THIS is Renault’s new Clio, on sale in the UK from October.
TOYOTA is dropping three cars from its UK line-up in response to forthcoming emissions laws.
GLASGOW City Council is taking on more than 200 Volkswagen Caddy vans throughout the year.
A MAJOR focus on tyre management has reaped savings worth £50,000 over two years for a Scottish authority.
BRITISH Gas is trialling 50 Volkswagen Caddy vans to evaluate wholelife costs.
FORK-LIFT truck manufacturer Jungheinrich has ordered more than 40 Mercedes-Benz vans.
THE increasing popularity of internet shopping and supermarket home delivery services has fuelled growth within the commercial vehicle sector, resulting in an 11% surge in funding for commercial vehicles in 2004 compared to 2003.
NEWSAGENT chain TM Retail has awarded a fleet management and maintenance service contract to LeaseDrive Group.
AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.
STRESS on the road is pushing the vast majority of company car drivers to breaking point, new research suggests.
THE Government should link its pay-as-you-drive scheme with crime-prevention measures to ensure it is accepted by motorists, it has been suggested.
A BACK-to-basics approach is needed among fleet drivers to ensure they look after vehicles properly.
JAGUAR has revealed details of its new diesel-powered XJ saloon range.
THE number of speeding tickets issued in England has quadrupled in four years, with revenue from speed cameras rocketing from £15 million to nearly £100 million over the same period.
SALFORD City Council has taken delivery of the first LDV Maxus in its new magenta corporate colour, designed to ‘put Salford in people’s minds as a modern and forward-looking city’.
FLEETS are invited to put forward teams for an RAC and Motability five-a-side football charity challenge.
FLEET managers have given their views on the key issues facing their fleets and the industry in general during an exclusive Fleet News Round Table, held in association with National Car Rental.
LAUNCH dates for key fleet managers.
THE RAC is best known for its roadside assistance, but it takes its comprehensive website to reveal the organisation’s truly all-encompassing portfolio of motoring services.
THE latest appointments in the fleet industry.
FLEET NewsNet looks at how new cars taken on to a typical fleet might perform over the next three years/60,000 miles.
FLEETS will have to make sure their vans are in top condition when they are remarketed, or face not being able to sell them.
CONSUMERS are getting lazy. Rather than spending hours trawling the shops for goods, they have discovered the joy of internet shopping in their own home.
THE latest auction prices.
A NEW study shows two-thirds of commercial vehicle operators are aware of telematics products but only just over a third would choose to use them. Adele Burton reports on the challenge to fleets
AN INNOVATIVE form of technology just launched takes vehicle tracking to a new level.
LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor John Maslen.
AN international network of fleet management companies has a new member in Spain.
LEASING company Velo is set to expand its business in the Irish Republic. The company has formed an association with Dublin-based Haines Fleet Management and the company will trade as Velo Ireland.
THE 15 members of the European Union’s (EU) Schengen open borders system will be able to access each other’s driving licence data in future, the EU Council of Ministers has decided.