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More than 500 existing Transport Scotland charge points to be connected to Charge Your Car UK network and additional 250 Transport Scotland units to be installed and connected by March 2013.

HPI continues to invest in the strengths of its management team with the appointment of Phil Peace who steps into a newly created role - commercial operations director.

Five cars and a pick-up truck post impressive scores in the latest round of official crash tests.

Shukers of Shrewsbury takes on Isuzu franchise.

New technology could allow vehicle cargo area temerature to be monitored with other vehicle data through telematics.

54% of UK motorists want volume controls enforced on in-car music to stop it being a driving distraction.

Fleet managers are being encouraged to register now to take part in the UK’s flagship road safety event Road Safety Week from November 19-25, to receive a free Fleet Safety Forum report on speed sponsored by Mix Telematics.

Trimble has announced that Marcus Schlag of Trimble's Field Service Management (FSM) division has been shortlisted as a 2012 finalist in the 'Strategic Account Manager of the Year' category, in the National Sales Awards.

The all-new Kia cee’d, which went on sale 1 June, has been awarded a maximum 5-Star accident safety rating by EuroNCAP.

The all-new Volvo V40 has received the top rating of five stars in the Euro NCAP collision test.

Yorkshire-based contract hire and leasing company JCT600 Contracts has been awarded a major contract to supply 200 wheelchair access minibuses over the next 12 months to Darlington-based care home specialist HC-One.

The all-new Ford B-Max has been awarded the highest possible five-star safety rating by independent crash test authority Euro NCAP.

The new Clio has been awarded a five-star rating following passive tests carried out by EuroNCAP.

The 39th National Association of Police Fleet Managers' (NAPFM) Conference and Blue Light Fleet Exhibition will take place at the Peterborough Arena on September 25-26.

An automatic version of the Seat Mii will be available from November, Seat has announced.

The Paralympic Route Network (PRN) comes into operation today, but will be much smaller than the Olympic Route Network (ORN).

Motiva has appointed Martin Franks to spearhead its recently-launched fuel management service.

Worldwide production of the Volkswagen Amarok has been moved to the Hanover factory resulting in lead times being cut by around eight weeks.

Vehicle glass repair and replacement specialist Autoglass has appointed Paul Napleton as partnerships marketing manager.

Eight out of 10 businesses do not restrict the age of private vehicles used for work, a survey suggests.

Lookers Group has increased its team of group fleet sales managers to four with the appointment of Paula Holt.

The new Volvo V40 has become the highest scoring model in its segment in the latest EuroNCAP safety tests. It is one of five models scoring the maximum five stars in the latest results.

Mazda's second Skyactiv car makes its world debut at the Moscow motor show, previewing the company's renewed focus on UK fleets.

Hyundai has announced that a turbocharged version of the Veloster will be in showrooms from September 24 priced at £21,995.

Euro Car Parts has added a second storage facility to house its fast-growing Platinum Plus body panels and bumpers range.

Electric vehicle drivers visiting Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle 2012 at the Millbrook Proving Ground from September 5-6, will be able to recharge their vehicles whilst they visit the show, courtesy of Chargemaster and Source East, the Government Plugged in Place scheme covering the East of England.

LeasePlan Corporation, the parent company of LeasePlan UK, has today published its interim results for the first half of 2012.

ATS Euromaster is introducing free Wi-Fi hotspots in all of its centres after a deal with broadband provider The Cloud.

Mazda’s compact crossover, the CX-5, has made its UK auction debut achieving 109% of CAP ‘clean’.

Survey results reveal 85% of respondents said that speed cameras have helped to contribute to the fall in road deaths since 1990s.