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For the first time in its history, Audi liveried blue-light police cars could be seen on UK streets after the Volkswagen Group – Audi, Seat, Volkswagen and Skoda – said it will enter a joint tender document to the National Police Improvement Agency (NPIA).

Jaguar has chosen Trafficmaster’s Trackstar stolen vehicle tracking as its approved security system on the All New Jaguar XJ

The first genuine Cosworth-developed road car since 1996, the latest limited edition Impreza, production will be restricted to 75 cars.

Organisers of the 2010 Canary Wharf London Motorexpo have today announced full details of this summer’s London event – which takes place from Monday 7th to Sunday 13th June and is totally free for the public to attend.

Manheim Auctions is to expand its commercial vehicle auction programme to Bruntingthorpe with the debut of its first van, truck and plant sale on Friday 18th, June.

As the May bank holiday approaches and thousands of motorists will be taking to the road for weekend getaways, RAC has compiled a list of basic maintenance checks fleet motorists should ensure are performed on fleet cars before they go out on long journeys.

Steve Paine has returned to BCA Blackbushe to resume his position as sales manager including complete responsibility for further developing LCV sales following a secondment to BCA's Birmingham centre.

The British Library operates a fleet of three Volkswagen Transporters and a Skoda Fabia Greenline Estate car from its Boston Spa, West Yorkshire premises, travelling some 100,000 miles a year.

Arval is taking its road safety event on the road this summer covering many aspects of road safety such as driver education, cost management and businesses’ legal obligations.

Fleets, lease companies and vehicle rental suppliers continue to experience major problems with a new computer system they are forced to use if they regularly send vehicles into the London congestion zone.

In an exclusive interview, the manufacturer's head of fleet sales outlines an ambitious future

The government has published the latest AFR rates, which companies use to repay drivers for fuel used on business mileage.

The Volkswagen Group will take a 90.1 percent stake in IDG, including the brand name rights and patents which was announced by both companies at a joint press conference in Turin.

Following the recent launch of its new GT models, Renault is now completing the New Mégane family by confirming UK pricing and specification for the Coupé-Cabriolet.

Kia will launch an electric version of its small Picanto in Europe within the next three years.

8 out of 10 finance bosses believe they can cut company car costs by up to half, according to a new survey by Lex Autolease.

SEAT is launching its debut this summer of new Exeo Tech and Exeo ST Tech models.

The German domestic appliance company, Miele, has taken delivery of its first batch of an order for 70 new Volkswagen Transporters.

Is your car and van fleet more than 800 vehicles? If it is, then you could be part of a major new initiative to profile Britain’s biggest fleets.

Fleet News wants your views on manufacturers as part of a major industry survey.

The Mazda6 has been a core component of the relaunched Mazda brand since its introduction in 2002.

Back in 2003, the Leasedrive Velo senior team made an ambitious and outspoken claim during an interview with Fleet News: “we will re-write the rules of fleet management”.

The mayor of London Boris Johnson is planning to raise the cost of driving into central London to £10. He is also planning to scrap the western extension to the charging zone by December.

CAP manufacturer relationships manager Martin Ward scours the globe for the week's insider intelligence.

With new research suggesting fleet managers are beginning to accept the idea of electric vehicles on their fleets and with new Government subsidies worth thousands of pounds being introduced in Januray 2011, are you more inclinded to adopt EVs?

With the weather finally warming up, the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) has urged drivers and riders to take particular care on country roads this bank holiday weekend.

DVLA Personalised Registrations is selling the perfect personalised registration for all Essex drivers - ESS 3X

Pama & Co have launched a brand new product as part of its Plug ‘N’ Go range. The product now will allow drivers to digitally capture scenes of interest for future review.

Fleet software provider Mycompanyfleet has enhanced its grey fleet solution, Driver Self-Serve, by launching a new business journey logger which allows drivers to independently log all business trips and update their mileage claims through their mobile phone.

Fleet manager Adrian Harris believes the right car as part of the employment package is great value to staff and company