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Citroën’s new DS5, has been voted ‘Design of the Year - Production Car’ by Car Design News.

Ford has increased its car sales and share in both January and February this year.

Mercedes-Benz UK has maintained its record 4.8 per cent market share in February and year to date (YTD), according to figures released by SMMT.

From the beginning of March, Vauxhall MasterFit is introducing a Fixed Price Service for £99 on any Vauxhall vehicles aged 3 years and older.

Suzuki has announced the official opening of its new National Apprentice Training Centre based in Armthorpe, nr Doncaster.

TomTom fleet management technology has been recognised by Equity Red Star as a key component in a new product aimed at lowering risk and insurance premiums for businesses.

Fleets should forget about any respite from record pump prices after Chancellor George Osborne appeared to reject a further cut in fuel duty.

A new ‘super’ fleet will take to the roads in Scotland with the creation of a 3,500-strong vehicle operation from possibly as soon as April 2013.

Cenex, the UK’s Centre of Excellence for low carbon vehicle technologies – has announced the results of a year-long trial with Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), whereby a fleet vehicle was powered with biomethane to assess the potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fuel costs.

Climatecars, the fast growing environmentally-friendly car service, has announced Peter Klauber as its new chairman to help the management team continue to grow the business.

Aldermore – a new British Bank - is launching a new funding package which aims to help commercial transport companies across the UK ease both their cashflow and fuel costs.

Excellent residual values are being predicted for Mazda’s all-new Mazda CX-5 compact crossover SUV, according to the manufacturer.

Lex Autolease wants to increase its funding to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) by 20% over the next three years.

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne should review company car benefit-in-kind tax levels for employees who choose to drive low emission models in the 2012 Budget on March 21.

New car registrations fell 2.5% in February to 61,868 units, with fleet and business sales accounting for 39,140 units – around 64% of the market.

Fleet and lease used car values increased by £279 (3.7%) to £7,714, the highest point in over a year and one of the highest average values on record, according to BCA.

Pendragon Contracts is launching a new fuel management programme with Shell which will see it offer fuelcards to fleets.

Wolseley UK has appointed Fleet Logistics to manage its UK van fleet following the successful management of its 2,150-strong car fleet.

With the delivery of 23 new Euro 5 Berlingo HDi 90 manual L1 850 X vans, Fitness First has completed its move to an expanded, all-Citroën LCV fleet.

Since its launch last May, Next Green Car’s Zap-Map has recorded over 2,000 charging points across 888 locations, and recorded a sharp increase in ‘fast’ chargers.

As part of its ambitious five year growth strategy, Škoda UK has launched its Fit for Fleet retailer initiative to build upon record growth in fleet sales in 2011.

The Vauxhall Ampera and Chevrolet Volt have won the ‘Car of the Year’ award, with the highest score of 47 points.

Pendragon Contracts has blamed a fall in operating profit for 2011 on the lower volume of profit on end of lease vehicle disposals as the fleet size has reduced.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has unveiled a revamped Advanced Drivers and Riders website - complete with a new members' forum - to help reduce road accidents by encouraging an interest in road safety.

Grosvenor Contracts has launched a new short and medium term rental service called Grosvenor Rental Management.

Dennis Fisher, a fleet fitter from Stamford, has been awarded for his dedicated service spanning over 30 years.

A £1.2 million Think! campaign urging drivers to see the person behind the motorcycle helmet has been launched by road safety minister Mike Penning.

Campaigners have accused the Treasury of ‘not doing its homework’ after analysis by the Save our Sustainable Biodiesel campaign identified a lack of demand for biodiesel certificates, calling into question the Treasury’s plans to switch incentives for used cooking oil biodiesel from April 1, 2012.

ALD Automotive has announced the results of its latest YouGov survey, which reveals that six out of ten UK businesses employing over 500 staff are unsure whether their existing fleet policy is sufficiently robust to protect their business and employees from current ‘duty of care’ legislation.

ACFO has questioned why new Advisory Fuel Rates (AFRs) have not changed for diesel powered cars with an engine size between 1,601cc and 2,000cc.