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Elina Karppinen has been made the new general manager at Renault Slough.

Zenith Vehicle Contracts has appointed James Wilde as non-executive chairman.

Matthew Bowden, national fleet sales manager, Volkswagen UK

Katy Warren, fleet administrator, Cancer Research UK

Coventry City Council has taken delivery of a fully electric smart as part of a 100-car trial for the introduction of a fully electric version of the two-seater smart.

BCA has said that the poorer than expected prices paid for de-fleet cars late last year should increase, but only if certain criteria are met.

Kwik-Fit Fleet has won a multi-million pound contract to supply a range of fast-fit services, including tyre repair, replacement and management, to Masterlease.

The six lucky winners of the limited edition Ford 2008 calendar, given away in a Fleet News competition on December 20 have been drawn.

Fleet News and its sister company CAP, the vehicle data specialist, would like to hear from fleet operators.

The Freight Transport Association has published the 46th edition of its Yearbook of Road Transport Law for 2008.

Bosch has developed a new safety system that provides increased protection for pedestrians and cyclists.

The grey fleet is in the spotlight again after an ongoing survey found that almost two out of three private vehicles driven on company business were not safe to be on the road.

Fleet operators have been advised to recommend that their drivers should use gloves when filling up with diesel, whether from a fuel depot on company premises or from a commercial filling station.

Agreement on two draft directives and a draft regulation aimed at changing the rules on VAT has been reached.

Avis has introduced the first in a number of schemes aimed at attracting more corporate customers to its rental desks.

The next generation of vehicle tracking software has been launched by Navman Wireless.

Volkswagen Fleet Services has named its top-performing retailers and staff of 2007.

Vehicle rental company Northgate has won a contract to supply 130 refrigerated vehicles to Tesco.com.

Lex has won a major contract after Aviva outsourced the running of its 1,600-strong car fleet to the company over the next three years.

Fleet managers have the chance to enjoy free five-star luxury and do business at the same time during the Fleet News Forum on February19-20.

Motorists could double their chances of a winter accident simply by driving in a high-risk area.

With fleet managers confirming that pressure to cut costs is again topping their list of priorities for 2008, a new approach to repairing company cars could provide part of the answer.

Fleet managers have identified three areas that present the greatest risk their drivers face.

The European Parliament has agreed new maximum concentration levels for the most hazardous atmospheric microparticles to human health.

Freight trains should soon run from Antwerp to Bratislava or Lisbon to Liverpool without stopping at borders or changing locomotives’ train crews.

The European Commission is expected to allow carmakers to team up to meet new emission limits that will come into force in 2012.

The growing trend of an increased number of large-volume professional buyers in the auction halls will continue into this year.

Ford is supplying 300 Transits to Speedy Hire – the UK’s largest tool and equipment hire firm.

Martin Ward, Martin Ward is CAP’s manufacturer relationships manager, scours the globe for the week’s insider fleet intelligence.

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