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Demand for used cars has become “frantic” according to experts, with the auction centres seeing strong activity from both retail and dealer buyers.

Ideas that have saved fleet managers hundreds of thousands of pounds will be revealed at the Fleet Van Conference this year.

Fleet and business registrations continued their slide in June as companies shied away from taking new cars on to their fleets.

Alphabet has launched a new guide for fleet managers, which takes them back to basics.

FN50 multi-marque car lease and fleet management company Alphabet has moved into the light commercial vehicle lease sector.

Fleets are taking an increasing interest in the tax benefits of the third-generation Toyota Prius, which goes on sale next month.

A businessman jailed for 22 months after causing the death of a young boy while driving without a licence last month reinforces the need for regular licence checks, say RAC Risk Management.

Helphire, which supplies credit hire vehicles, has published positive results in its pre-close trading update for the year ending June 30, 2009.

The overwhelming majority of fleet operators say that they don’t think their staff are driving in an efficient, eco-friendly and safe manner.

Commercial vehicle rental giant Northgate made a pre-tax loss of £195.6m last year - a decline of 346% in just 12 months from the £79.5 million profit it made the preceding year.

The Lloyds Banking Group, which owns the two vehicle leasing giants Autolease and Lex, has confirmed another raft of job losses.

The average mileage of cars and vans has increased year-on-year since 2006, according to a study of more than 130,000 business vehicles.

With diesel and petrol above the £1 a litre mark, fleets can still manage the unmanageable

As Fleet News reports in this week's edition, fleets using telematics are facing the real prospect that some major suppliers will go out of business.

Masternaut Three X has signed a multi-million pound deal for O2 SIM cards with Wireless Logic, specialists in SIM based communications.

Helphire Group has announced several senior appointments in line with its programme of change and focus on consolidating its business structure towards efficiency and profitability.

Analysis from Manheim Auctions reveals that at £3,109 the average wholesale used van sale price was down just 0.5% (£16) in June compared with May.

A major new initiative has been launched to provide small companies with the advice and support they need to ensure their fleets are running efficiently, safely and cost-effectively.

Fleets need to take a fresh look at their vehicle

Trakm8 has launched its Swift fleet management packages, which consist of three packages Classic, Advanced and Premier all of which allow options to be added to “tailor the product precisely to the customer’s need”.

Steve Curtis Cars of Dalgety Bay, Fife, has been voted Motability’s best service to Dealer Fleets up to 250 Vehicles at the Motability Operations Supplier Awards 2009.

Twenty British companies, associations and non-Government organisations have signed the EU Road Safety Charter, commiting them to help save lives on the UK’s roads.

This week (13 to 19 July) is National BEN Week with a week of fundraising and celebrations of BEN, the charity for the automotive and related industries.

Honda's new CEO, Takanobu Ito, has confirmed plans to begin sales of the CR-Z sports hybrid in Japan in February 2010.

The Government is taking in less tax on fuel sales despite increasing fuel duty.

HPI has appointed James Edwards as sales operations manager.

Renault corporate account manager Richard Turk is taking part in a charity mountain climb to help raise money for the National Victims' Association.

General Motors has exited bankruptcy after overhauling its sales and marketing structure. Management changes are likely as the ‘new GM’ becomes leaner and better focused.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has entered into an arrangement to provide Tusker’s SalarySacfrice4Cars (SS4C) scheme as part of its flexible benefits offering, Benefits Plus, to all UK staff.