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Laura Brailey has been appointed senior manager national sales at Mazda Motors UK.

Hertz UK is partnering with the British Chambers of Commerce to provide members of six participating Chambers with access to its business solutions - including discounts on rental - for a six-month promotional period.

SUV, mini and supermini segments lead the increase in sales, but used MPVs fall for the first time since 2005.

Europcar has unveiled its new brand positioning, "Moving your way", to demonstrate the rental company’s commitment to the customer and to shape a better future for customers' mobility.

Paragon Group has announced the appointment of Simon Mitchell as group technical manager.

Cost control remains the number one issue for organisations across the public and private sectors and many are realising embracing sophisticated online technology can help to meet their fleet budget targets.

Ogilvie Fleet is helping the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) cut its fleet operating costs after winning a three-year sole supply contract.

To ensure businesses obtain maximum value, Cambridgeshire-based fleet services provider Alliance Asset Management is offering private and public sector organisations a daily rental health check

Isuzu owners can take advantage of a new winter preparation programme at their local dealer.

Skoda has officially initiated series production of the new Skoda Octavia in Mladá Boleslav.

Barclays has made a multi-million pound funding line available to Tusker and supported the company with significant asset finance facilities to allow it to fund the expansion of its vehicle fleet.

The Ford Fiesta has been named ‘Used Car of the Year 2012' by CAP.

Customers are increasingly happy to buy used cars with higher mileages but want the reassurance of the right support products, says RAC Warranty.

The AA has launched a business breakdown app that allows fleet drivers to call the organisation directly from wherever they breakdown, with automatic transfer of their breakdown location.

Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA) are calling on the fleet industry to integrate effective procurement into strategic business planning, to aid their chances of success or survival in what will be an even tougher next 12 months.

The BVRLA has welcomed news that the Government is giving ‘serious consideration’ to abolishing the tax disc.

Lex Autolease has delivered a fleet of new Toyota Hi Lux vehicles to Siemens as part a drive to help the energy giant reduce its carbon footprint.

Company car drivers committed a motoring offence every 50 seconds and racked up more the £7 million in fines during 2012, according to research from Lex Autolease.

The administrators of Manganese Bronze Holdings have announced that all of the 401 vehicles recovered as part of the taxi recall have been fixed and are back on the road.

Ten years of reliable and cost-effective performance from its previous Mercedes-Benz Sprinters led IP Fork Trucks back to Stoke-on-Trent dealer Enza for its latest new vans.

The Metropolitan Police is the latest of the UK’s police forces to sign up to HPI CrushWatch, to support their campaign to clamp down on illegal motoring.

Keith Allen has been appointed the new managing director of ARI Fleet UK weeks after leaving top five FN50 leasing company ALD Automotive.

TRL, The UK’s Transport Research Laboratory, is running a research project to find out more about fleet management in small businesses.

Adrian Rushmore is leaving Glass's, the used car valuations experts, after 26 years at the company.

UBU Environmental, a street cleaning hire business, has extended its tracking product from Ctrack to cover an additional 40 specialist vehicles within its operation.

Online service and maintenance booking in real time for company car and van drivers using 1link Service Network is being launched this month.

Route Monkey has received cash from the Finance for Business North East Technology Fund and the Northern IT Research Fund which will allow routing and scheduling software provider to grow market share.

Trakm8 has announced the launch of a new product for the small vehicle fleet called Trakm8 Go.

Lex Autolease staged a ‘red carpet’ event at BCA Bedford on Friday with two auction lanes operating simultaneously with 500 cars and 4x4s on offer.

ATS Euromaster has secured a new tyre agreement with Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS), which will see it supplying and servicing tyres for 100 per cent of the company’s 2,300-strong fleet of light commercials and heavy trucks.