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

Manheim has uncovered signs that the used car market is staying relatively strong against a background of economic concern.

It’s not due out until the end of next year, but the new MINI Convertible has been spotted out on test with minimal disguise.

Volkswagen is replacing the SE specification level on the Passat with a new Highline trim with increased equipment levels.

The all-new Honda Accord has been revealed and aims to take the Japanese carmaker into direct fleet competition with premium manufacturers BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz.

For a sector that is said to be as dead as a dodo, the upper-medium segment is doing a very good job of flapping its wings and squawking a lot.

The concept of sharing lifts to or from work isn’t a new one; people have been doing it for years.

Here at Fleet News we spend a lot of time talking to fleet managers about their jobs. Some look after fleets of thousands, others just a handful. We also try out the cars coming to market.

Fleets could be paying substantially more for new cars from 2012 if European Commission proposals become law.

Companies working in the transport and logistics sector are ill-equipped to cope with change, according to new research from the Chartered Management Institute.

Fleet CV: Gina Heeley, fleet manager, Wolters Kluwer UK

Settling in: Joel Andrester, business sales manager, Skoda UK

Philip Newton has been named chief executive of Windsor Vehicle Leasing.

E-commerce specialist epyx has appointed Sarah Brading as human resources manager.

Peugeot has appointed David Peel as fleet director.

Total Accident Management has appointed Lena Ashton as strategic account manager.

Following its acquisition in 2007, Paragon Automotive has renamed QEK as Paragon Fleet Solutions.

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Cleaner, greener van fleets could be a reality on our roads, thanks to a new Department for Transport fund outlined by Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick.

RoadScan has launched a new VEDR (video event data recorder) for vans and trucks which not only records accidents and driver behaviour before, during and after an accident but also records the speed and GPS map location as well as sound.

Quartix has been ranked Number 38 in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the UK.

A new vehicle tracking solution has been developed by CMS Global Technologies.

Mileage Management, a subsidiary of Road Angel Group, has re-branded its business and commercial vehicle services under the name of Road Angel Fleet.

Vehicle tracking specialist Navman Wireless and IT developer HaulTech have joined forces to help optimise fleet efficiencies.

The BlackBerry and Pocket PC devices that have enabled workers to operate more effectively while on the move can now help employers meet their duty of care, thanks to VeriLocation’s latest product launch – a new online Personal Tracking Solution.

Masternaut has launched a new mobile version of its web-based vehicle tracking service.

Reducing the level of fuel taxes and introducing a levy based on distance travelled could help European governments meet their ambitious targets for cutting transport emissions

Subaru will give the new Forester its European debut at the Geneva Motor Show.

Since the launch of the latest Mitsubishi L200 there has been something of a schism in the ranks of the country’s 4x4 double-cab manufacturers.

Chevrolet has seen a successful 2007 topped by an even better start to 2008.