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PEUGEOT is offering its satellite navigation system ‘Smartnav’ as standard on its 307 Quiksilver trim.

THE British International Motor Show will no longer be held at Birmingham’s NEC centre following a decision by organisers to host it in London.

MANHEIM Glasgow hosted its first online Simulcast sale for Ford – with buyers logging on from as far afield as Reading and Norwich.

ONE of Britain’s leading leasing companies has thrown its support behind the importance of formal industry training by committing to put an entire department through a key fleet management course.

MAZDA will this year launch the flagship model of its Mazda6 range.

TYRE spend on some fleet cars can account for up to 60% of their maintenance budget, making tight control of costs more important than ever.

VAUXHALL has announced revisions to its new Monaro V8, which goes on sale next month.

A HIGHER-powered diesel option for Jaguar’s smallest model is set to play a key role in driving the ailing sports car manufacturer back to profit.

Leading industry expert Colin Tourick has launched the second edition of his book ‘Managing Your Company Cars’. In the first of a regular series, we look at some of the key highlights that identify best practice for fleet managers, starting with fleet policy

THE fleet industry can’t make up its mind on cash for car schemes.

THE latest appointments in the fleet industry.

NEW car sales in Europe for the month of January show a small drop compared to the same month the previous year.

THE ownership of Maserati is being transferred from Ferrari to the Fiat Group.

THE latest addition to the network of over 80 dedicated VW Van Centres is a 2.3 acre site off junction 26 of the M62 in West Yorkshire.

LDV says it will show six new Maxus models at the CV Show in April.

RENAULT is opening a network of local business centres, to provide fleets in smaller towns and rural communities with professional sales and aftersales for light commercial vehicles.

FLEETS are taking safety seriously following a series of high-profile campaigns designed to put health and safety at the top of their agenda.

VOLKSWAGEN’S top executives were out in force for the launch of the new Passat, which starred in a party staged in Germany prior to the official launch of the car at the Geneva Motor Show next week.

RENAULT Trafic and Master are now available with a six-speed semi-automatic ‘Quickshift6’ gearbox.

ROAD deaths among its personnel stationed in the UK has led the United States Air Force (USAF) to introduce a driver training programme.

RENAULT is opening a network of local business centres, to provide fleets in smaller towns and rural communities with professional sales and aftersales for light commercial vehicles.

NEW papers revealing that congestion charging is being considered at Heathrow Airport have been released by the Department for Transport (DfT).

KEY transport and business issues vital to the health of the fleet sector were at the heart of discussions last week between CBI director-general Sir Digby Jones and European officials in Brussels.

CVC Capital Partners, the group which owns Kwik-Fit, has refused to comment on speculation that the fast-fit giant is up for potential sale or flotation.

A MICROWAVE, fridge and on-board toilet are among the specifications ordered by railway infrastructure services company First Engineering for its new fleet of vans.

ALMOST a quarter of dealers surveyed in an undercover poll wrongly told motorists that their warranty would be invalid if vehicles were serviced outside the main dealer network.

THE street sweeper is at the cutting edge of a technological revolution at a Birmingham fleet.

ONE of Britain’s biggest leasing companies is predicting a steady decline in the value of thousands of used diesel vehicles.

ONE of the country’s biggest radio station networks has switched on a £4 million major fleet deal in which access to in-car digital radio was a key factor.

A MICROWAVE, fridge and on-board toilet are among the specifications ordered by railway infrastructure services company First Engineering for its new fleet of vans.