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Pendragon Contracts, the contract hire division of Pendragon, has maintained its Investors in People accreditation for the fifth consecutive year running, following a recent group-wide assessment.

Jaama will be exhibiting its Key2 software at the Executive Hire Show being held on February 6 and 7, 2013 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.

Black Horse has launched a new ‘Care Pack’ designed to give buyers peace of mind for all vehicles sold at BCA from January 2013.

Trakm8 has announced the appointment of two new directors to enhance the team at Trakm8 in the UK.

Volvo Car UK has begun taking bookings for its new test drive programme, Freedom.

Skoda launches the new Octavia in the UK in March and says it will double sales of the car to the corporate sector.

Following the enormous success of the last year’s inaugural event, the automotive industry charity BEN has revealed details of the 2013 motorcycle rally route.

Thatcham Research, the insurers’ automotive research centre, has announced the appointment of Tony Emms, UK chief claims officer at Zurich as the new chairman of the Thatcham board.

Head of fleet at Škoda UK, Martin Burke, will leave the manufacturer this month to take up a new role as head of customer quality for Volkswagen Group UK.

Navman Wireless is urging the Government to incentivise businesses to invest in eco-friendly driving.

Vauxhall’s new full-size, four-seat convertible, the Cascada, will be priced from just £23,995 on-the-road – nearly £8,000 less than its main rival in the premium drop-top sector – when it arrives in showrooms this April.

Research from Specsavers Corporate Eyecare reveals that one in three drivers do not meet the legal standard of vision for driving.

Fleet management software provider, Mycompanyfleet, has launched new ‘intelligent maintenance’ functionality aimed at saving fleet managers up to 25% per year on their vehicle maintenance costs.

Foreign drivers must prove they have passed an appropriate driving test before getting a British licence under new rules.

The UK leads the way on vehicle safety recalls and other countries have a lot to do to catch up, according to Robert Pilkington, managing director of Ebbon-Dacs’ Leaselink International division.

The newly formed Wheels to Work Association (W2WA), which represents UK travel to work schemes, is holding its first annual conference at the National Liberal Club in Whitehall Place, London on Thursday, January 17.

Fleets and the leasing industry are being urged to support automotive charity BEN by donating £1 for every car they sell at auction.

Bevan Group is joining forces with Schmitz Cargobull to manufacture rigid reefers for the UK market.

The acquisition of pay-as-you-go car and van provider Zipcar by global car hire business Avis Budget could provide fleet managers with more cost-effective options and improved nationwide coverage.

Amscreen has announced it will extend its deal with Garmin, the first time Garmin have booked an annual deal with Amscreen and comes as a result of the success of last year’s activity.

A recent spate of thefts in Belfast led to six car owners having their vehicles stolen within the space of 90 minutes, as opportunist thieves made off with their vehicles while they left the engines running to de-ice them.

The size of one of the world’s largest fleets could shrink by more than 140,000 vehicles, but experts believe the potential decline and short-term rise in annual de-fleets will have little impact on the new or used UK car markets.

Businesses and residents in Milton Keynes will have the opportunity to reserve and drive a Nissan Leaf electric car for just £5 per hour.

A £10 million PR campaign by the digital industry will help accelerate take-up of digital radio (DAB) this year, with fleets playing a key role in bringing the technology to the wider market.

Motiva Group has joined forces with accounting giant Deloitte to persuade fleet managers see beyond rental value bands.

Company car usage has “fallen dramatically” as technology continues to provide an alternative to traditional face-to-face meetings, research suggests.

Byung Kwon Rhim has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Hyundai Motor Europe.

Nissan has delivered 138 Primastar vans to bolster the British Gas service fleet, with the energy provider’s home services division taking delivery of 80 Primastars and the remaining 58 being allocated to its business services division.

Staff and management at BCA Blackbushe are celebrating as the auction centre sold over 100,000 vehicles in 2012. It is the first time on record that any single auction centre in the UK has reached a six figure sale volume in a year.

Northumberland-based Draeger Safety UK has received the first Home Office approval for a drug detection kit which will be used by police forces across the UK.