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Citroën will be supporting the MSA British Rally Championship as an official manufacturer for the 2012 season.

Volvo Construction Equipment and Volvo Buses have joined the Volvo Group’s co-operation with WWF Climate Savers.

The Honda Racing Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship team are putting the new Civic Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) through its paces.

ALD enters into five-year agreement with Lombard and Royal Bank of Scotland.

ALD Automotive has announced the results of their latest YouGov survey, which reveals that over one third of UK businesses have introduced telematics technology.

In response to growing demand to streamline fleet processes and reduce cost, Chevin Fleet Solutions is launching a free process and systems audit for both customers and other members of the fleet community.

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions’ head office based in Newbury, recently embarked on a £1.5m office re-design and renovation project to its current site off Kiln Road.

The IAM is warning that from 1 July this year all drivers visiting France will need to carry a breathalyser kit in their cars, as French drivers will have to.

Nissan and Fedex Express join forces delivering funding support to the British Red Cross in a zero emission vehicle.

Santander Consumer Finance has extended its contract with Manheim as its preferred supplier for asset disposals for a further three years.

Isuzu UK will launch an all-new pick-up in June 2012, Isuzu D-Max.

V8-powered coupé flagship benefiting from latest A5 range enhancements and a more extensive equipment list is readied for UK debut.

Several manufacturers in danger of missing EU targets to cut carbon emissions.

The Citroën Relay range has been enhanced for 2012 with two new chassis cabs and a Luton van powered by the recently launched Euro 5 HDi 150 diesel engine.

Government has named seven ultra-low carbon vans that will qualify for a discount of up to £8,000 as part of the ‘Plug-In Van Grant’ incentive.

The revised 4.7-litre 420bhp (426PS/313kW) entry-level V8 Vantage features improvements first seen in the Vantage S.

BCA has won four commendations in the annual UK awards made by LeasePlan.

The new Maserati GranTurismo Sport that will premiere at the next Geneva Auto Show is characterised by increased performance and overall restyling stressing its sporty nature.

New Mégane Renaultsport 265 is now available to order in two versions: 265 Cup available for £24,825 on-the-road and 265 at £26,025. In UK showrooms from early April.

Compact lifestyle van makes its world premiere at Geneva International Motor Show 2012.

A dearth of stock in the used car sector may be helping to boost fleet values, but residual value gains may not be felt for every category of vehicle this year.

Colas, which operates a fleet of some 1,110 units including company cars, light commercial vehicles, HGVs, trailers and plant, is introducing Jaama’s fleet management system.

Honda (UK) is celebrating after Chiswick Honda collected the title of Best Fleet Dealer at the annual AM Awards.

Autoglass has appointed David Temprell as the new business manager to head up commercial sales. He will be reporting to Jeremy Rochfort, national sales manager.

Mazda has developed a safety technology called Smart City Brake Support (SCBS), which helps a driver to avoid a frontal collision when driving at low speeds in the city or in slow traffic. The SCBS system will be standard in Europe for the mid and high grade versions in the Mazda CX-5, to be launched this spring.

The price of diesel has hit a record high having rocketed by 10pence per litre (ppl) in just 12 months – an inflation-busting 7% rise – reports RMI Petrol

Quartix has reported record sales and new installations for 2011, with “exceptionally” strong growth forecast for 2012.

Mercedes-Benz believes a new compact van will help it overtake Vauxhall in the LCV market in the UK within four years.

Road Safety Week 2012 will take place from November 19-25 and the charity Brake, which coordinates the event, is encouraging companies, particularly fleet operators, to start planning how they will take advantage of the event to promote safe driving to staff and show their commitment to road safety in the wider community.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) is concerned that proposals to allow learner drivers to use the country's motorway network, prior to passing their driving test, could soon become a reality.