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FLEET sales burst through the one million mark in October, the ninth year in a row that the milestone has been achieved.

The industry faces up to challenges ahead

NEARLY 800 guests met for a night of entertainment and networking at the annual FN50 Dinner, held in London after the Challenge, Change and the Customer conference at the Hilton Metropole.

FLEET News has launched a new website fleet decision-makers and their drivers.

COMPANY Bosses at ATS Euromaster are in the process of launching new innovations aimed at the fleet industry and claim they are starting to win back lost customers.

OFTEN referred to as the fourth emergency service, the role of the roadside assistance provider is steadily changing and drivers are to blame.

THEY’VE drunk the free coffee and enjoyed perhaps too many gratis custard creams.

SUPPLIERS with the personal touch can secure fleet business and make life easier for fleet managers.

DON’T be confused by the title across the top of the homepage of this website. It’s not Fleet News’ sister-title AM’s new website (it used to be called Automotive Management), it’s auto-man.co.uk, the ‘total fleet management and funding solution’.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

KEY appointments in the fleet industry.

British motorists are more courteous to fellow drivers if they're good looking, according to a new survey.

Speed bumps that flatten out for drivers who keep to the speed limit could soon be introduced by councils across the UK.

CONCESSIONS have been given to France to lower excise duty charged on unleaded petrol and diesel, notably allowing its regional governments to set their own rates where there is political pressure to cut fuel prices.

SALES of light commercial vehicles across Europe have increased by almost 5% for the year-to-date when compared with the same period last year.

As carmakers cut back on cheap deals to rental firms, there is only one solution – higher charges. Steve Moody talks to two bosses at National Car Rental about what lies ahead for Britain’s fleets

CARELESS drivers are costing their employers more than £100 million in damage recharges on leased cars every year – a bill which has reached its highest level in five years.

COMPANY car drivers could be banned from smoking behind the wheel while carrying a passenger as part of the Government’s new health bill.

A FUTURE road charging scheme could use existing technologies, such as satellite navigation, rather than a dedicated ‘black box’, according to Transport Secretary Alistair Darling.

MOST people have no idea how modern active safety systems in cars work.

PEUGEOT is offering free Trafficmaster Smartnav satellite navigation to fleet drivers opting for a 407 saloon or SW.

OLDER technology diesel-engined cars could be the better buy for company car drivers thanks to the forthcoming benefit-in-kind tax changes, according to CAP.

TOYOTA has launched the Corolla Compressor – a supercharged sports flagship for the range.

STAFF at the international fast food chain McDonald’s are backing company cars over cash allowances.

THREE new vehicles have been rated by independent crash test specialists Euro NCAP.

A COMMUNICATIONS group has taken delivery of 47 new Renaults in a deal worth £800,000 at showroom prices following a stringent test with several manufacturers.

INTERNATIONAL breakdown company Europ Assistance has appointed Charles Walckenaer as managing director of UK and Ireland.

GE Commercial Finance, Fleet Services has launched a monthly report giving feedback on its third party services.

NISSAN has increased its light commercial vehicle range with the launch of a minibus.

VEHICLE Consulting, a partner of Lex Vehicle Leasing, has opened a West Midlands office.