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Volvo Trucks and Irish Commercials have won six major awards at the fifth annual ‘Fleet Transport’ Awards 2012 which was held under the auspices of ‘Fleet Transport’ magazine.

The new Fiat 500 performed alongside Jennifer Lopez during her performance of Papi, at the recent 2011 American Music Awards in Los Angeles.

Autorola has reminded private motorists, dealerships and fleet operators of the potential fall in the second hand value of their car if is has been smoked in.

Winter is on the way and if the last two are anything to go by, we can expect another harsh few months.

The new Passat Alltrack is making its world debut at the Tokyo Motor Show next week, ahead of its introduction to the market in early 2012.

Former Vauxhall managing director Nick Reilly as current Vauxhall chairman Bill Parfitt have been presented with awards for their achievements in the automotive industry.

Ssangyong is ready for growth in the UK with some brand new products and a new confidence.

With the festive period soon upon us, E-Training World is offering companies a free guide to protect staff from the dangers of mixing alcohol and motoring.

A new funding stream has become available to Ogilvie Fleet to enable it to achieve expansion objectives and deliver further product and service enhancements to benefit customers.

Transport operators are so concerned about ensuring that their vehicles are ready for extreme winter weather that they are also including their staff’s personal vehicles in windscreen safety checks, according to National Mobile Windscreens.

Bosch Aftermarket has appointed Dominic Moran as its new country sales manager for the UK and Ireland, who will take up the post from 1st January 2012.

Ogilvie Fleet is offering customers the opportunity to have winter tyres fitted to cars and vans with the cost included within their full maintenance contract hire package.

ALD Automotive has reached a new milestone and manages a fleet of more than 900,000 vehicles around the world.

Acquisition further expands Enterprise Holdings’European presence into France and Spain.

Lothian and Borders Police have bought an electric van as the Force pilots research into a more eco-friendly fleet.

Barclays Corporate has signalled its confidence in the fleet sector by striking a deal with one of the FN50’s rising stars.

A fleet has slashed average car and van emissions by almost 25% after renewing almost all of its 427 vehicles this year after taking on board best practice advice from TR Fleet.

Ford's first global performance car will take centre stage next year with a starring role in new film blockbuster The Sweeney.

Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders 2011 Award for Automotive Innovation:presented to Jaguar Land Rover for its Range_e plug-in diesel-electric hybrid system

Mazda Motors UK has teamed up with the UK's largest car recycling network, Cartakeback, to offer £500 off a new Mazda when customers scrap their old car.

Peugeot has delivered an iOn to the idyllic islands of Orkney, making it the most northerly all electric car in Britain.

To support the market launch of New Twingo, Renault is creating a unique and entertaining artistic experience.

Leading figures in the international historic motoring industry came from around the world to gather in London last week for the announcement of the results of the inaugural International Historic Motoring Awards.

Research undertaken by the Department of Transport into unlicensed driving has found that the time spent by unlicensed drivers on the road is a significant menace to road users.

Ali Al-Saffar, chief automotive analyst, Economist Intelligence Unit, on vehicle sales.

Richard Kinder,vice-president technology and new business, Red Bend, on technology.

Vehicle maintenance planning from TomTom Business Solutions is set to help businesses optimise fleet efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.

Volvo Car Leasing enjoyed a record October with business up by more than two thirds compared to the same time last year.

Fleet Influence has been acquired by the Clifford Thames Group for an undisclosed amount, with the aim of helping its expansion in the UK and continental Europe fleet markets.

Inchcape Fleet Solutions has installed an array of photovoltaic solar panels at its headquarters in Haven House, Portsmouth, which will be used both to generate electricity for the office and to power an electric vehicle (EV).