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TRADE associations from Belgium, France, Italy, Holland, Germany, Spain and the UK have formed a new Europe-wide bodyshop group.

MORE than one million cars equipped with a diesel particulate filter system that slashes emissions have now been built by PSA Peugeot Citroen.

THE UK division of GE Commercial Finance Fleet Services has pioneered a customer service initiative set to be adopted by the company throughout Europe.

NISSAN is the fastest growing van manufacturer in the UK.

LUTON Borough Council has agreed a preferred supply deal with Vauxhall following a competitive tender between several manufacturers.

GLASS architect and construction specialist Apropos by Clearspan, has updated half its commercial vehicle fleet with a mixture of Iveco Dailys and Fiat Doblo Cargos.

A CHANGE in the way dealer demonstrators are classified by sales type will inflate fleet sales figures for the year.

FLEET operators in Britain are to play a key role in ambitious plans to launch the Dodge car brand across Europe.

LUTON Borough Council has agreed a preferred supply deal with Vauxhall following a competitive tender between several manufacturers.

GLASS architect and construction specialist Apropos by Clearspan, has updated half its commercial vehicle fleet with a mixture of Iveco Dailys and Fiat Doblo Cargos.

A BOOM in fleet business has led to Elite Incident Management tripling the size of its service team.

A NATIONAL vehicle inspection service for both insurers and motor industry aims to offer online accident damage inspection.

AN online valuation service for cars and vans is now available to fleets on the Fleet Auction Group (FLAG) website.

BUDGET Rent-a-Car is looking to expand its network throughout the UK.

TECHNOLOGY firm Ingram Micros has taken on 18 new Audis as part of a major update of its company car fleet.

ALTHOUGH email and the internet have changed the way most businesses communicate, putting something in writing and sending it by ‘snail mail’ is still big business.

A SUCCESSFUL fleet manager needs a lot of skills, not least the ability to be diplomatic and communicate effectively when it comes to explaining the new vehicle choice list to drivers.

WEBSITES are increasingly vital for daily rental companies – and Northgate has been one of the leaders.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

THE latest appointments in the fleet industry.

KEY figures from the industry gathered recently at the Fleet News Europe Conference, in Brussels.

DENMARK may be ordered to liberalise rules restricting foreign- registered company car use in the country by Danish residents. Francis Jacobs, an advocate general of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), has recommended that the full court finds these rules in breach of Denmark's EU treaty obligations on freedom of movement across Europe.

IN-VEHICLE technology that can automatically call the emergency services in the event of an accident could be a common feature in all new European company cars by 2009.

DIGITAL map provider NAVTEQ has completed full coverage of Italy - completing another milestone on its way to offering full map coverage of Western Europe.

THE Audi A6 is celebrating a milestone.

NEW rules governing the way banks lend money could trigger a significant hike in leasing rates for fleets throughout Europe, a top tax expert has warned.

A LITTLE homework often goes a long way toward getting the best deals out of the pan-European new car market.

SUBSTANTIAL obstacles continue to block the creation of a single car policy across Europe for companies.

DEDICATED followers of fashion have no place in European fleets, with an individual approach the only effective way.

FLEET managers need the equivalent of a 'nuclear weapon' in their business armoury to help successfully introduce a pan-European policy, delegates at the Fleet News Europe Conference, in Brussels, heard.