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The Vehicle Remarketing Association has launched a range of training course dates for 2012, including a new Introductory course for employees joining the industry.

Lord March has announced the attendance of the Red Bull Racing F1 team at this year’s Festival of Speed (29 June – 01 July) with its double Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel, who is due to appear at Goodwood for the very first time.

Kia has been awarded two top honours for its Picanto and Rio models in the 2012 red dot design competition.

Oxford-based online solutions provider Ebbon-Dacs is investing in personnel and technology to help enhance its e-procurement platform Leaselink at no additional cost to leasing company users.

The Ford Fiesta has been the UK’s 'favourite' used car for two consecutive years, according to new analysis from Experian.

Residents and businesses along the routes of the London 2012 Games’ road cycling, triathlon, marathon and race walking events will, from this week, receive detailed information on how they will be affected and can plan to get ahead of the Games.

Paragon Software Systems continues its support of Streetscape, a social enterprise providing opportunities for young unemployed people in London, with the purchase of a Ford Transit van for the team.

The Retail Automotive Alliance Ltd (RAA) has confirmed a new two year deal with Manheim for the remarketing of nearly 60,000 cars up to the end of 2013.

Fleettyres24.co.uk is now offering mobile tyre fitting, as it aims to make it even more convenient for companies to think about their tyre choice.

Human error is a factor in 95% of all road accidents, but a higher percentage of resource goes on vehicle roadworthiness and improved vehicle construction, despite the fact that vehicle defects are a factor in only a very small percentage of fatal road accidents, says Navman Wireless.

WestOne Cars has relocated its headquarters to Aegon House in London, E14. The private hire business which, last year, underwent a period of significant change, has selected offices close to Crossharbour DLR station providing easy access into London Docklands.

TV chef Mike Robinson covered over 24,000 miles in his first year as an Isuzu brand ambassador and gives an insight into his daily life.

Mercedes-Benz World will be screening qualifying and race action from around the globe to the home of its own tracks and brand experience centre.

The Alfa Giulietta has a new PCP finance offer available on Alfa Giulietta 1.6 JTDM-2 105 bhp Lusso until 31 March.

Skoda is continuing its double-digit growth in 2012.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced the creation of 1,000 new jobs at its Halewood Operations manufacturing facility, near Liverpool in the UK.

The Jaguar Academy of Sport has announced current 400m hurdles World Champion Dai Greene as an ambassador of the Jaguar Academy of Sport

Nissan DeltaWing experimental racecar to be powered by Nissan 1.6-litre DIG-T engine technology in this generation’s motorsport project

90 years of medium-duty commercial vehicle diesel engines from Mercedes-Benz means 90 years of innovations of engines in trucks, buses and special vehicles.

Financial results from Inchcape for 2011 reveal pre-tax profits were up by 5.9% to £203.4 million on reduced turnover, down 1.7% to £5.8 billion.

A fifth of business drivers are exceeding the speed limit, and as many as one in 10 are driving through red lights to get to appointments on time or meet targets, according to research released by RSA.

The Business Centre at Citroën Slough has just completed a van and car fleet deal with Logistics International and its recently formed subsidiary Wildfield.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) will today brief a group of senior parliamentarians on the need to sustain growth and encourage further investment in next week's Budget statement.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will check the mileage records of thousands of small fleets as part of a drive to boost revenue collection by £120 million over the next three years.

The Volkswagen Group again reported record vehicle sales, sales revenue and earnings in 2011 and is confident about its prospects for 2012.

Average wholesale used van values increased by 3.7% (£150 to £4,209) in February, reinforcing an underlying strength in the market, according to analysis from Manheim.

The newly launched upgraded Mazda3, which includes the debut of the 1.6-litre diesel Sport model, has been given a residual value uplift of between 3% and 6.5% per model over the benchmark three years/60,000 mile lifecycle.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has set out its Budget priorities to recognise the importance of risk management and insurance protection to assist growth and business resilience.

Andy Eastlake has been appointed as the new managing director of the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) – the organisation established to support the Government’s Climate Change Strategy by delivering greenhouse gas reductions from the road transport sector.

Halfords has reached a major milestone in the expansion of its car servicing and repair business with the opening of its 250th Halfords Autocentre in Sheffield.