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Vauxhall Motors' Special Vehicles (SVS) division has demonstrated its Single Vehicle Architecture (SVA) equipped Insignia to over 100 senior members of the French police and its fleet procurement managers.

LeasePlan UK has announced that it is strengthening its operations team with the appointment of James Hopkins as head of remarketing.

Fleet Alliance has written to its fleet customers advising them that the lengthy lead times for new vehicle orders will become the norm.

Drivers with sleep apnoea are more likely to be involved in accidents and risk falling asleep while driving on business, but the condition is hard to diagnose.

Linton Fuel Oils has signed a contract with Navman Wireless to monitor and improve service delivery while aiming to give efficiency savings.

Mazda's foray into the small fleet market with a focused 12-month programme is being extended for a further two years.

Fiat has reached an agreement with Chrysler Group LLC and the other members of Chrysler regarding increasing its stake in the manufacturer.

In the first quarter of the current fiscal year, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles delivered 121,200 light commercial vehicles worldwide.

Fleet News has joined forces with Professor Colin Tourick to produce Managing Your Company Cars.

Jaguar smartens up the XF and adds a long awaited four-cylinder diesel engine.

Car fleet managers are cautiously optimistic about economic prospects for the remainder of 2011, according to the latest quarterly Company Car Trends survey.

ALD Automotive has announced the results of research carried out in conjunction with YouGov revealing that one-in-two UK financial directors are considering implementing telematics technology to reduce the risk associated with their company vehicles.

Ogilvie Fleet has continued its expansion drive with a development that sees it serve businesses and the public sector in Northern Ireland.

A new supplier group has been formed for daily rental companies that supply fleet customers through epyx’s 1link Hire Network e-commerce platform.

Tracking services provider Crystal Ball has secured three major deals totalling £250,000 for its vehicle tracking systems.

Aston Barclay is advising its vendors to be “realistic” when valuing their vehicles and setting reserves.

Derek Wilson is to head-up Network Q and oversee Vauxhall's rental sales and company vehicle operations. He moves to the UK from Hungary where he was Opel's chief financial officer for South East Europe.

Electrical contractors William Dyer found Trakm8’s Swift web portal increased efficiency in many different areas of their businesses, including productivity, fuel consumption and customer service.

The decision by the European Parliament to ensure 100% of vans are sub 147g/km CO2 emissions by 2020 could create a two tier used market, according to Shoreham Vehicle Auctions’ managing director Alex Wright.

Fleets must rethink their choosing process if they want to bypass longer waiting times for replacement cars caused by higher European demand for low-CO2 models.

Electric van maker Modec ceases trading after a month in administration.

Research suggests drivers are not fully attentive for up to two-thirds of journey.

Control Risks has selected Mycompanyfleet’s FleetHR software to provide fleet management support.

Procurement is increasingly taking a front seat role in fleet decisions, according to LeasePlan.

Leasedrive Velo is celebrating its first appearance in The Sunday Times PwC Profit Track 100 after being ranked 40th.

Hertz has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Motors in the UK to add the i-MiEV city car to the fleets of Hertz and car sharing club Connect by Hertz in the UK.

As part of its continued European expansion plans, Fleet Logistics has restructed it's management team.

500,000 tonnes of vehicle CO2 emissions could be saved in London with Start/Stop technology, says Bosch.

SMA Vehicle Remarketing has announced the opening of a new Birmingham auction centre.

Officials at Bath and North East Somerset Council have made significant savings from the monthly cost of tyre maintenance and replacement.