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Fleet Alliance has agreed to be transport partner for Maggie’s Monster Bike and Hike which raises millions of pounds for cancer care homes.

Shape of fleets will be defined by green programmes.

Navman Wireless appoint John Merrill as dealer manager in the UK.

The British School of Motoring has ended a contract with Fiat for it to supply the motoring school with thousands of its cars.

Manheim Auctions has closed its auction centre in Rotherham.

Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles achieves record success in September.

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is launching a new and improved version of Driver Profiler.

Leasedrive Velo appoint three new members to the team in a bid to drive growth to the company.

Paragon Fleet Solutions has announced the launch of its new fleet sales support programme.

Figures on road fatalities show the UK as having the safest roads in Europe.

Fuel economy in new cars has improved drastically over the past 12 months.

Ace Vehicle Deliveries launch a new vehicle management service aimed at managing vehicles changing status midway through a contract.

The trial of Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings, which will be the first corporate manslaughter case in the country, has been adjourned until 24 January 2011.

I had my own eco driving lesson recently and I achieved an excellent improvement of 14% on my second run. But I couldn’t help thinking, is this all a game of luck?

The second results of a UK-wide electric and low carbon vehicle testing project are published today.

Stepping into the hot seat for questioning this month about his job and his strategy to sell more vehicles is Steve Clary, Ford of Britain’s new director.

LeasePlan is appointed as long-term sole supplier for Virgin Media.

The Mitsubishi i-MiEV wins electric vehicle of the year at this years GreenFleet Awards.

Mike O'Driscoll, managing director at Jaguar, has announced he will retire in 2011.

Framework now in place for two new electric vehicle training programmes.

BCA release the latest values for the Fleet sector in September.

Tusker achieves carbon neutral status after making an independent assessment of its carbon footprint.

Fleet News will soon be launching the Fleet News Directory 2011.

Volvo Car UK has announced prices for the all-new V60 sports wagon.

September deliveries alone up by 10% as small businesses look to leasing.

ATS Euromaster is offering specialist cold weather tyres to retail customers for the first time.

Many company vehicle drivers are still failing to belt up when behind the wheel, according to a new report.

Public sector fleet chief Damian James has joined the board of ACFO.

As darker evenings return this month in the UK with the ‘changing of the clock’, and to support European Road Safety Day being held on 13 October.

Production for the new 2011 Honda Civic starts in November.