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DAILY rental firm Sixt is telling its fleet customers ‘we are back’ with a series of initiatives focused on the business market and a focus on generating new ideas for product development.

ALD Automotive, one of the UK’s largest contract hire and leasing companies, has become the first business to sign up to a new residual value forecasting system.

HITACHI Capital Vehicle Solutions has launched a travel loyalty programme that enables fleets to collect points which can be used as payment on several airlines.

THE Perodua Kelisa EX is now available with free metallic paint until the end of March.

THE Kangoo Trekka 4x4 from Renault has been revised with new exterior styling and new interior trim.

THE new Chevrolet Matiz makes its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show next week ready for launch in June.

LETTERS to Fleet News editor John Maslen.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

RESEARCH in the used car market increasingly suggests the old familiar patterns of demand peaks and troughs can no longer be assumed.

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

A NEW residual value forecasting system has been launched, promising greater accuracy thanks to its ability to take into account various economic conditions.

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

RESULTS from sales across the UK.

THE growing number of accessories fitted to today’s new cars may have been a direct cause of up to half a million accidents.

TECHNOLOGY normally used to track parcels is being used by an NHS fleet to help patients reach appointments more quickly.

WEEKLY electronic auctions are to be held by Inchcape Automotive Remarketing Management to meet demand from used car retailers.

HIGH-level industry and Government attempts are being made to persuade the European Commission to give a quick go-ahead to a new schedule of clean fuel car grants.

PROPERTY services company Mono Services has fitted telematics systems to its entire fleet.

MONDEO Man is making way for the Tigra Temp as fleets develop to reflect the rapid rise of temporary contract workers, new figures show.

THE NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency has put CAP data at the heart of its fleet procurement system.

A NEW service to remarket ex-daily rental cars to the public has been launched by Camden Corporate Fleet Services.

FLEET Technique is set to launch a new internet-based fleet software package.

A HIGH-performance version of the Chrysler Crossfire – the SRT-6 – will arrive in the UK in April.

SWISS engineering company Rinspeed is to unveil its latest creation at the Geneva Motor Show.

DAIMLERCHRYSLER Services Fleet Management (DCSFM) has launched a new booking service for its customers’ company car drivers.

EVERY winter, 400 Bosch engineers migrate from Germany to Arjeplog, a dot on the map in Lapland, the remote area of northern Sweden made up of 400 islands and an amazing 8,700 lakes.

A BREAKTHROUGH development in automotive electronics is all set to let business motorists put their feet up in future when they go for a drive.

COMPARED with Ford and Vauxhall, Dodge will rank as a small player when it arrives on the UK market next year. But the firm believes stand-out styling and aggressive pricing could make the brand a big hit with company car buyers.

FLEET operators are expected to play a vital role in a nationwide effort to boost road safety levels.