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A FINANCIAL services provider has boosted its fleet of Citroens with the new C4

FLEET NEWSNET this week launches one of its biggest-ever giveaways with an offer worth more than £60,000 to readers

BMW has created what must be the fastest fleet in the world with a deal to supply motorcycling’s Grand Prix world championship with six high-performance cars

VEHICLE tracking and management provider DigiCore has launched a new security system

THE Fleet Safety Forum is running three half-day workshops designed for fleet managers

FLEETS using the Tripoint range of management and rental products can now access a new website

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK

Time to reverse the war on the motorist

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor John Maslen

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

THE new car market has suffered its third consecutive month of slowing year-on-year price increases

GLASS’S experts give the lowdown on what’s selling and what’s sitting

RESULTS from auction halls across the UK

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been appointed today as administrators of MG Sport and Racing at the request of the company’s directors.

OPEL'S hydrogen-powered HydroGen3 prototype, based on the Zafira, has claimed first place in the fuel cell class of the Rallye Monte Carlo Fuel Cell and Hybrid event.

FIAT, PSA Peugeot Citroen and Turkish car firm Tofas have signed a co-operation agreement to develop and produce small vans.

TOYOTA executives say the launch of the manufacturer's new pan-European production training centre will benefit fleet customers.

LDV chiefs were out in force at the show this year, proudly presenting the new Maxus, a van that has taken five years and £500 million to develop.

AS DAIMLER-CHRYSLER celebrated a record-breaking year in 2004, the firm boasted four separate stands at this year’s show, displaying Mercedes-Benz vans, trucks, Mitsubishi offerings and used vehicles.

VAUXHALL, Britain’s second largest van manufacturer, is hoping to break through the 50,000 sales barrier this year for the first time.

CITROEN used the show to launch a host of new derivatives – and also to introduce its new commercial vehicle sales manager to the industry.

COMPUTER software expert Chevin used the show to launch a new duty of care software package which aims to allow firms to help manage employee-owned vehicles.

THE macho world of the 4x4 truck is set to become even tougher with the launch of the new Nissan Navara.

DUTCH conversion specialist Snoeks is aiming to gain a foothold in Britain with a 'double cab' conversion.

THIS specially-adapted mobile canteen on the Toyota stand could well have been called the Dyna diner.

HEALTH and safety at work was at the top of the show agenda on the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association stand.

LIVE images of a van auction in Colchester were shown on the Manheim stand at the show to launch the new Simulcast interactive service.

FORD displayed a host of new niche models and concept vehicles on its stand – and the Ranger tipper concept certainly had the crowds flocking round.