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New research reveals that four million motorists have suffered from ‘dashboard denial’ in the last year, ignoring a warning light for five days or more.

A change in mix saw the headline used car value fall by 2.2% in June compared to May while values in the fleet and lease sector continued to rise, according to BCA’s latest Pulse Report.

A survey of financial directors has found that more than two-thirds of businesses, which employ in excess of 1,000 employees, have adopted telematics to capture accurate mileage readings.

Fleet managers may adopt a new approach to tyre management with the forthcoming introduction of tyre labelling bringing greater transparency to the market, according to Kwik-Fit Fleet.

An appeal to government to use increasing motoring fines to step up support for suffering road crash victims is being launched today by the charity Brake.

Recording fuel use, vehicle mileage and journey distances is becoming compulsory following the Government’s decision to introduce mandatory greenhouse gas emission reporting for publicly quoted companies from next April, according to Jaama.

The Office for Fair Trading (OFT) has issued a Statement of Objections alleging that Mercedes-Benz and five dealers of Mercedes-Benz trucks and vans have infringed competition law.

With the UK suffering its wettest second quarter since records began in 1910, the need for adequate tyre tread to stay safe on wet roads all year round is more important than ever, says TyreSafe.

Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has been awarded the contract to provide optical care for global insurer RSA.

Volkswagen Fleet Services is rolling out Ebbon-Dacs’ MoDel electronic vehicle delivery and collection solution to all 63 of its fleet business partner dealerships around the UK.

Fleet training supplier E-Training World will be launching a new, expanded, range of online driver and rider risk assessments this autumn.

CAP Monitor forecasts that the Isuzu D-Max 4x4 double cab will retain 39.9 per cent of its original price (£17,749 CVOTR), excluding VAT, after three years and 60,000 miles.

Iveco launches the Stralis Hi-Way, the next generation of the company’s heavy-duty vehicle range.

Kia Motors UK Limited has announced a series of offers that will run at all Kia dealerships from now until the end of September.

Vauxhall will be removing between 3,000 and 4,000 daily rental cars from its sales volume in both the third and fourth quarters of 2012.

Ford has exceeded its targets on the new Focus, leaving it short of supplies.

New smaller wheel options on high-specification versions of the Citroën DS5 Hybrid4 bring these variants below 100g/km.

Drivers put cost considerations ahead of all other factors in their reasons for deciding to acquire a car through a salary sacrifice car scheme and in making their car choice, according to new research from Tusker.

This week, the tyre industry began to roll-out its largest ever customer information programme that will deliver crucial cost and safety information to the UK's 44 million motorists.

A 2008 Audi Q7 TDi Quattro S Line has become the fastest ever seller on BCA’s Buy Now online selling channel.

Siemens has provided a new fast charging point for environmentally-friendly private hire car service Climatecars in central London.

Honda is producing a limited edition version of the popular Jazz model with more aggressive styling.

Rugby Borough Council have launched their new car salary sacrifice scheme with Fleet Hire under it’s Car Salary Selector brand.

BMW and Toyota have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at a long-term strategic collaboration.

Cosmetic smart repair network Revive is sponsoring the Pirtek Racing team in the 2012 British Touring Car Championships (BTCC).

Managing over 100,000 fleet vehicles in the UK, making it one of the country’s largest suppliers to vehicle operators, Alphabet brings a new level of drive and dynamism to the upper echelon of the UK fleet market.

New technology and styling updates boost Citroën's upper-medium car, while new twin turbo 2.2 HDi replaces 3.0-litre V6.

Peugeot has a record order bank for its new 208 supermini, which was available for fleet managers to drive at Company Car in Action (CCIA).

The Energy Saving Trust (EST) has launched a national nine-month-long roadshow programme to encourage drivers to take up its Smarter Driving training.

Paul Philpott, former chief operating officer at Kia Motors Europe has taken up his new role as the first non-Korean president and CEO at any Kia subsidiary in Europe.