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Easi-Drive has announced that it will be opening new premises in Horsham, West Sussex this month, signalling new investment and growth for the business.

Chevin Fleet Solutions has this month launched its new corporate website in order to better reflect the company’s capabilities.

BMW will have 24 derivatives with CO2 emissions below 120g/km by the time the new 3 Series arrives in the UK in February.

Autoglass has been appointed as one of the official call centres for this year’s Children In Need.

In the fourth quarter, Skoda continued to grow, with sales in October rising by 11.3 percent to 77,000 vehicles (compared to 69,200 in October 2010).

The Volkswagen Group has handed over a Golf to Tower Hamlets College in London, where it will be used to train students learning about automotive design and engineering.

There is growing evidence that British motorists are turning to the purchase of part worn tyres to save money.

A Range Rover Evoque will be offered for sale next Monday (14 November) at BCA Derby. It will be the first to be sold at auction in the UK.

Since it commenced in the spring of 2009, Kumho Tyres’ innovative NVQ training programme has already created 22 graduates.

BCA is reporting a strong start to Q4 with additional volume through physical and online channels, even though much of the market is experiencing supply issues.

Honda has announced a line-up of concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show, including concept commuter vehicles designed for easy and fun mobility, and a new sports concept, hinting at the design direction of future models.

City Link is ready for the Christmas rush having spent six months drawing up contingency plans to ensure its network will run smoothly in the event of another ‘big freeze’.

Manheim Remarketing’s latest Market Analysis for Cars reports that in October average used car wholesale values in the Fleet sector fell by 3.5%.

TomTom has announced the introduction of TomTom Connect: a semi–integrated navigation solution tailored specifically to Opel and Vauxhall vehicles.

Telogis announces the introduction the new Fleet 9 software.

KeeResources has bought a new Nissan Leaf and installed an EV charging point at its new state-of-the-art headquarters, Automotive House, in High Wycombe.

With eight months to go before the opening ceremony, 26 per cent of road freight operators are still ‘not at all prepared' for the logistical challenge posed by the 2012 Olympic Games.

Fraikin Ltd has been awarded five lots under the framework agreement for vehicle leasing by Government Procurement Service.

From November 1, 2011, all new car and light commercial vehicle models in the EU must be equipped with the anti-skid system ESP.

Zenith is continuing to invest in its own expertise and the future of its employees with the launch of a new Employee Share Scheme.

New figures reveal that the cost of a tank of petrol could hit £100 by 2015, putting further pressure on UK households.

The Volkswagen Group has moved a key step closer towards realising its goal of an integrated commercial vehicles group consisting of MAN, Scania and Volkswagen by the acquisition of the majority shareholding in MAN SE.

Nissan is accelerating plans for a European-wide Quick Charge (QC) network for electric vehicles by giving away 400 new quick charging stations free of charge.

New 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine developed by UK powertrain engineers located at Dunton and Dagenham.

World record adventurer Richard Parks swapped his ice pick for a co-driver’s crash helmet today (Wednesday 9 November) in Builth Wells as the world’s top rally crews revved up for Wales Rally GB, the final and title deciding round of this year’s FIA World Rally Championship.

Suzuki GB's two-wheel division, has appointed leading industry web experts, DealerWebs, as its chosen provider for dealer website solutions.

The 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship reaches its final furlong this weekend with the penultimate race on the calendar, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

One of the stars of ITV’s hugely popular costume drama Downton Abbey is to appear at the Footman James Classic Motor Show at Birmingham’s NEC this weekend.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will be showing a total of 15 vehicles (12 on Press Day 1) at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show, held at the Tokyo Big Sight convention centre in Tokyo from November 30 through December 11.

The Fisker Karma sedan has been named AUTOMOBILE magazine’s 2012 ‘Design of the Year’.