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Hendy Kia has won a deal to provide 14 Kia cee’d EcoDynamics SWs for combustion technology and energy specialists Saacke Combustion Services.

Avis UK has appointed Chris Longmuir as director of business development to concentrate on growing the B2B sector.

Jaama is continuing its expansion with the appointment of two new support analysts.

The Government has confirmed that a total review of all vehicle testing will begin later this year.

HMRC has introduced an initiative to try to get the grey fleet drivers covering the highest mileage into company cars.

Fleets keen to take on electric cars could face a wait for the new Nissan Leaf next year after Nissan committed to a 50:50 split with the retail market.

The ultra-low carbon vehicle subsidy for electric or plug-in hybrid cars, which starts in January 2011 has survived the budgetary cuts.

A growing number of companies are considering replacing their company car schemes with salary sacrifice.

All new Vauxhall cars are now covered by 'lifetime' warranty from day of registration, up to 100,000 miles.

New car registrations in July fell for first time in a year, although fleet registrations rose slightly last month.

Company rules dictate that Vauxhall chairman Bill Parfitt has to produce his driving licence each time he wants to drive from his headquarters in Luton.

For reasons I don’t need to go into here I’ve recently spent quite a bit of time with a particular group of occupational drivers.

Nottingham University Hospital has become the latest NHS Trust to use a Traka system to manage its vehicle keys.

The number of fleets using short term leasing to source their company cars is increasing due to continuing economic uncertainty, according to Equalease.

Gio Benedetti, chairman of Wishaw-based manufacturer Wallace Cameron, has developed a new safety product.

IAM Drive & Survive calls for fleet managers and business drivers to invest in eco-driver training to improve their efficiency.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has extended its contract with fuel card reseller The Fuelcard Company for an additional two years.

Rebecca Harris, Conservative MP for Essex Castle Point, has been awarded Parliamentarian of the Month by Brake, the road safety charity, and Direct Line.

BMW has launched a specialist winter tyre programme designed to help drivers get the best on-road performance from their car throughout the winter months.

Two new fleet vehicle CCTV and fleet data systems have been launched.

Councillors at Surrey County Council have taken a cut in mileage rates.

City Car Club has won the tender to operate the city’s official car club.

Morris Vermaport has replaced its fleet of vans with a fleet of Toyota Prius hybrids.

Ford and AA DriveTech are aiming to help Ford drivers save fuel by offering specialised driver training.

London-based fleet coordinator Louise Haigh received an unexpected surprise when she attended the Greener Company Car in Action Day (GCCIA) 2010 after entering a competition at the Škoda stand.

Glass’s is predicting that hybrid cars will represent the dominant ‘green’ powertrain technology until 2019, after which they will be overtaken by electric vehicle sales.

Vauxhall has expanded its MasterFit Premier Service network.

The 2011 Freelander 2 model range, on sale in the UK from the end of September. A new sub-160g/km version will be launched in january 2011, which will also be Land Rover's first two-wheel drive model.

A recent European Court of Justice ruling has raised fears about the future of salary sacrifice schemes.

Puncture repair kits can increase downtime by up to half a day