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The need for companies to save money in the current economic climate has played a pivotal role in Kia’s significant growth in the fleet sector.

Mazda has introduced a new sporty Takuya special edition range for the Summer which follows on from the successes of the Mazda2, Mazda3 and Mazda6 Tamura special editions earlier this year.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) have announced that they have started a feasibility study for the development and supply of powertrains for electric vehicles

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles secures a £1.7 million deal to supply over 80 Transporter vans to Arcus Engineering.

Jon Hunt, of Toyota/Lexus fleet services, talks about the new Auris hybrid and the manufacturer's offering to fleets wishing to minimise both taxation and environmental impact - and announces the launch of a new Lexus.

Real world driver behaviour could soon become a key part of the fleet management agenda, says fleet software market leader CFC Solutions.

Arval has launched a new website designed to promote road safety and encourage its customers and all businesses to implement effective risk management policies.

Ken Trinder, head of business development at epyx comments on the erratic rise in fleet car and van sales

By achieving a crash reduction of almost a third, ALD Automotive has become a Driving for Better Business champion.

A large-scale safety research project is now being rolled out in collaboration with DHL Tradeteam in the UK and Dutch haulage firm Nijhof-Wassink.

Five London-based fleets will begin trialling four pre-production plug-in hybrid cars each next month in the largest three-year trial to date.

One of the largest vehicle evaluation days ever organised by Inchcape Fleet Solutions was held recently for a 520-vehicle fleet.

Seat, which has seen fleet sales rise 42% in the first half of the year compared to a rise in the overall market of 14%

Toyota and Lexus, which combined their fleet sales operations last year, are expecting business sales this year to be driven by the new 89g Auris Hybrid.

Greener Company Car in Action was the setting for Saab to unveil its first right-hand drive 9-5 saloon.

Skoda expects the ‘real’ fleet market – contract hire and outright purchase - to pick up by the end of the year and into 2011.

Vauxhall showed its new Ampera ‘extended range electric vehicle’ at The Greener Company Car in Action, fielding questions about its unique technology.

Mazda is expecting a year of significant growth in fleet sales with strong performance from new products and a new strategy to target smaller fleets.

Fuel cell cars will begin testing with fleets within the next decade and will be a common sight on UK roads by 2030.

As the doors opened at Greener Company Car In Action at 9am this morning, whose stands did the fleet decision makers rush toward first?

Renault has launched Renault iCare, a maintenance system designed for the commercial vehicle user to ensure down time is kept to a minimum.

Leasing and fleet management company ALD Automotive has improved employee productivity by boosting capacity and business continuity.

The high costs of emergency services, hospitals and long term care for the disabled can often be avoided through little more than the cost of a pot of paint.

Transport secretary, Philip Hammond, has today confirmed that the ‘Plug-In Car Grant’, designed to stimulate demand for low carbon vehicles, will go ahead from January 2011.

Connaught Environmental, a division of Connaught plc, has just taken delivery of 17 specialist vehicles and ordered a further 24, worth over £2 million in total.

Almost a third of company car drivers say they don’t care about the emissions of their next company vehicle, despite tax.

BCA have published ‘The Used LCV Market Report 2010’, a new publication aimed at highlighting the critical role LCV’s play in the UK wealth and prosperity.

Two recent studies have indicated the likely uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) by fleets and private motorists.

Motorists wrongly accused of traffic offences have been given good news after a judicial review ruled a new law preventing them from recovering the full cost of their defence in court is wrong.

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