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Car rental hire company Sixt supported Pride 2009 with the donation of two transit vans for the finale of the festival fortnight on Saturday, July 4.

Contract hire and rental company NVR Fleet UK has completed a restructuring of its asset backed debt with its principal asset backed lenders.

Simulcast, Manheim Auctions’ online broadcast of physical auctions, is continuing to break all its previous records.

Ford has reached a new agreement to add Transit all-wheel-drive models to the National Grid's fleet of over 3,000 Ford vehicles.

The all-new XJ luxury saloon from Jaguar makes its world debut

Audi's A4 is now available with a low emission TDIe version, offering 61.4mpg economy and CO2 emissions of 120g/km

Trakm8 has announced the launch of their new Swift fleet management packages, consisting of the Swift Fleet Classic, Swift Fleet Advanced and Swift Fleet Premier.

Clamping companies are acting illegally by imposing an exorbitant charge for releasing cars that have been clamped or towed away, claim the RAC Foundation.

Autoquake.com is offering a new pre-order service which remarkets fleet cars to retail customers before they come off-fleet.

Mercedes-Benz UK has just taken delivery of its most compact, sustainable and lightweight urban runabout yet - the Mercedes-Benz Folding Bike.

Leasedrive Velo has outsourced its non -fault accident vehicle replacement and personal injury business to Total Accident Management.

The latest figures from the HPI Used Car Valuations Index show values have crept up for the fourth month in a row.

Scrappage scheme delivers boost to private sales but fleet registrations remain down

UCB has chosen driver training company DriveSense to deliver a training programme for a mix of 120 grey fleet and company car employees.

Autoquake.com has announced it’s offering its website and e-commerce platform as a white label affinity site to fleet and leasing companies.

Initially launched four years ago, ALD Automotive has renegotiated improved terms on new car, monthly lease rates for 3,500 staff employed by Surrey Police for its affinity scheme.

Model deratives, colour and options will all make a difference when it comes to selling on

But getting it right can have a big impact, helping to reduce a company's operating costs

Roger Grainger has taken over the reins as national fleet sales manager for Audi UK this week, replacing Nick Andrews who has taken up a new position within the Volkswagen Group.

As the holiday season looms, Business Link has produced a ten-point check list to help you and your business prepare for the peak holiday season.

Peugeot has added improved diesel engines to its 407 Coupe range

SMA Newcastle wins top Motability award

The clamour for quality used cars in the auction houses is frantic, according to experts.

Fleet managers have been urged to submit their suggestions on how at-work driver risk should be tackled in the Government's new 10-year road safety strategy.

Suppliers outline why fleets should replace spreadsheets with management software systems

More than half the country’s businesses have not yet considered their contribution to climate change, according to a new survey which also found that most of Britain's bosses are unaware that a new law - the Carbon Reduction Commitment - may compel them to account for their companies' carbon emissions.

The AA has bought DriveTech (UK) to strengthen its driver training proposition.

Average values rose by 3% (£202) in June following a fall of just 0.6% (£38) in May, according to Manheim Auctions’ monthly market analysis for cars.

BCA has published details of the most popular used car colours sold in the first three months of 2009 with silver taking the number one position at nearly 25%, posting a 1.5-point increase since last year.

Protecting the health, safety and well-being of Scottish workers during tough economic times will be the theme of this year’s RoSPA Scotland Congress.