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MANUFACTURERS’ reductions in rental volumes kept used supply under control during August.

THE road, as we all know, is a dangerous place. But for the average company car the most dangerous place is off the road – parking and manoeuvring account for most damage suffered by fleet vehicles.

FLEETS are helping to shape the future of car safety at Volvo.

THE public sector fleet industry must band together to improve safety, according to former union heavyweight Sir Bill Morris.

FOR several years industry experts have predicted that, before long, some of the major players in the leasing industry would join forces. Last week, their predictions proved correct.

THE motivation for wanting a greener fleet usually boils down to two issues – the need to save money and the desire to be more responsible towards the environment.

KEY appointments in the fleet industry.

MICROSITES are finding their own niche in the promotion of individual products, allowing manufacturers to place specific cars centre stage for a limited time period.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

THE European new and used car markets have gone under scrutiny in a major report showing important trends in each of the main countries.

FOUR new products are being launched across Europe by GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services, marketing the products under its ‘Key’ banner.

GENERAL Motors will expand new developments in vehicle safety and emissions that will feature in its European fleet cars of the future from a new site in Saab’s home base of Trollhättan in Sweden.

Sales of new cars across Europe or the month of August compared to the same month last year were up by 7.5% to 894,226 units. This is in contrast with July’s sales which were down 1.8% compared to July 2004.

NATIONAL Car Rental is increasing its presence in Germany with the aim of having 100 locations by the end of this year and a further 50 by the end of 2006.

Sales of new cars in Western Europe reversed two months of falls in August.

INFRASTRUCTURE developments needed for the successful launch of an accident alert system are behind schedule if the system is to be launched in all new cars made from 2009.

RUNNING the company car fleet can be time consuming, laborious and one of the greatest areas of internal dispute. For small to medium size businesses that need the mobility but don’t want the hassle, there is now a solution that meets all their needs.

LEX Vehicle Leasing is to manage the vehicle leasing and fleet operations of its major rival HSBC Vehicle Finance.

FLEETS are calling on the Government to review the advisory fuel rates they use to reimburse staff for business mileage amid concerns that soaring prices at the pump are leaving company car drivers out of pocket.

VAUXHALL and Saab chief Jonathan Browning has called on fleets to put pressure on the Government to increase its commitment to green fuels.

A FUTURE for MG Rover could soon be confirmed as the Chinese carmakers scrapping over its remnants approach a deal.

CAR rental giant Hertz has been sold in a multi-billion dollar deal to a private investor group.

FORMULA One and fleet joined forces for the day when Honda held a series of flying visits to some of Britain’s biggest companies.

THE Government is promising to cut red tape for British businesses.

CITROEN vans are entering home and garden service thanks to a deal with two companies in the Myhome group.

A £490 million project to give drivers real-time information on England’s motorways has been announced by the Government.

COMPANIES in the transport sector are among finalists announced in the National Training Awards.

FLEET solutions provider Venson Group has teamed up with DriveTech (UK) to launch a new initiative aimed at helping organisations improve their occupational road risk management.

CITROEN has ordered its new chief executive in Britain to find out why the cars it builds are not on the choice lists of more fleet buyers.

FLEETS exaggerating insurance claims for company vehicles involved in accidents are contributing to commercial insurance fraud that costs £550 million a year.