News - Page 1484

CAP's manufacturer relationships manager Martin Ward scours the globe for the week's insider fleet intelligence

Spyshot: It might not be due for another 18 months, but BMW’s latest SUV is well into its testing programme.

Volkswagen has revealed details of its first hybrid model – a Golf which can return up to 83mpg and emit just 89g/km of CO2.

Ford has topped and tailed its Mondeo diesel range with a super-frugal model and a sporty range-topper, both on sale this month.

Audi is making its TT range even more appealing to user-choosers with a new diesel-powered model.

Cadillac’s range-topping STS saloon is now available in the UK in right-hand drive.

SEAT has given its Leon Cupra model the option of looking even sportier with a new bodykit.

Skoda’s version of parent company Volkswagen’s BlueMotion is GreenLine, and the first model has just been announced.

This concept car drops a strong clue as to what Mitsubishi’s five-door Lancer hatchback will look like when it goes on sale later this year.

Instability in the oil market, the credit crunch in the US and a multitude of other factors mean that both petrol and diesel cost well over £1 a litre, and many fleets are feeling the pinch.

Every so often television shows have a good laugh at the expense of past visions of the future.

The choice of tyres you use on your car can have a profound impact on the cost of driving, both financially and environmentally.

An overwhelming majority of fleet managers put in unpaid overtime purely in order to meet their high workloads.

Fleet CV: Jenny Bradley, fleet and travel services controller, Tyko Electronics UK

Settling in: Kate Adams, daily rental sales manager, DaimlerChrysler Fleet Management

Skoda UK has appointed Robert Hazelwood as brand director.

Klaus Kibsgaard has been named managing director of BMW UK.

Driver training company the TTC Group has named Malcolm Jones and Pauline Hall as directors of its TTC 2000 scheme.

Vivien O’Connor has been appointed as business development executive at fleet software specialists cfc solutions.

Direct Fleet Insurance (DFI), the first online auction-based insurance service for van fleets, has reported a healthy take-up from both sides of the industry following its recent launch.

Ford scored a double win at the ACFO Car and Van of the Year Awards, with the Ford Transit Connect named as fleet light van of the year for the fifth time while, for the 13th year in succession, the all-round excellence of the ubiquitous Ford Transit won ACFO’s fleet panel van of the year award.

THREE lucky readers won Anycom Bluetooth headsets after entering our competition in the last issue and correctly identified that people caught driving while using a hand-held phone would be fined £60 with three licence penalty points.

Zurich’s UK broker division has launched a new deal for light commercial vehicles.

EQUIPMENT rental company A-Plant is introducing the world’s first high performance electric van into its delivery fleet.

Legal expenses insurance specialist MAPS Legal Assistance has set a precedent by being the first in the industry to be awarded a major standard that recognises excellence in customer service.

More than two-thirds of drivers would feel scared and vulnerable if their car broke down when they were driving alone.

AVS Steps has completed the final stage of developing its SL Series of manual and automatic cassette steps.

The UK could save hundreds of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions if employees who opted out of company car schemes got back into a company car, a leading professional services provider has claimed.

Unison, the giant public sector union, is launching its own driving ‘licence’ to prove staff and employees are safe at the wheel.

Penny Hydraulics has reduced the price of its Easyloader Tail Lift to £995.