Natalie Middleton
Launch of new Octavia reinforces place for Skoda Rapid
So said Vicky Magill, Skoda UK's product manager for both models, speaking at the media launch of the Octavia, which went on sale at the weekend. … Read More »
West Midlands Police Service opts for Skoda Octavia Estate
Each vehicle has to go through a police vehicle conversion service, which ensures the interior is fitted with bespoke features to keep the dogs safe and … Read More »
Texting at wheel as dangerous as drink-driving, finds new research
The study has been published in the Traffic Injury Prevention Journal, was carried out by scientists from the University of Barcelona and a number of Australian … Read More »
MPs launch investigation into soaring whiplash claims
The committee is particularly focusing on five areas, including whether the Government is correct in describing Great Britain as the "whiplash capital of the world", whether … Read More »
Pool cars becoming increasingly more viable for fleet mobility, reports Alphabet
The survey of 250 UK fleet managers assessed both private and public fleets on their preferred choice of transport for staff out of lease cars, grey … Read More »
GE Capital dashboard solution to provide ‘unrivalled picture’ of fleet risk
The system aggregates various driver accident and risk data, which is then analysed by GE Capital software to produce detailed reports showing the frequency and cost … Read More »
Inchcape Fleet Solutions signs preferred supplier deal with Autoglass
The deal follows a tender process and will see Autoglass provide 24/7 support through its 100 branches nationwide, and 1,100 expert mobile technicians. Gary Nicholls, customer … Read More »
Nissan pushes ahead with plans to be number one Asian car brand in Europe
Figures show that the carmaker was the number one Asian car brand in February in the UK, France, Spain, Belgium and Hungary. Nissan also announced that … Read More »
Northern Ireland police service puts Ampera to test on fleet
The vehicle will go on service with PSNI in Belfast city centre as an incident response vehicle. Thanks to its E-REV technology – which combines both … Read More »
Specsavers warns fleets of police action on roadside eye test failures
The DVLA and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) have introduced a new system to deal with roadside eye test failures in a couple of … Read More »
ABI plans crackdown on UK's whiplash epidemic
According to the association, reported whiplash has risen by nearly a quarter in the last four years, despite the number of road accidents falling. Estimates show … Read More »
Fleet World Fleet Show: ARI’s Keith Allen to deliver keynote conference speech
Mr Allen, who has extensive leadership experience in the fleet industry, took up his current post at the beginning of 2013 having spent the previous 10 … Read More »
Gala Coral renews outsourcing agreement with Fleet Alliance
Gala Coral Group, which runs a 417-strong company car fleet and 180 cash allowance cars, has now reappointed Fleet Alliance for an additional two-years with a … Read More »
Ford MD to take on chairman role
Greenwell has been chairman of Ford since 2009. In his 40-year career in the motor industry he has held a variety of senior roles in Jaguar, … Read More »
Skoda unveils “GreenFuture” sustainability strategy
Skoda chairman Dr Winfried Vahland said: ‘“GreenFuture” is a clear, measurable commitment by the company and its employees towards environmental protection; we are investing in our … Read More »
Mercedes reconsiders A1/MINI/DS3 rival
The idea, which would produce a rival for the Audi A1/Citroen DS3/MINI, was looked at and rejected a while ago but is now ‘back in the … Read More »
Export boom driving values for large, petrol-engined executive models, says CAP
The company says that such elevated prices – up to double the market value in some cases – are reserved for cars that are cheaper to … Read More »
Football club recruits EVs for fleet training
The club has already embarked upon a green revolution – the New Lawn stadium is powered with 100% renewable energy from solar panels and wind power, … Read More »
Fleet World Fleet Show: Highlights to include Jaguar F-Type & Venson-sponsored panel debate
As well as being able to test-drive other Jaguar models, fleet decision-makers attending the Show will be able to get up close and personal with a … Read More »
Masternaut adds to R&D team with new appointments
Both new appointments are engineering graduates and have extensive experience in the field. Consolati began his career as a developer in a networks and telecommunications … Read More »
Fleets to benefit from Zenith training initiative with Alton Cars
Zenith’s Accident Management team manages over 32,000 cars and commercial vehicles in-house from the company’s Leeds office and the new Bodyshop Environment Training programme enables members … Read More »
Government publishes research for new drug driving offence
The report on "Driving Under the Influence of Drugs" has been published by the Expert Panel on Drug Driving and provides technical advice on drugs to potentially … Read More »
Fleet World Fleet Show: Fleet Operations to show multi-supply efficiency
The company will be one of a large number of leading fleet suppliers that will be exhibiting in the Silverstone Wing indoor exhibition area on Wednesday … Read More »
Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars appoints new sales director
Chamberlain takes up his new position in mid-April and brings experience of management positions across Fiat Group Automobiles and Volkswagen Group, most recently as sales director … Read More »
Geneva News: Captur plugs a vital hole in Renault line-up
Both Ramirez and new senior vice-president of product planning Thomas Lane point to Nissan's Juke and Qashqai as enviable models. ‘The small crossover segment is the … Read More »
Geneva News: JLR focused on sustainable growth
Latest SMMT new car registration figures show that Jaguar is up 32.4% year to date while Land Rover is posting 33.6% growth in registrations. However, Jaguar … Read More »
UK firms neglecting grey fleet drivers
The Fleet21 Business Driver Report2, which looks at the current trends and attitudes of business drivers in more than 500 UK businesses, found that a third … Read More »
BVRLA calls for VOSA and DVLA merger to save fleets time and money
Under the BVRLA’s vision of the merger, MOT and commercial vehicle Annual Test data would be transferred to DVLA, while fines for Vehicle Excise Duty evasion, … Read More »
Geneva News: GM reveals European powertrain strategy
GM has started to roll out three new engine families that will eventually amount to a total of 13 powertrains. The first unit was the new … Read More »
Geneva News: China’s Qoros sets out European stall
Qoros is a joint venture between China's Chery Automobile and Israel Corporation, an industrial investment company founded in 1968 to attract foreign investors to help develop … Read More »
