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FLEET are being offered a free risk management health check by Lloyds TSB autolease.

JAPANESE manufacturers Nissan, Lexus and Mazda have commissioned EurotaxGlass’s International to provide long term residual value forecasts for their new car launches.

AUDI’S A4 Cabriolet is the latest model to receive the firm’s new corporate front-end treatment, with a deep grille extending down below the bumper line.

HONDA has announced details of its new Civic petrol-electric hybrid.

RENAULT is to offer fleet customers an upgraded vehicle replacement service if they suffer a warranty-related breakdown.

HEALTH and care company BUPA has outsourced the management of its 500-strong fleet.

AN INDEPENDENT contract hire company has announced a £2.5 million investment in new technology and premises.

HAVE you noticed how few donkeys there are about these days? Growing up in the country I remember seeing them everywhere, but I suppose their peculiar mix of melancholy and rugged usefulness has no place in modern society.

CHRYSLER has revealed that its 300C saloon car will be priced from £25,750 OTR when launched in October.

A ROAD-going Caterham sports car developed by the manufacturer and a university has achieved 100mpg.

CHEVROLET is hoping its new Matiz will make a splash in the fleet world following the delivery of 200 cars for daily rental use.

FLEET NewsNet looks at how new cars taken on to a typical fleet might perform over the next three years/60,000 miles.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

THE premium for a used prestige car with an automatic gearbox has grown considerably over the past two years.

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor John Maslen.

RESULTS from sales across the UK.

DAIHATSU is recalling more than 15,000 Hijet vans after concerns were raised about the durability of the front hub and spindle assembly.

LOW interest rates are prompting an increasing number of companies who outright purchase their fleet of vehicles to cash in their assets and investigate sale and leaseback schemes, a fleet supplier has claimed.

SURREY’S police force has launched an affinity scheme as part of its benefits package to offer staff, former employees and their families the chance to buy or lease a car.

CHARTERED surveyor and estate agency Humberts has outsourced the management of its user-chooser company cars and owner-driver vehicles.

THE new Vauxhall Vectra will be available sporting a set of wheels that look like alloys – but aren’t.

SAAB will take the wraps off its revised 9-5 saloon and estate range at next week’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

PEUGEOT'S Boxer van has taken on a new fleet role as a mobile police station.

A NEW software package has been developed to help fleet managers check the validity of their drivers’ licences.

COMPANY car drivers are booking servicing online in record numbers.

A COMPANY has proved that a traditional fleet can operate seamlessly alongside an employee car ownership scheme to provide efficient and safe driver management and save money.

A GLOBAL lift-maker has revamped its worldwide fleet operation. KONE International has 12,000 vehicles in 18 countries and spent considerable time examining options for managing them efficiently.

NATIONAL Car Rental has added three Subaru models to its fleet.

DOUBLE Olympic gold medallist Lord Coe will be guest speaker at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ annual dinner this year.

AMTRAK Express Parcels has increased its delivery fleet of vans by 250 vehicles after taking over rival parcel carrier Nightspeed Services for an undisclosed sum.