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Vauxhall has topped and tailed its new Insignia range with a low-emission version and a high-performance VXR derivative.

The trial of a 100-strong fleet of electric-powered Smart cars is paving the way for thousands more and the possible transformation of the microcar market from 2012.

Measures taken now can provide welcome cost savings

New emissions challenge faces diesel engines

Readers can download the chancellor's full 2009 Budget report here.

Read the chancellor's budget speech to the House of Commons in full.

The chancellor has confirmed significant CO2-reduction targets and investment in low-carbon industries.

The chancellor has confirmed that fuel duty will increase by 2p in September and then by 1p above inflation each April.

The chancellor is outlining his plans to help businesses survive the recession.

The chancellor is on his feet delivering the 2009 Budget.

The chancellor Alistair Darling is about to deliver one of the most important Budget’s in living memory.

Research centre is working with fleets to help influence safety in car manufacturing

An increasing number of fleets are turning to telematics to help reduce costs and monitor vehicle activity.

The rollercoaster ride that used van values have suffered over the past six months appears to be over, with experts seeing rising prices for the past three months.

Alphabet has bought more than 1,600 cars from insurance company RSA and is selling them back to RSA employees under an employee car ownership (ECO) scheme.

Van fleet managers have been advised of the dates of the most important event in their diaries: the Fleet Van Conference and Awards will take place on September 16 at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham.

GM UK Special Vehicles (SV) is seeing an increase in business as blue-light fleet managers increasingly appreciate having vehicles supplied fully equipped for duty with all additional equipment covered under the manufacturer’s warranty.

Nationwide Autocentres has appointed All Fleet Services to support its customer satisfaction index programme.

There are signs that companies are increasingly looking at salary sacrifice schemes in an attempt to provide company cars to more of their employees.

The Energy Saving Trust (EST) is to use Ford rental vehicles.

The Government has outlined its plans to make Britain the world leader in road safety.

The Department for Transport's latest statistics on vehicles using UK roads reveal that alomst 60% of new car registrations last year were to companies.

Police caross Europe have begun a week-long operation to target speeding drivers.

Helphire chief executive Mark Adams has handed in his notice.

Budget Rent-a-Car has introduced new livery for its 600-vehicle van fleet.

Autoglass has won an extension to its contract to provide windscreen repair and replacement services to LeasePlan UK for a further two years.

Ogilvie Fleet has introduced 24-hour telephone support 365 days a year.

Fleets in Lincolnshire are being targeted in a new county-wide Road Safety Partnership campaign to highlight the dangers of driver fatigue.

Details of a new eco Insignia have been released by Vauxhall.

From 12:30 today, the Fleet News team will be bringing readers unrivalled online coverage of the Chancellor's 2009 Budget as it happens.