible for building the Fleet business for Infiniti across the UK and Holland. … Read More »
Nissan LEAF becomes UK’s first electric driving instructor vehicle
Tomlin, who has been a driving instructor for 14 years, was looking for a more economically friendly car for driving lessons but will also reap the … Read More »
Price frozen on Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles service contracts
The Service Contract is intended to provide customers with peace of mind in the knowledge their vehicle is being maintained to the highest standards, by qualified … Read More »
Van fleets advised to lose weight to cut costs
The EST estimates that if half the light goods vehicle drivers in the UK lightened their loads by 75kg – equivalent to three bags of cement … Read More »
Mercedes drives fleet sales with new product and new thinking
Helped by social networking sites such Twitter and a large increase in the number of AMG performance versions, the carmaker achieved a record 82,000 sales in … Read More »
TMC issues advice to fleets hit by Allstar fuel card data delay
According to reports, a systems issue at Allstar has meant that customers have not received invoices or reports so far this year. Paul Jackson, MD of the … Read More »
CAP reports strong demand for three-year-old cars after “slower than usual” start
CAP’s senior editor, Derren Martin, says Black Book Live only began tracking prices upward around the middle of the month, with two factors appearing to having … Read More »
Daimler to take 12% stake in China's BAIC
The deal, which will enable Mercedes-Benz to bolster its position in China, will see the Stuttgart-based manufacturer pay €640m (£553m) to gain a minority 12% stake … Read More »
Fleet operators warned of 50% rise in London PCNs
The PCN Survey 2012, commissioned by the Freight Transport Association, revealed that the 27 companies surveyed had paid £2.9min fines and a rise in costs that … Read More »
Ken Ramirez becomes MD of Renault UK
Born in Puerto Rico Ramirez was previously managing director of Nissan Latin America and the Caribbean, responsible for all of the Nissan and Infiniti brands’ operations … Read More »
Eastbourne Car Auctions appoints national sales manager
Her appointment follows the privately-owned auction company move into a new state-of-the-art, purpose-built complex more than double the size of its previous location. Ms Stevens’ role … Read More »
Citroen slashes DS5 Hybrid4 emissions to 88g/km with latest engine tweaks
The model – Citroen’s first production hybrid – has been given a software-related upgrade that sees emissions for the entry-level DSign trim model drop from its … Read More »
Fleets put pressure on contract hire companies for telemetry solutions
So says In-Car Cleverness, a provider of white-label telematics solutions, which adds that research amongst 20 of the leading contract hire and leasing companies shows that … Read More »
IAM uncovers £15m government cut in road safety campaigns
The road safety charity has revealed that road safety campaign spending by the DfT was slashed from £19m in 2008/09 to just £4m in 2011/12 and … Read More »
OFT fuel report labelled “side show” by FTA
The organisation submitted information on the UK petrol and diesel fuels sector to the OFT inquiry, which was launched to identify whether or not there were … Read More »
