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Our in-depth look at the cars which will hit the market this year

Phill Tromans talked to top industry figures to find out their expectations and hear their advice for the year ahead

The two-year tale of how Peugeot’s 308 went from the drawing board to the company car park

Job prospects for January are bleak as fewer employers are looking to recruit because of financial uncertainty and a shortage of skilled workers.

Former Fleet News Award winner Nick Purkis has joined Royal Sun Alliance (RSA), Global Consulting, as senior risk consultant.

Vertu Motors has appointed Ian Stewart as general manager at its Bristol Street Motors Peugeot dealership.

Contract hire and fleet management firm Agility Fleet has appointed Lyndon Stokes as head of sales.

Edmund King has taken over as president of the AA, after spending eight years as executive director of the RAC Foundation.

Neil Monks, sales director, All-in-One Leasing

Steve Miller, Group fleet manager, Clinimed Holdings

Lex has won a major fleet contract after Aviva outsourced the running of its 1,600 strong car fleet to the company over the next three years on three year/60,000 mile contracts.

Steve Young, chief executive and a director of LDV, has resigned.

Soaring road fuel prices have stalled after three months of constant rise that saw the cost of petrol rise seven per cent and diesel 11%.

Lex has signed a new green contract with the Lexia Solutions Group.

A-Plant has taken delivery of 38 new Mitsubishi L200 pick-ups.

Motorists have ranked RAC top for roadside assistance for the second consecutive year.

Two thirds of UK motorists would now buy a car with better green credentials to avoid paying higher road tax.

National Mobile Windscreens has signed a contract worth more than £400,000 per year with Nobilas, which provides accident management services for insurers, leasing and rental companies and corporate car fleet owners.

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has published the levels that business mileage can be reclaimed.

Drivers caught using hand-held mobile phones or sat-nav systems at the wheel face two year jail terms under tough new guidelines published today.

Drivers on the A46 and M40 in Warwickshire are to benefit from a £76.8m scheme to ease congestion.

Almost two thirds of major roadworks on England's motorways and major A roads will be completed or suspended for the Christmas and New Year holiday before 6am on Friday, the Highways Agency has announced.

The government has published a consultation paper around the potential abolition of the P11d reporting process in order to reduce the administrative burden for employers.

Fleet managers should encourage their drivers to sign safety pledges before the Corporate Manslaughter Act comes into force next year.

London mayor Ken Livingstone has said he will make a decision on whether to go ahead with the 100% discount for cars emitting 120g/km or less of CO2 in the congestion charge zone before Christmas.

Company car drivers are being warned that they could be caught out if they trust cheap personal breathalysers currently on sale.

Fleet suppliers have just over one week left to secure a valuable discount on their tickets for the annual Fleet News Europe Conference.

Funding provider Network has revealed 10 skills that SMEs expect from their brokers.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

Direct Fleet Insurance, an online auction-based insurance site for commercial fleets, has seen a healthy take-up from both sides of the industry.