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Audi presents the A8 hybrid as a technology concept at the Geneva Motor Show.

Audi is expanding its new e-tron model family step by step.

Hyundai at Geneva: new looks and lower emissions for i range

The Fleet News website has been through the biggest transformation in its 15-year history. The new site is packed with features and tools providing you with everything you need to run an efficient and effective fleet operation.

Fleet Support Group has made two new appointments as it looks to further expand

The AA today called for pioneers to lead the switch from diesel and petrol cars to electric vehicles.

Arval has refreshed its own company car choice list for employees so that it not only includes a wider variety of the lowest emitting vehicles on the market, but it also provides clear financial incentives for staff to select them.

Car hire company Avis, has partnered with the Renault-Nissan Alliance to offer electric cars to its customers from 2011.

Inchcape Fleet Solutions has signed new rolling glass supplier contracts with Autoglass and National Mobile Windscreens, following a competitive tender.

FordRental is providing four vehicles for the BT Sport Relief Million Pound Bike Ride from John O’Groats to Lands End, which started yesterday.

Tyre safety group TyreSafe is warning motorists that they could be compromising their own safety if they replace the run-flat tyres fitted to their vehicle with standard tyres.

Toyota has confirmed the British-built Auris HSD (Hybrid Synergy Drive) will deliver CO2 emissions of just 89g/km and official combined cycle fuel consumption of 74.3mpg.

Volkswagen has fleshed out its plans to expand its fleet of electric vehicles and become the market leader in electric drive vehicles by 2018.

Fleet operating cost reductions, cutting transport carbon dioxide emissions and at-work driving safety will be under the spotlight at a series of seminars.

Two new appointments have been made by Fleet Support Group as the independent fleet management company looks to further expand.

Fiat Group Automobiles UK kicks-off a busy March with news of another high profile fleet tie-up - this time with The Football Association.

Jason Francis has joined CFC Solutions as a telemarketing executive concentrating on its fleet management software.

The new Lexus CT 200h, which goes into production in late 2010 and is set for sale worldwide, aims to attract new, younger customers to the brand.

As another batch of environmentally-friendly new models are unveiled at this year's Geneva Motor Show, JATO Dynamics has revealed how the growth of small, low-CO2 cars is driving down the average CO2 emissions across Europe.

The protracted downturn in new-car sales over recent years will have a significant effect on the used market in 2010 and beyond, warns Glass’s Guide.

Suffering a broken neck in a road crash has given fleet manager Leigh Stiff a unique insight into why all public and private sector organisations should take their occupational road risk management responsibilities seriously.

Fleets considering electric cars should hold off until next year after the Government confirmed it will pay up to £5,000 towards the cost of new zero-emissions cars.

Volkswagen Fleet Services has undergone a team restructure with the aim of increasing the focus and service it offers to the contract hire and leasing market.

The true cost of a health and safety prosecution.

So what do you want to know about your so called ‘grey fleet’? Perhaps there is another question you may want to ask first, “How much do I need to know?”

The Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008, which came hot on the heels of the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007, acted as a stark reminder for many companies to focus once again on Health and Safety. It is important to remember that work-related road incidents account for more than 1,000 fatalities each year making it the single largest cause of occupational fatalities in the UK.

A well placed source at Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has robustly dismissed a Bloomberg story speculating that the banking giant intends to sell its Lex Autolease contract hire division.

Telematics provider Minorplanet Systems has blamed falling demand, a reliance on SME business and difficulty securing lease funding for an “exceptionally difficult year”, which saw it make a loss for the first time in five years.

Fleet News will be launching a major new research programme in association with the Energy Saving Trust and Sewells Research and Insight - the survey will examine changing fleet attitudes to costs and the environment.

Zenith Provecta continues to see strong growth from its daily rental service which has secured a customer list that now includes Barnardo’s, Crystal Martin International, European Electronique, the Gardline Group and United Fleet Distribution.