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THE four millionth Saab has just rolled off the production line.

SCOTTISH-based vehicle hire company Leaseway has completed its second full year in business and trebled its turnover to £23 million.

MERCEDES-BENZ is introducing its Neck-Pro crash-responsive headrests as standard equipment on the C and E-class range and on the CLS and CLK models.

THE national roll-out of the new colour-coded environmental labels for cars begins tomorrow.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

WELL-managed model run-out programmes by manufacturers in the UK are minimising the hit on residual values outgoing models are experiencing.

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

RESULTS from sales around the UK.

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor John Maslen.

THE recent announcement by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling that the Government is considering the introduction of road charging for ordinary motorists within 10 years has taken the nation by surprise.

A WELSH haulage company which uses vans on its fleet has cut its wasted fuel and over-claimed hours bill by £45,000 a year.

A MONTH-long strike of car transporters in Italy has had a negative impact on the amount of new cars sold across Europe, latest figures reveal.

THE DANISH government has defeated a bid by the European Commission to have a vehicle registration charge levied on drivers moving with their car or van to Denmark from another European Union (EU) member state declared illegal.

RENTAL company Ready Rent, which operates from Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Lincoln, has taken on five LDV Maxus 2.8-tonne panel vans in a deal worth £70,000 at showroom prices.

LEGISLATION plays a pivotal role in fleet policies with many being introduced as a direct result of new laws pushed forward by the Government.

THE new worldwide boss of Alfa Romeo has promised fleets and company car drivers much better service from UK dealerships after he completed a ‘disastrous’ mystery shop.

A SUPPLIER of refrigeration units for vehicles has installed a satellite-linked customer management system into its fleet of more than 100 vans.

A WELSH haulage company which uses vans on its fleet has cut its wasted fuel and over-claimed hours bill by £45,000 a year.

NON-FAULT accident management assistance company Helphire has doubled its pre-tax profits.

WITH an all-new model looming on the horizon, MINI has made some key changes to its current line up and has also raised prices.

CAR security company Toad Group has been renamed as TG21plc. Company bosses say the move reflects its position as a technology group for the 21st century.

RENAULT has launched a Cup version of its Megane 225 hot hatch, priced at £18,600 on-the-road.

BENTLEY Cars is laying on free buses in an attempt to dissuade its 3,500 employees from driving to work.

CAMBRIDGE University chemical engineering researchers have developed a mobile mini-refinery to convert rapeseed oil into bio-diesel – to be sold on to fleets and garages.

RENTAL company Ready Rent, which operates from Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Lincoln, has taken on five LDV Maxus 2.8-tonne panel vans in a deal worth £70,000 at showroom prices.

THE UK’S best-selling fleet manufacturer has taken steps to meet an anticipated extra demand for diesel vehicles as drivers try to beat the deadline when they are no longer exempt from a 3% benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax penalty.

A SUPPLIER of refrigeration units for vehicles has installed a satellite-linked customer management system into its fleet of more than 100 vans.

MANAGING drivers is an integral part of fleet management and often becomes more difficult than negotiating with suppliers or introducing new initiatives.

AUTOGLASS, part of the Belron group, offers automotive glass replacement and repairs 24 hours a day, seven days a week on any vehicle, anywhere in the UK.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.