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Fleet sector drives new car registrations in August
Rising fleet demand continued to offset lower private new car registrations in August, new figures show.
Infiniti announces starting price for Q60
Infiniti’s new Q60 sports coupe will be priced from £33,990, the brand has revealed.
15% of businesses to ramp up fleet spend
Businesses are looking to increase their spend on fleet cars as well as electric cars for the new September registration plate, latest research finds.
Deadline for 2016 ACFO awards nominations looms
With just days to go until the deadlines closes for nominations for this year’s ACFO awards, all fleet decision-makers – not just ACFO members – are … Read More »
BVRLA backs report urging government support for EVs
The BVRLA has welcomed a report published by the Environment Audit Committee calling on the Government to provide greater support to the electric vehicle market.
KIS Autodata celebrates three-year anniversary
KIS Autodata, now part of Global Analytic Services (GAS), is marking three years supplying used valuation services to UK customers.
Wales tops list of worst areas for replacing worn tyres
The best and worst postcode areas for replacing illegally worn tyres have been revealed, with two cities in Wales topping the list of the worst spots.
Fuel prices rebound in August
Average pump prices rose in August, despite a price cut at the start of the month, latest figures from the RAC Fuel Watch indicate.
Half of young drivers lacking on road safety knowledge
Four in ten new young drivers admit they are unsafe on the road while 47% think they’re not being taught enough about road safety according to a new … Read More »
Jon Wakefield named managing director of Volvo Car UK
Jon Wakefield has been appointed managing director of Volvo Car UK, with immediate effect. The appointment sees Wakefield assume overall responsibility for Volvo’s UK operations on a … Read More »
TSC to focus on emerging technology and emissions reduction at LCV2016
Not-for-profit technology and innovation centre, Transport Systems Catapult (TSC), will highlight how emerging technologies and business models will enable new ways of reducing transport emissions at LCV2016. … Read More »
Motiva Group’s retail arm records turnover of £2.5m one year after launch
Motiva Group subsidiary Motiva Direct, has recorded a turnover of £2.5m in 12 months by supplying former fleet or lease vehicles to the private market. Contract … Read More »
New customer experience manager at Kia Motors UK
David Hart has been appointed as customer experience manager at Kia Motors UK, with responsibility for helping the network of 188 dealerships to measure and improve … Read More »
Skoda reveals seven-seat Kodiaq SUV
Skoda has unveiled its first seven-seater, a flagship SUV called Kodiaq which is due to arrive in the UK next year.
FCA Automotive Services appoints new marketing and sales director
FCA Automotive Services has appointed of Lee Wheeler to the role of marketing and sales director. Formerly global account manager (Volvo Car) at Santander Consumer Finance … Read More »
DS launches sports-styled trim
French premium brand, DS, is introducing sports-styled versions of its entire model range, to mark its participation in the Formula E electric racing series.
Report: Brexit a “material risk” to air quality targets
The UK Government must commit to medium and long-term goals for sustainable transport and air quality improvements following the Brexit vote, a new report has said.
NETS presents free toolkit for Drive Safely Work Week
The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) has launched a comprehensive free to use online toolkit to help employers plan for Drive Safely Work Week which … Read More »
Fourth-generation Rio set for Paris Motor Show debut
The fourth-generation Kia Rio will make its world premiere at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, bringing an updated exterior and interior design and new technology. Kia Rio … Read More »
TomTom Go sat navs gain WiFi and additional features
TomTom’s latest GO sat nav range offers connection to WiFi, meaning all updates are automatic, as well as access to Lifetime Maps, Lifetime TomTom Traffic and Lifetime Speed Camera alerts. … Read More »
20 LEAFs join Uber fleet for London air quality project
Nissan has supplied 20 Nissan LEAFs for trial with car-hailing service Uber as part of its commitment to tackling air pollution in London and across the … Read More »
Door-to-door cost of travel survey reveals travel by road most impacted
Travel costs by road are most severely impacted not by the cost of operating cars, but by bad junction design, poor road infrastructure, bad planning and “over-engineered” … Read More »
Bynx extends management reporting range with BynxMI tool
Fleet management software provider Bynx has unveiled its latest management reporting tool, bynxMI.
LeasePlan UK appoints Tom Brewer as network brand director
Vehicle management specialist LeasePlan has appointed Tom Brewer as network brand director, with responsibility for driving SME business.
FleetEurope co-founder Terence Drane to retire
Terence Drane, customer relationship director at High Wycombe-based vehicle management provider FleetEurope, has announced his retirement on 31st August after 24 years with the business.
BCA disputes claims that fleets are distorting used markets by ‘hanging on’ to vehicles
British Car Auctions (BCA) has disputed recently published findings that fleets are distorting used car and van markets by ‘hanging on’ to vehicles.
Citroën unveils Cxperience Concept ahead of Paris Motor Show debut
Citroën has released the first images and details about its new plug-in hybrid model, Cxperience Concept, ahead of the Paris Motor Show next month.
IAM videos show dangers of common driving distractions
IAM RoadSmart has released three short videos on different aspects of common driver distractions; namely children, mobile phones and pets.
Winning ‘Go Ultra Low Cities’ to showcase work at Cenex-LCV2016
Some of the cities that recently won a shared £40m in the Government’s ‘Go Ultra Low Cities’ scheme are to exhibit at next month’s LCV2016 to … Read More »
Citroën UK and DS Automobiles UK appoints new sales director
Eurig Druce has been appointed as the new sales director at Citroën UK and DS Automobiles, effective from 1 October 2016.
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