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MERCEDES-Benz has introduced a new entry-level diesel model to its M-class SUV range.

THE world’s first hot hybrid could soon be changing the way fleet drivers feel about super-clean motoring.

CATERPILLAR dealer Finning (UK) has updated its maintenance fleet and taken on Volkswagen Caddy vans.

SOCIAL housing maintenance provider Mears has fitted satellite tracking to its service fleet of 75 vehicles.

BUILDING maintenance services company Planned Maintenance Engineering (PME) has signed a fleet deal worth £3 million a year with Carillion Fleet.

FLEETS operating in the West Midlands now have access to a new finance provider.

ROCK singer Bryan Johnson, who fronts AC/DC, was part of a winning GE Commercial Finance, Fleet Services team that won the opportunity to donate £20,000 at a charity golf event at Whitbread plc’s annual celebrity golf day.

NORTHGATE, the UK’s largest daily rental group, has ended talks with private equity firm Terra Firma which could have led to a takeover.

GUN-PROOF versions of top Mercedes-Benz cars are to go on sale in Britain.

VOLKSWAGEN has set a scorching pace in diesel technology by revealing an engine capable of 83mpg economy and a potential top speed of more than 140mph.

CITROEN has revamped its C3 supermini range, with the addition of two new models, a facelifted front end and a redesigned interior.

A MAJOR revamp at telecoms giant T-Mobile has seen it replace its entire fleet of light commercial vehicles.

A LACK of courtesy on UK roads is putting company car drivers and other motorists at risk, new research suggests.

A LONDON borough is using a new commercial vehicle fleet to deliver post and school meals across the area.

SCOTTISH company Ogilvie Fleet has posted a 24% increase in profits and expanded its fleet from 4,800 to 6,000 vehicles in a year.

MARYLEBONE Cricket Club has awarded a three-year contract hire deal to LVC, part of Lex Vehicle Leasing’s small fleet division, for the supply of cars to its senior executive staff.

A FLEET of chauffeur-driven BMW 7-series were made available to VIPs visiting the Frieze Art Fair in London’s Regent Park last weekend.

DAIMLERCHRYSLER is hoping a liveried smart fortwo will help win it further fleet sales from the fire service.

CONFUSION caused by the vast array of insurance products in the market is leaving hundreds of employees illegally using their vehicles for business use.

AMTRAK Express Parcels has ordered a fleet of 40 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans after trialling the model in the West Midlands.

THE Government is being urged to introduce a blanket 30mph speed limit for all villages after a survey revealed 70% of county councils have no such policy.

BUSINESS support products company SunGard Vivista has appointed Countrywide Car and Van Rental as preferred supplier for its UK vehicle rental requirements.

VOLKSWAGEN’S Caddy van can now be ordered with the clutchless manual DSG gearbox.

CAR rental company Dollar Thrifty Europe has appointed Tom Knopek as managing director, international sales and marketing.

THE old shape Renault Clio is to continue alongside its successor in budget Campus specification.

MILLIONS and millions of pounds are spent out each year by insurance companies paying claims for drivers with whiplash, the cost of which is inevitably passed on to fleets.

MANUFACTURERS are constantly introducing new technology to minimize the effect of whiplash.

PROVIDING an award- winning risk management package to fleets is a pretty difficult feat.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

ARNOLD Clark Finance has recently revamped its website.