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Interest in Ford’s lowest emission Focus has been so great that executives have admitted they have underestimated the annual volume.

Fleet managers should carry out regular weather checks on behalf of their drivers, an industrial injury lawyer has advised.

A report, which was never publicly released, shows that the proposed changes to the capital’s congestion zone charges could increase CO2 emissions across the capital.

Fleet managers have reacted angrily to a new survey, which implies that they are failing in their duty of care responsibilities to their drivers.

Fleets are being warned that they are likely to see a significant rise in car rental costs over the next 12 months.

A city speed league has been compiled to show the average speed of traffic in many of England’s most congested urban centres.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

The email addresses for Fleet News staff have changed to reflect the title’s new owner, Bauer.

Lex has signed a deal to manage the 1,650-vehicle fleet of housebuilder Taylor Wimpey.

E.ON has awarded a three-year £100 million contract to Lloyds TSB Autolease.

Letters to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

The Fuelcard Company has acquired Abbey Fuelcards.

The Department for Transport has allocated an extra £24m to try to improve the safety of international trucks entering the UK.

A new safety system that automatically boosts the side protection strength of cars that are about to collide with other vehicles is set to be launched.

An interactive virtual world on the internet is offering fleet managers new ways of assessing new car models.

Vauxhall will change its corporate identity this summer when the old griffin badge will be superseded by a new roundel which will appear first on the company’s Vectra replacement, the Insignia.

Petrol sales continue to fall as more and more British drivers switch to diesel.

Crewe-based Go Green Car and Van Rental has taken delivery of eight new Toyota Prius models

The first of 600 Ford Galaxy MPVs have been delivered to chauffeur company Addison Lee.

Vauxhall managing director Bill Parfitt has been made chairman of the company

The number of franchised dealer outlets in the UK fell in 2007, according to new research from Fleet News’ sister title Sewells.

GM UK Fleet has become the first vehicle manufacturer to sign up for the Department for Transport’s road safety programme, Driving for Better Business.

Fleet Auction Group has entered into a partnership to manage a vehicle de-fleeting centre and remarketing website for Nissan Finance.

BCA is expanding its remarketing activities in eastern Europe.

The European Union is pushing ahead with the approval of a compulsory regulation that will insist cars and vans sold in Europe have new “brake assist” systems and also meet detailed and tough requirements on frontal protection systems.

Lombard Vehicle Management is launching a special campaign with Vauxhall to target small to medium-sized businesses.

The Department for Transport has appointed Cenex to work with it in developing the new Low Carbon Vehicle Procurement Programme

Mercedes-Benz UK has vowed to improve its offering to fleets after admitting things were not yet up to scratch.

Nissan’s Qashqai will soon become a seven-seater.

Skoda has put its 1.6-litre engine with Tiptronic gearbox in its base range of cars.