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HYUNDAI’S revised Santa Fe is now on sale with neater styling and a rationalised range

VOLKSWAGEN has added a new entry-level diesel engine to its Touran compact MPV range. The 89bhp 1.9-litre TDI engine is available in base-spec S trim, and costs £15,350 on-the-road

IT SERVICE provider NetDespatch has moved to new headquarters in Marlow

LEX Fleetserve has agreed the sale of its Multipart PSV business to Partline, the Yorkshire based commercial vehicle and bus parts distributor

UK car production for October slowed according to data from the Office for National Statistics

LEASING company Alphabet is offering fleets a free guide on safe driving to hand out to company car drivers

CITROEN has set a record at British Car Auctions (BCA) after recording the highest number of vehicles sold through BCA’s online auction

Average fuel prices in the UK

NOW that the fight to ban fox-hunting appears to have been settled once and for all, the class war seems to have moved into a new combat zone: four-wheel drive vehicles.

John Lewis<br> Director General, British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association

Letters to Fleet News editor John Maslen

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

INCHCAPE Automotive is set to massively expand its online auction sales over the next year, following increasing demand for its web-based sales.

Two examples of cars in the auction halls

Prices achieved at UK auction halls

SALES of lower and upper-medium vehicles throughout Western Europe during October were up on the same month last year - the first year-on-year monthly increase for the sectors since January 2002.

THESE three small cars are the results of a joint project between PSA Peugeot Citroen and Toyota to design small cars off a shared platform.

DRIVERS would rather risk a fine and points on their licence than give up using their mobile phone while driving.

FOUR-wheel drive vehicle manufacturers have hit back at claims that SUVs are disproportionately responsible for pollution and will cause more deaths than wars in the years ahead.

LAND Rover has revealed the first official pictures of the Range Rover Sport, its rival to the BMW X5 and Porsche Cayenne.

Key fleet vehicles line up to fight for safety stars

LABOUR is set to turn the screw on fleet drivers

EQUAL opportunities legislation has ensured all employees have a fair chance to work. But companies need to ensure they are not failing when it comes to transport.

It’s kick-off time for fleet Match of the Hatch

TWENTY years ago the world was a very different place. Few people had mobile phones, the internet didn’t exist and Margaret Thatcher had just escaped injury in the Brighton hotel bombing.

DURING the past 16 years, computer technology has enabled leasing group JCT600 Contracts to streamline its business and provide a better service to fleets.

Launch dates for key fleet models

SOME websites seem to work on the theory that the more flashing, colour, advertising and pop-ups there are, the more the viewer is going to be entertained and the longer they will stay.

DOLLAR Thrifty Car Rental is further expanding its number of dual branded branches in the UK with the opening of its latest location near Newcastle’s Metro Centre.

JON Goodman is to succeed Tod Evans as the boss of PSA Peugeot Citroen's London headquarters.