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Interactive Fleet Management has appointed Giles Bolton as regional sales manager after what it describes as year of considerable growth.

Arval has sold its 1,000th vehicle in the UK through e-commerce platform MotorTrade, which it uses to promote used vehicles directly to professional car dealers.

Inrix, a provider of real-time traffic information and connected driving services, has released its summer traffic predictions in its Traffic Congestion Report.

Changes have been made to CFC Solutions’ fleet driver licence checking software to add to its ease of use.

Two smart repair specialists from Revive have become amongst the first in the country to compete the newly launched ATA for cosmetic repair.

Renault and Nissan have welcomed the news that the Government has decided to extend the electric vehicle grant scheme, which offers fleets thousands of pounds off the purchase price of an ultra-low emission vehicle.

New Twingo on sale in UK now - Dynamique 1.2 16V 75, priced £10,350 on-the-road

Jaguar Land Rover has received 10,632 applications for its graduate recruitment places this year as it continues its recruitment drive to support a multi billion pound investment plan for new product creation.

Chevrolet sold 4.76 million vehicles around the world in 2011 setting a global sales record and driving General Motors global sales to more than 9 million vehicles, a 7.6 percent gain compared with 2010.

All Citroën Nemo, Berlingo, Dispatch and Relay LCVs now offer customers Business Class benefits with a range of new Citroën Contract Motoring (CCM) contract hire deals for 2012.

Sixt has announced the opening of a new branch at Manchester Piccadilly station, to improve its offering at one of the busiest transport terminals in the country.

Hitachi Capital Driving Instructor Centre has signed a contract to work with Kwik Fit for the provision of tyres, tyre servicing and worn tyre replacement services to vehicles in its customers’ car fleets.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has welcomed Keith Bell as a new quality manager in its Driver and Fleet Solutions team.

Commercial fleet vehicle services company Fraikin has won a seven-year contract to provide and maintain a fleet of 20 new minibuses to the charity Jewish Care.

As the campaign picks up speed to connect up around two-thirds of the UK to super-fast broadband services by the end of 2014, BT’s local access network division Openreach is deploying a new body-wrap graphic on its van fleet.

CHP Consulting, the developer of ALFA Systems, a platform for asset finance, has published a specialist whitepaper evaluating the effects of Basel III on the leasing industry.

Zenith has appointed Mark Connor, formerly head of operations for the independent fleet management and outsourcing company, as operations director.

Hyundai is set about enhancing its dealer network with the addition of 29 new dealerships in the past year alone.

Jeep brand sales up 61.8 per cent in Europe in 2011 versus 2010, while industry declines 1.4 per cent.

Citroën has introduced DS3 Ultra Prestige to its UK range just months after the model premiered at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show to celebrate DS3’s ongoing sales success.

This new year, Arnold Clark Skoda in Paisley, opened its doors as a full Sales Retailer and Authorised Repairer for Skoda vehicles.

Following its recent unveiling at the Brussels motor show, the Land Cruiser V8 has been readied for launch in the UK on 1 March.

Free three years servicing extended, plus complimentary leather on selected cars.

Honda (UK) has announced a range of new offers across many of its motorcycles and scooters, until 31 March 2012.

Toyota is pleased to be a founding member of the UK H2 Mobility Group.

Kia Motors produced a record 252,000 cars at its Zilina, Slovakia factory last year -a 10per cent increase over 2010.

BMW will recall 29868 models because of a fault with an electric water pump.

The Toomey Group has announced the consolidation of its leasing companies into one organisation - Toomey Leasing Group.

MPs from the Transport select committee have heard of the overwhelming opposition to Government plans to reduce the frequency of MOTs, according to Pro-MOTe.

Fourways Vehicle Solutions has boosted its business development team by recruiting Gemma Bathurst and Andrew Plenderleith, who will assume the roles of business development managers.