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European Commission publishes Road Safety Programme 2011-2020
Under the European Road Safety Policy Orientations 2011-2020, the Commission puts forward a range of proposals, from setting higher standards for vehicle safety, to improving the … Read More »
Results of Eurobarometer survey on road safety published
The Eurobarometer survey was conducted among more than 25,000 people aged 15 or over from all 27 Member States, which is said to be a representative … Read More »
Citroen appoints Charles Peugeot as UK sales director
He worked most recently at Citroen UK as head of commercial vehicles & business sector, where he established a national network of over 90 Business Centres … Read More »
Gary Jefferies joins Bynx as sales and marketing director
Mr Jefferies will be based at the company’s head office in Warwickshire and will play a key role in driving worldwide development and expanding market share.
Prius provides greener fares for private hire firm
In line with its establishment of its Eco Cars division, Manchester-based Jeffries Cars has taken on two Toyota Prius models this year, and is about to … Read More »
Fleet World webinar outlines benefits of telematics adoption for fleets
In the webinar on Telematics Applications for Fleets, Jeremy Gould, UK country manager, TomTom WORK, gave a speech on his company's technology and how it can … Read More »
Mencap signs four-year fleet deal with Leasedrive Velo
The deal covers the buying, selling, maintenance and accident management of 250 vehicles, plus short-term vehicle rental. Leasedrive Velo commercial director, Roddy Graham said: 'Mencap is … Read More »
Mycompanyfleet adds mobile vehicle condition reporting
FleetAcumen Mobile is an enhancement to Mycompanyfleet's mainstream FleetAcumen fleet management system and has widespread applications for companies with grey fleet drivers, and both light and … Read More »
New agreement affirms AvtoVAZ restructuring
The "Base Agreement" has been signed by Russian Technologies State Corporation, Renault and Troika Dialog Investment Company and reaffirms the shareholders’ interactions during the process of … Read More »
DfT figures show massive reduction in at-work driver accidents
According to the latest statistics from the DfT, in 2005 168 drivers or riders were killed whilst at work but the figure for 2009 (the latest … Read More »
Jaama releases new driving licence checking module for grey fleet drivers
EDS is a risk management tool and a driver information portal within Jaama's Key2 Vehicle Management system and was launched last year. From its launch, the … Read More »
Arval becomes first fleet company to win European safety prize
The eSafety Challenge focuses on innovative vehicle safety technologies and the potential for lives to be saved on the roads through their increased deployment. At the … Read More »
ICFM annual conference & workshop hailed as huge success
Chairman of the ICFM, Roddy Graham declared: 'Our decision to integrate the best of both worlds, a national conference programme with free practical training workshops, proved … Read More »
FLAG publishes 20-point guide to remarketing local authority vehicles
The guide, titled “The ultimate guide to risk-free used vehicle disposals”, looks at what local authorities, the public sector and emergency service organisations need to consider … Read More »
EV infrastructure confirmed for North East England
The installations form part of a strategy to make the North East one of the most advanced regions in the world for sustainable transport. They have … Read More »
Renault announces new director for Commercial Operations
Mr Plummer will take over sole responsibility for Renault’s UK sales network and franchising operations. He will also sit on the Board of Directors at Renault … Read More »
Brake launches international online road safety library
The purpose of the Road Safety Library is to share research and best practice, helping organisations develop and deliver effective interventions to prevent deaths and injuries … Read More »
Iveco proposes new initiatives to drive down CO2 emissions
At the event, Mr Burman, who is Iveco's senior vice president, medium and heavy commercial vehicle platforms, called for a European Industrial Policy in which research … Read More »
Stirling Council upgrades fleet to latest digital tachograph technology
VDO signed the deal with Jon Jeffress, fleet & training coordinator at Stirling Council, to supply 21 digital tachographs with the VDO Wide Range Data Downloading … Read More »
Cardinus expands risk management services for SMEs
Following Cardinus' adoption as a patron of the Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce, member companies in Wessex are benefiting from a dedicated risk management web … Read More »
Fleet World to host free webinar on Risk Management Strategies for Fleets
Risk Management Strategies for Fleets, which is being sponsored by ING Car Lease and AA DriveTech, is available to view from 12.00pm on Tuesday 20 July. … Read More »
Geely chairman to become board chairman at Volvo
Geely has said that its chairman, Li Shufu, will become chairman of the board at Volvo Cars following the completion of the acquisition, while Hans-Olov Olsson, … Read More »
Ford announces new board line-up in advance of Volvo sale
Under the moves, John Fleming, Ford executive vice president currently serving dual roles as chairman and CEO of Ford of Europe and head of Global Manufacturing … Read More »
Small cars under-equipped with safety devices
Looking at the figures for mini and small cars by country, in France 89% are sold without ESC, in the UK the figure is 77% and … Read More »
Fleet managers still not aware of duty of care
The report, which was published this week at the eSafety Challenge 2010 event, also found that duty of care is only featured in 28% of European … Read More »
DigiCore completes Minorplanet acquisition and rebrands as Ctrack
Rebranded with immediate effect, the expanded business will be headed up by Tom O'Connor, formerly managing director of DigiCore in the UK. He said: 'This latest … Read More »
Nissan Murano gains diesel power
The 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine has been revised for performance and efficiency and is combined with a revised six-speed automatic transmission providing Adaptive Shift Control and helping … Read More »
New car registrations drop 6.9% for EU in June
Germany (-32.3%), Italy (-19.1%) and France (-1.3%) were the main markets with lower registrations, whereas the UK (+10.8%) and Spain (+25.6%) recorded a rise in numbers, … Read More »
FTA launches "community" initiative to CPC training
Dubbed Driver CPC Community, the new programme is intended to effectively remove much of the disruption caused from sending drivers to distant training venues, improving peace … Read More »
Recession drives demand for short-term leases
PoolFleet supplements ALD Automotive's contract hire offering to make it easier for corporates to source vehicles at low cost in comparison to daily rental and to … Read More »
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