Fleet World’s five-minute industry briefing: This week’s top stories
This week’s top fleet industry stories…
PSA to drop Vauxhall OnStar service - PSA Group is pulling the plug on the Vauxhall/Opel OnStar service in Europe, discontinuing it in new vehicles from January 2019, and closing it altogether at ... Read More »- Tighter limits for WLTP and RDE tests - EU Member States have voted in favour of tighter limits on for cars and vans tested under the latest WLTP and RDE fuel consumption and emissions ... Read More »
- Mandate Clean Air Zones, government told - The UK government should mandate Clean Air Zones in the 32 areas where NO2 limits are being breached, and introduce a tax levy for non-ULEVs to ... Read More »
- Audi finds software “irregularities” with 60,000 diesel engines - Audi has suspended deliveries of certain diesel-powered A6 and A7 models, as it develops a software update to rectify “irregularities” with the engine management on 60,000 ... Read More »
- Nissan to phase out diesel engines by 2025 - Nissan has become the latest manufacturer to confirm it will drop diesel engines from its line-up, as it pushes ahead with plug-in hybrid and fully electric ... Read More »
- Fleets risking £20k fines, SMMT warns - Businesses could face a fine of up to £20,000 and/or up to three months’ imprisonment for failing to check outstanding safety recalls on vehicles. For more ... Read More »
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Natalie Middleton
Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.
