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A new driver focused, entry-level model from Mercedes-Benz will hit showrooms in June this year.

Two new versions of Renault’s Twingo are set to hit the market.

Green Motion, a green car and van hire network, has taken delivery of 18 new Citroën cars and vans.

Adair Turner has been named as the first Chair of the new Committee on Climate Change.

DCML has extended its contract with Inchcape for a further two years.

Zenith Vehicle Contracts has signed two new outsourcing contracts with Truck-Lite and Surfachem.

Masterlease has won a top business award for the ‘enthusiasm and professionalism’ of its workforce.

The mayor of London has delayed making an announcement on whether cars that produced 120g or less of CO2 per kilometre will be exempt from the congestion charge.

Lex has announced a three-year extension to its financing relationship with Honda Finance Europe.

Twenty-five years after it became compulsory to wear seatbelts, a third of car occupants receiving fatal injuries in a road crash are still being found to have not been wearing seatbelts.

Company car drivers appear to be spending less time behind the wheel.

The Government is stepping up its campaign to encourage more people to car share, with the publication of a new survey confirming that uptake is increasing.

The AA has teamed up with Nectar Business to reward SMEs that take out business breakdown cover.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

There’s just a week to go until the eighth annual Fleet News Europe conference.

Appointment: Chris Craft has been appointed as director of Volkswagen Passenger Cars UK.

Thames Hospicecare has received a donation of two vehicles from LeasePlan UK.

Letters to Fleet News' editor Martyn Moore.

A technology supplier that helps fleets manage driver safety and reduce fuel consumption has secured a major investment.

Skoda is preparing to whip the covers off its new flagship model at the Geneva Motor Show.

The link road between the eastbound M40 (Junction 1a) and M25 (Junction 16) will be closed from 10pm until 5am each night from tonight (Thursday January 31) until Saturday February 2.

Up to two thirds of motorists will ignore severe weather warnings expected to be issued by the Met Office this weekend.

The first part of a new package of measures to improve the safety of stretched limousines and keep unlawful vehicles off the road has been launched by the Department for Transport.

BCA Walsall have been named best performing auction centre by Lex.

Bank of Scotland has announced a substantial investment in Quartix, a supplier of vehicle tracking systems.

New additions to BMW’s 3 Series Convertible and 1 Series Coupe line-up will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

Small fleets are being targeted in a new scheme from car supermarket group, Motorpoint.

Irish fleet managers are to be targeted in a new campaign by the country’s Road Safety Authority (RSA) after it emerged that some of country’s largest companies are failing to carry out even the most basic checks on their drivers.

Used car dealers have said they will focus on lower mileage, smaller, more economical engines and higher specification cars, in an attempt to boost sales.

Denmark has been criticised by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) for for not integrating its environmental strategies into its transport system.