Tag : Industry News
MVA Consultancy achieves 30% operating cost reduction from TomTom traffic data
Custom Travel Times provides highly granular speed and bottleneck information for roads around the world, broken down by any time of day and day of week … Read More »
Global reporting solution helps maximise fleet buying power
So says European fleet management specialist, Fleet Logistics, which has recently added new data and reporting functionality to its global reporting solution, Fleet.Global, to provide international … Read More »
63% of larger businesses to review their fuel reclaims process – ALD Automotive / YouGov survey
These latest findings suggest that companies are now taking the threat of prosecution by HMRC more seriously and are recognising that inaccurate or fraudulent business mileage … Read More »
Zenith teams up with AA to launch road-side breakdown app
The App pre stores important information about the driver, including their phone number and vehicle registration. If a Zenith driver breaks down, the App identifies their … Read More »
TomTom Business Solutions announces innovative partnership with insurance firm
TomTom has teamed up with insurance broker Motaquote for the launch of "Fair Pay Insurance" – a product that rewards "good" drivers with lower premiums. Thomas … Read More »
Residual value confidence eases after an upbeat year
Having reported a +5.3% increase in its forecasted RVs for the 12 months, Germany showed only a +0.3% rise between October and December, with the UK … Read More »
Lombard Vehicle Management to close
The firm’s fleet will be wound down over the next few years, with any new contracts and vehicles being white-labelled by ALD Automotive, which has entered … Read More »
Fleet dominate January new car sales
New car registrations rose 0.03% to 128,853 units in January, with diesel and alternatively-fuelled cars increasing volumes, up 6.3% and 17.7% respectively. Fleet accounted for 70,649 … Read More »
Ford strengthens UK market share with 0.3% sales increase for January
Ford's top-selling car range secured 15.6% of the January market, up 0.3 percentage points compared with January 2011, while Ford commercial vehicles (CVs) maintained overall leadership … Read More »
Peugeot start the year on a high
A new promotion to customers that started in January – the "Drive Away Happy" campaign – is also promoting the popular and financially attractive "Just Add … Read More »
Renault to reorganise UK business
From February, the firm will no longer sell the Laguna range, including the Coupe, as well as the Wind roadster, both variants of the Modus and Espace and … Read More »
Land Rover Discovery HSE and Range Rover Sport HSE top speeding offence study
Based on the car insurance experts' own data, Confused.com identified the Land Rover Discovery HSE V6 TD and the Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE TD6 … Read More »
SEAT launches aftermarket initiative for fleet customers
As SEAT’s success in the fleet sector continues to grow the simple, easy-to-follow programme ensures every Fleet Service Partner in the Spanish brand’s extensive network of … Read More »
RSPCA awards solus re-marketing deal to Shoreham Vehicle Auctions
Having worked with the RSPCA for over a year, the south-coast based auction house will now take care of all RSPCA’s ex-fleet vehicles. The company was … Read More »
Renault delivers first batch of Fluence Z.E. models in London
Each receiving two of the French marque’s stylish five-seat saloons in metallic silver, the Fluence Z.E. is London’s first 100% electric private hire vehicle with a … Read More »
Enterprise opens new branch in Leeds Bradford International Airport
The new branch, which is conveniently located inside the main terminal at the airport, is the latest enhancement to Enterprise’s growing network of airport locations, which … Read More »
Ford set challenging target to reduce European waste and slash water bills
The company said it will significantly increase the proportion of waste recycled and reused while cutting landfill waste by 70%. That means a reduction in the … Read More »
2013 Range Rover to debut carmaker’s new technology
Land Rover began testing hybrid technology at the end of 2010 with the Range_e prototype. Based on the Range Rover Sport, this adds an electric motor … Read More »
Paragon adopts Total Quality Management principles
TQM, a set of management practices geared to ensure customer requirements are consistently exceeded, strives to ensure quality in all aspects of the company's operations, with … Read More »
Norfolk-based NHS trust brings in services of Enterprise Rent-A-Car
The scheme is being piloted with two WeCar vehicles at the Trust’s Norwich site, (where there are 146 Trust employees), that can be used for any … Read More »
Used-car and LCV market round-up – VIP Data
Typically a new year brings a breath of fresh air in the motor trade. The start of 2012 has brought a lot of retail buyers out … Read More »
London-based greentomatocars to electrify UK-fleet in 2012
Complementing their existing fleet of more than 200 hybrid and bio-fuelled vehicles, the two electric vehicles (EVs) will make greentomatocars the first private hire company to … Read More »
Anti-Bribery training for employees could improve employers chance of obtaining BS 10500
BS 10500 is an anti-bribery management system that provides a framework for managing and continually improving an organisation's policies, procedures and processes. The law requires that companies … Read More »
Demand for winter tyres soars as fleet chiefs prepare for all-seasons – Kwik-Fit
Kwik-Fit Fleet launched its annual winter tyre programme in September 2011 and figures to the end of December last year reveal a massive 243% increase in … Read More »
7,200 arrested as part of of festive drink/drug-drive campaign
DCC Davenport said: 'During the crackdown nearly 157,000 people were stopped and tested. Despite clear messages that driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs … Read More »
Peter Eldridge awarded "Honorary Fellow" status with ICFM
Roddy Graham, chairman of the ICFM commented on presenting the surprise honorary fellowship: 'Peter has been an ICFM member since 1993 and a Council Member since … Read More »
ACFO to hold "Olympic Seminar" to help prepare employers for busy London games
The fleet-decision-makers’ organisation believes all employers must be prepared for the transport and staff challenges posed by the Olympics, which is known as ‘the greatest show … Read More »
EIB provides EUR180m loan to fund Renault EV development
The funding will be deployed at Renault’s facilities in France, where it will be used to develop the group’s electric vehicle expertise, establish new processes and … Read More »
Whiplash claims blamed for sharp rise in insurance premiums
Around 600,000 whiplash claims are made each year – adding £90 to the average car insurance policy – despite a drop in the number of accidents. … Read More »
TomTom Business Solutions at the heart of Lancashire carbon offset scheme
The innovative project has been developed by BAE Systems in partnership with Fylde Executive Cars Ltd (FEC) and aims to reduce CO2 emissions created by road … Read More »
