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Motorists will welcome news of new powers for police to tackle bad driving, research suggests.

Belgian-based fleet and leasing software solutions provider, Sofico, has said it will further broaden the reach of its software, Miles, beyond its traditional automotive leasing, finance and fleet markets towards new sectors including mobility management and equipment leasing.

Manufacturers will face stricter new emissions targets for cars and vans after MEPs voted to tighten the rules. Carmakers will have to hit a new car average of 95g/km of CO2 by 2020, down from 130g/km in 2015, while an indicative target of 68-75g/km has been set from 2025.

Nissan has given its Micra a substantial makeover to make it more appealing to a wider audience thanks to quirky new looks and a raft of technology as standard.

Masternaut has announced that it is to acquire German-based data service provider E.Novation.

A student hopes his new hologram road signs which ‘pulse’ at drivers will lead to a revolution in the way motorists are given information on the roads.

Demand for ‘retail-ready’ de-fleeted cars is still strong, according to Manheim’s latest market analysis of the wholesale vehicle market. The market remained steady during May, with values falling by just £8, or 0.01 per cent, with no change in the average age at 52 months. However, the average vehicle mileage fell by 413 miles.

Fleet Operations has announced that in the past 12 months, £5m worth of savings have been generated for Fleet Operations’ clients.

The Adam city car and four-seat convertible Cascada will make their Company Car in Action debuts at this year’s event.

TRG Vehicle Hire has opened a service centre for its fleet of vehicles and the general public, and has appointed industry expert Rob Tamone to launch and manage the initiative.