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Honda has high fleet hopes for low-cost hybrid
The Jazz will be the first hybrid model in the small B-segment, priced at £15,995 – some £3,000 below the larger Toyota Auris Hybrid model. Honda … Read More »
Renault reports highest fleet growth figures for 2010
The brand has reported a cumulative fleet car share of almost 4.8% for 2010, an increase of 2.2 points. Strong sellers included the seven-seat Grand Scenic. … Read More »
GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Saab previews 2012 9-5 SportWagon
Set to compete with models such as the BMW 5-Series Touring and Audi A6 Avant the model is said to bring a 'distinctive, alternative choice to … Read More »
Navistar's Shane Terblanche announced as keynote speaker at 2o11 I&E
Mr Terblanche joined Navistar in 2002 and has served in a variety of strategic marketing and product development functions prior to serving in his current position. … Read More »
Fleet used LCV values fall 2.9% in December, says BCA
Last month saw fleet values fall by £137 (2.9%) from £4,602 to £4,465 with nearly a full point coming off the CAP comparison, which sat at … Read More »
"Essential Guide to Grey Fleet Management" available free from Leasedrive Velo
The essential guide looks at the background behind the rise in grey fleet; the legislative minefield to be navigated to remain on top of duty of … Read More »
Tusker appointed to provide services to NHS CPC Drive
The newly-launched NHS CPC Drive provides a single platform that will deliver a range of fleet services available to any of the 400-plus NHS Trusts nationally. … Read More »
New Euro 5 Citroen Nemo – cleaner, greener and carries more
At the heart of the new Nemo range is a more powerful, higher-torque, more fuel-efficient and lower-emission 1.3HDi diesel engine. All new Nemo diesel vans also … Read More »
New Lexus IS trim level comes laden with extra features
The Advance specification builds on the standard SE trim with wide range of luxury and hi-tech features, comprising HDD satellite navigation system, rear parking camera, heated, … Read More »
December sales slump shows fragile nature of market recovery
Total car sales for 2010 were down for three of Europe's "Big Five" markets compared to 2009: France down 0.7%, Italy down 9.2%, and Germany down … Read More »
Audi adds dual-charged 1.4 TFSI to A4 line-up
The 1.4-litre direct injection petrol engine features a supercharger that is active from 1,500rpm along with a turbocharger that kicks in from around 3,500rpm. Audi says … Read More »
New head of commercial vehicles and business sector at Citroen
Mr Hamill has been with Citroen for 11 years, starting as an area fleet manager before becoming commercial manager. His most recent role was as national … Read More »
AA reports biggest monthly petrol price rise in a decade
The organisation's latest fuel price report shows that the average price of petrol jumped over the last month from 122.14p/litre to a new record of 128.27 … Read More »
Stock up now on winter tyres for 2011/12, says Kwik-Fit Fleet
The fast-fit giant said that it has had its entire 50,000-strong allocation snapped up by corporate and retail customers, although it still has in stock around … Read More »
NAFA opens submissions for 2011 Goill Awards
First presented in 1993, the award honours fleet management professionals for innovative ideas that have increased productivity and created bottom-line cost savings. Named after the late … Read More »
Multileasing ensures cost-efficient fleet management with new promotion
Until 1 April 2011 Multileasing’s new “WindFall” promotion will offer a £50.00, plus VAT rebate for every order placed, paid on vehicle delivery. This can also … Read More »
ATS Euromaster adds support to 2011 CV Show
As a direct result of the economic downturn the 2009 event was cancelled and last year a scaled-down version was held, dubbed the CV Operator Show, … Read More »
GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Mazda to show Minagi compact crossover SUV concept
The Minagi concept will showcase Mazda's All-new SKYACTIV technologies and a new design theme, KODO – Soul of Motion, which will be seen in Mazda's next-generation … Read More »
More than 6,600 arrested during Christmas drink and drug driving campaign
Whilst the number of people tested dropped by 24% on last year and the number of people found to be under the influence of drink or … Read More »
Audi plans further expansion in production in 2011
In the past year, the carmaker has increased production by 23.4% compared with 2009 to a total of 1,148,791 cars. This is the greatest number of … Read More »
Fleets urged to help war against fuel duty hike
With the Office for Budgetary Responsibility yet to announce its forecast for inflation, it looks as though the cost of fuel is going to rise by … Read More »
Fitness for purpose is fleet managers' number one priority
So says fleet sector research and benchmarking specialist, Experteye, following its latest quarterly survey. The survey, which studies fleet industry trends, is conducted in conjunction with … Read More »
New E-Training World online driver refresher training targets issue of minor damage
The firm's Jonathan Mosley, director of sales and marketing, says that almost all knocks, scrapes and small dents are caused by a lack of concentration and … Read More »
Streetcar joins forces with Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor
The scheme offers members access to a range of low-carbon BMW and VW cars and vans on a pay-as-you-go basis, for anything from 30 minutes to … Read More »
SAP embarks on major EV fleet trial
The company, which is based in Walldorf, Germany, has taken delivery of the fleet of electric cars as part of its "Future Fleet" research project, which … Read More »
BVRLA appoints new committee chairmen
Elliot Lennick, chief executive of MAN Financial Services, is the new chairman of the BVRLA Commercial Vehicle Committee and Alison Chadwick, director of regional operations for … Read More »
2011 fleet sales boom for Wilsons Auctions Portadown
The company says its fortnightly Fleet 2011 auction launched last week, with the first event delivering outstanding results for fleet vendors including Lex Autolease, Motability, RCI, … Read More »
GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Mitsubishi to show Global Small vehicle concept
Based on the features of "compact", "affordability" and "high fuel efficiency", the concept previews the compact passenger vehicle that is planned for production in March of … Read More »
Volvo says "road train" technology trials are a success
The concept of vehicle platooning is based on a convoy of vehicles where a professional driver in a lead vehicle drives a line of other vehicles, … Read More »
Kia appoints John Hargreaves as new head of fleet and remarketing
Hargreaves will take up his new role at Kia from 8 February and will be responsible for developing the strategy, processes and systems behind the company’s … Read More »
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