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An agreement between Source London and Source East is promising to put an electric charging point within 25 miles of every business and resident in the East of England over the next year or so.

The Help for Heroes charity is set to benefit from the proceeds of two Smart cars that will be auctioned on 14th November to mark Remembrance Sunday on 11th November.

Managed Fleet Services has announced they are now a 24/7 365 days a year in house service, this follows an in-depth review of client’s needs to have access to claims handlers in the “Out of Hours” periods.

TRG Vehicle Hire, part of the TRG Logistics Group, has taken delivery of the first batch of 23 vehicles as part of a total order for 50 new Hyundai vehicles.

Over 1,200 trade and consumer buyers bought a staggering £7.2 million worth of Lex Autolease cars and vans during a single sale at Manheim Auctions Colchester.

Citroën’s continuous product development process now sees Berlingo Airdream e-HDi micro-hybrid vans benefit from even better fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions.

Volvo Car Corporation has taken another step on the journey towards autonomous driving - self-driving vehicles - by demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system.

ATS Euromaster in Portslade, Brighton, has been named ‘Tyre Centre of the Year’ at the Tyre and Fast-Fit (TAFF) Awards 2012.

Optimum Fleet has announced the appointment of Nick Jones as head of fleet sales.

Conwy County Borough Council has invested in eight Ashwoods Hybrid Transit light commercial vehicles (LCVs), with the help of funding secured via the Department for Transport (DfT) Grant Funding programme.

With winter approaching, salt stocks are being replenished, new equipment has been purchased and the Met Office is teaming up with the highway authorities to provide the best possible service in anticipation of the forthcoming winter weather.

Pool cars are set to make a recovery in the fleet sector, according to the latest results from the quarterly Company Car Trends research from GE Capital Fleet Services.

Tesla has unveiled a pure electric, executive saloon called the Model S that will confound traditional perceptions of EVs.

Quarterly review of the automotive sectors finds little to be positive about in the UK.

Continuing shortages in the wholesale used car markets have resulted in record average used car values according to BCA’s latest Quarterly Pulse Report.

There has been a great response by the fleet industry for this year’s FN50 Dinner and over 800 guests will be attending the event on the November 6. Are you one of them? If not, you still have time to book to ensure you don’t miss out on a great evening.

'As long as drivers keep buying plenty of fuel, the Government will hold on to high tax rates,' says Paul Jackson, managing director, TMC.

'We would expect the black nozzle on the forecourt to be busier than ever,' says Chris Chandler, principal consultant at Lex Autolease.

Fleets face a raft of health and safety measures, including the investigation of all work-related road incidents, under tough new plans set out by a report funded by police chiefs.

The Leasedrive Group has won a four-year contract to supply its mycar salary sacrifice scheme to RSM Tenon who employs nearly 3,000 people across the country.

This week sees the launch of a new trial of electric vehicles at Heathrow to test the viability of electric power-trains used in the highly demanding context of daily airport operations.

Fines to enforce the new law, which was introduced earlier this year, were due to come into effect on 1st November, but this has now been delayed until March 2013.

Gowrings Mobility’s new factory represents a £1.5 million investment in a more than seventy thousand square foot site dedicated to British automotive specialist manufacturing.

Experian has revealed that out of the total number of vehicles checked by automotive trade companies between April and June 2012, more than 26.1 per cent were identified as ‘having outstanding finance’.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has recently opened a new location in Belfast city centre further expanding its branch network.

BYD and greentomatocars have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create London's first fleet of all-electric minicabs.

Ford has confirmed the next-generation Mondeo would be delayed until late-2014 if planned closure of its Genk plant goes ahead, while it announces two UK facilities will close next year.

TRL and TomTom have launched a new partnership to offer more detailed analyses of the results published in TomTom’s quarterly Congestion Index which covers areas in Europe and North America.

The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership has announced the call for nominations for the third Low Carbon Champions awards.

Volvo Car UK has announced the appointment of Jon Wakefield to the position of sales director.