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Wholelife cost calculations show that fleets could save thousands of pounds by turning to electric power for low mileage, urban stop-start journeys.

Toyota’s new iQ supermini will be priced from £9,495 when it goes on sale early next year.

New car registrations fell last month by 21.2% to 330,295 units.

Ford has warned contract hire companies that it is keeping a close eye on websites which advertise heavily discounted new cars and will terminate deals with any companies that are illegally selling on vehicles.

Businesses have begun cutting back on the number of new fleet vehicles they are acquiring as the economic situation worsens.

Car leasing customers are set to pay more in the wake of the economic meltdown.

Network, the broker arm of LeasePlan, is to introduce a number of measures to raise standards for its affiliated brokers.

ALD Automotive has signed a sole supply outsourcing agreement for a range of services covering 300 company cars and 60 cash opt-out employees run by Skipton Building Society.

There has been an increase in insurance claims for damage to vehicles caused by thieves stealing fuel.

The advertising watchdog has slammed Lexus for a poster and national press advert for its RX400h.

The merger between Lloyds TSB and HBOS may have run intro trouble after a sudden drop in the value of HBOS.

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Tesco has become the first supermarket in Northern Ireland to launch a fleet of Modec battery-powered zero-emission home delivery vans.

Companies have been warned about ‘fronting’ – allowing people who are not directly connected to the company to drive under its insurance.

Fleet Support Group’s RiskMaster driving safely programme has been commended in an independent survey.

The Highways Agency has been praised for its annual report and business plan.

The European Parliament has proposed an additional carbon dioxide emission limit for new cars of 95g/km of CO2 for 2020.

Geoff Hoon has been appointed as the government’s new transport secretary.

Specialist four-wheel drive rental and leasing firm SHB 4x4 celebrated 40 years in business at a party held in its honour by Land Rover.

Accident Exchange has launched a new website, InterventionRental.com

Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions has appointed Active Risk Management to help improve its driver road traffic collision record.

Up to 60 new ambulances will be purchased over the next three years as part of a £17million capital investment in the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

Peugeot's Specialist Vehicles Operation’s new purpose built facility has secured orders worth over £500,000.

The Bank of England has slashed interest rates by half a percentage point from 5% to 4.5% to ease financial pressures on the UK’s economy.

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The Government has created a £50 billion rescue package for the banking system and will make the additional capital available to eight of the UK's largest banks.

A driver training scheme that can improve fuel consumption by up to 25% and lead to significant vehicle emission reductions has been launched.

With less than six months to go before major changes to company car tax come into force, fleets have been told to act now to ensure they are not unintentionally penalised by the new rules.

Highlights from the Paris Motor Show: Audi A1, new Ford Ka and a practical Lamborghini...and the glamour.

The Fleet News Hit for Six conferences looked at the six most important issues facing fleet managers.