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Andy Hibbert is to join Tony Purslow Mercedes-Benz as business development manager.

Inchcape Fleet Solutions has appointed Stuart Perham as technology director.

Replacing fuel duty with congestion charges could revive the fleet industry and boost the economy, says fuel card reseller The Fuelcard Company.

Three-quarters of Nottingham’s businesses have registered for the city council’s workplace parking levy scheme in advance of its introduction on April 1, 2012.

Zenith has been awarded the contract to manage a fleet of 133 company cars for national engineering firm Spencer. It will also provide contract hire and accident management services, as well as pay-on-use maintenance for Spencer’s 70 outright-owned commercial vehicles.

Volkswagen has successfully started the tests with the new Polo R WRC.

A focal point for motorists dissatisfied with real-world MPG in comparison to the official MPG figures, Next Green Car invites motorists to give their views, sign-the e-petition and Next Green Car will lobby the manufacturers, UK Government and European Commission on their behalf.

Iconic American car brand Chevrolet is 100 years old as of November 3rd, after marking its centenary with one of its busiest years on record.

Classic cars and motorbikes could be exempted from the MoT test under proposals published for consultation today by Roads Minister Mike Penning.

Following the long-awaited release of Dainese’s D-air Racing suit earlier this year, the Italian brand is now ready to release the road-going version of the system, D-air Street, which is set to go on sale in the Spring of 2012.

Volkswagen has released the first images of its new CC, which will be officially unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 16.

Former Top Gear presenter and famous racing driver, Tiff Needell, will be the host of this year’s all-new indoor track spectacular at Top Gear Live

The Volkswagen Group has realised a further decisive step on its way towards an integrated commercial vehicles group consisting of MAN, Scania and Volkswagen.

Chevrolet is offering reductions on several of its most popular models in the run-up to the festive period, rather than after.

Proposals to impose additional parking charges beyond the Olympic Route Network during the Games period in London have been attacked by the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

Ford was the big winner at the ACFO fleet awards, held at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Birmingham this week (November 2).

Clean vehicle technology specialist Zytek has won a £1.35 million grant from the UK Government’s Regional Growth Fund to support the development of an electric powertrain technology centre.

The Highways Agency's Traffic Officer Service has been recognised at the Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards.

Manheim Auctions, Colchester welcomed 1,086 buyers as 1,100 Lex Autolease vehicles went under the hammer last Friday.

A majority of business drivers say that in-car technology identifying the location of their vehicle is no longer an issue.

A council has cut its staff travel bill by more than a quarter of a million pounds in just two years after launching a pool car scheme.

All Fleet Services (AFS) has launched a smartphone application to be used as a service, maintenance and repair tool (Smart).

Ford of Britain's wholly owned dealer group, Ford Retail, has announced the appointment of Stuart Kerr as CEO, following the departure of Chris Hayden.

Zipcar has announced the completion of the integration of Streetcar vehicles and members into the Zipcar network.

Added production capacity will enable Kia to maintain strong momentum in Chinese market.

MotoGP star Dani Pedrosa will head up a star-studded roll call of racers attending this year’s Motorcycle Live at The NEC Birmingham from 19-27 November.

Used car prices were firmer across most sectors between September and November than the previous 3 months, according to the used car pricing experts, CAP.

Nissan Motor Co has announced that Infiniti, its luxury brand, will locate its new global headquarters in Hong Kong.

Bosch will showcase its split-axle hybrid technology in this year’s RAC Future Car Challenge with the entry of a Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4.

In the spring of 2012, Peugeot will launch its new model in the ‘B’ (Supermini) segment.