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Transport minister Norman Baker MP was in Retford to unveil the UK’s first privately-owned Direct Current (DC) rapid-charging station for electric vehicles.

Crown Paints is looking to drive efficiency through the installation of a new vehicle tracking and communications system from Aeromark.

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Bell Group has awarded a vehicle tracking contract extension to Ctrack, which will see its tracking system used across 235 vans operating nationwide.

Mobile computing specialist TBS Enterprise Mobility has announced a new product to complement its TaskMaster Enterprise Mobility solution. TaskMaster Companion can be used by fieldworkers on a wide range of smartphone and tablet devices.

Fleet operators can fight excessive insurance cost increases driven by opportunistic personal injury claims, Alphabet said today.

Run Your Fleet is reporting significant demand for its recently launched vehicle rental management service among risk-averse companies not wanting to invest their own money in buying vehicles or commit to long-term leases in the current economic climate.

International players from the utility, gas, infrastructure and car manufacturing sectors are joining with the Government to launch a joint project to look at the potential for hydrogen transport to deliver economic and carbon reduction benefits in this country.

Ducati UK start the New Year on the back of a record breaking 2011 which saw significant increases in sales.

Leeds-based software developer ATD Solutions has come up with a new software package for identifying and cross-matching vehicle data from one organisation’s coding system to another.

Nissan welcomes the announcement by the Government to extend the Plug-in Car Grant to motorists buying a new electric vehicle.

Mercedes-Benz has announced pricing for the most powerful SLK of all time, the SLK 55 AMG.

Renault is delighted by today’s news that electric van buyers will be able to receive 20%, up to £8,000, off the cost of their new purchase.

Suzuki GB has announced the appointment of one of the country's most established motorcycle dealers to its network, as Alf England Motorcycles of Bedworth take on the Suzuki franchise with immediate effect.

Travellers can save up to 50% off UK car hire; up to 20% on European reservations and 30% off Prestige vehicle hire – if they book before the end of January 2012

Infiniti has appointed a new partner for the Netherlands as the brand embarks on an ambitious plan to dramatically grow its sales over the next five years.

Citroën Berlingo vans with e-HDi micro-hybrid Stop & Start technology enable drivers to automatically comply with Transport for London’s (TfL’s) latest advice to improve air quality in the Capital.

Skoda has begun testing electric traction in everyday operation with a fleet of ten electrically powered Octavia Green E Line.

The Renault group sold 2,722,062 vehicles worldwide, an increase of 94,697 (+3.6%).

Motorists in the UK will spend 58 working weeks, or more than a year, of their lives not moving in traffic on their daily commute, according to a new study by Continental Tyres.

ACFO is urging public, private and voluntary organisations to be in peak condition to ensure they incur minimal possible business disruption from the London Olympics and Paralympics, which are less than 200 days away.

The WeCar programme operated by Enterprise Rent-A-Car for Woking Borough Council has added a Peugeot iOn electric car to its fleet.

The Commercial Group will be using zero emission hydrogen vans to distribute supplies to its customers as part of a national trial.

A major European project aimed at delivering green traffic management systems in European cities and towns will be officially launched at the National Space Centre in Leicester on Wednesday (January 18).

The Government has announced that the Plug-In Car Grant will be retained, with a new Plug-In Van Grant created.

The Campaign for Better Tyres, run by the charity Environmental Protection UK, is now entering its second phase where it will be focussing its efforts on public sector vehicle fleets.

Family-owned industrial business Caparo has outsourced the management of its UK fleet to CLM, with the intention of reducing acquisition costs and improving customer service levels.

The Government has cut spending on ministerial cars by 44%, saving millions of pounds by reducing access to its fleet.

New generation version of highly successful all-terrain A6 expected to open for UK order in February priced from £43,145 OTR – first deliveries in spring

Skoda continued on its successful course, achieving a new sales record in FY 2011.