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Chevrolet is offering an extended five-year warranty, available on the brand’s Aveo and Cruze models across all engine and trim levels, the deal also includes three years or 30,000-miles free servicing.

Subsea 7 has signed a contract with Tusker, to provide a salary sacrifice car option as part of its flexible benefits package to around 1,800 employees throughout the UK.

See the latest national average fuel prices and the average price for fuel in your area for diesel, unleaded, super-unleaded and LPG.

The Fleet News company car tax calculator can help you put the real running costs of fleet vehicles in perspective.

A slowdown in used car sales from late spring will be compounded this year by the forthcoming general election, predicts Glass’s.

Renault has released pricing and specification details for its Wind Coupé-Roadster, priced from £15,500.

John Lewis, the chief executive of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) will be speaking at the Aftersales Conference 2010 hosted by AM magazine, the sister publication of Fleet News.

Leasing companies could be in a position to offer a cold weather tyres ‘add on’ to a maintenance contract from this autumn, improving safety and reducing downtime through wintry conditions.

Citroën has a new range of LCV finance options available for the second quarter.

Kia Motors (UK) Ltd is increasing the prices of some of its range by between three and four per cent from April 1 and implementing the Government's new Vehicle Excise Duty changes.

The City of London’s order for a battery-powered eBoxer from Allied Electric is one of the first vehicles commissioned under a new incentive programme funded by the department for transport.

The environmental credentials of Volkswagen Crafter’s BlueTDI engines, with emissions beyond the latest Euro5 standards, has helped Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles achieve one of its biggest orders for Crafter Tippers – one of the off-the-shelf conversions available from Volkswagen Van Centres.

Lift company strategy combines CO2 reductions with wider vehicle choice for employees

The Fuelcard Company is launching an innovative partnership which allows drivers to use their Keyfuels fuel cards as means of payment on the M6 Toll.

Commercial insurance broker KGJ Group is offering a discount of 10 percent on its customers’ insurance premiums if they have RedWeb trackers installed on their commercial, fleet or private vehicles.

Ford and Vauxhall – the country’s two biggest fleet carmakers - have introduced major model and pricing changes.

Fleet News/Lex Autolease driver knowledge survey reveals their hard work is paying off as nine-in-10 drivers believe they are getting a good service from their fleet manager.

GreenRoad launches GreenRoad 360.

April 2010 witnesses the most significant changes to vehicle tax since the CO2-based tax system was introduced in 2002. Fleets face a tightening of benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax bands, new VED levels, BIK tax-free electric vehicles and a new ‘showroom tax’.

Northgate has announced that Alan Noble and Phil Moorhouse are retiring from its Board with immediate effect.

Chevin Fleet Solutions is to launch an addition to its FleetWave fleet management system, designed to simplify and reduce the administrative burden of driver licence management.

Despite the chancellor trying to win over motorists by staggering the fuel duty hike, the cost of fuel at the pumps will rise by 2.35p per litre from April 1st.

Equalease, which offers three-to-12-month car leases, says that the average fleet size of its customers is between 25-50 vehicles.

Manufacturer confident that negative news coverage will not have any long-term effects

CAP reports ongoing stability in used car market for April

With the imminent arrival of a new range of electric cars, which will come with up to a £5,000 Government subsidy, it is no surprise there is a renewed focus on electric vehicles (EVs).

The continued momentum in the used LCV market set yet another record average value of £4,585 in February, an increase of £158 over January’s figure of £4,427 according to BCA.

TomTom has launched the XL IQ Routes™ edition2 , featuring a 11cm touch screen.

Paragon Group has appointed Chris Higgins as group head of IT.

Defence, security, transport and energy electronics group Ultra Electronics has selected Tusker to provide a salary sacrifice car scheme as part of its UltraSelect flexible benefits package available to around 1,800 employees throughout the UK.