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THE market has proved very unpredictable over the past couple of weeks, with large volumes of vehicles at many auction centres

OUR experts on the auction floor give you the lowdown on what's selling and what's sitting

IN the tough macho world that is Britain's 4x4 truck market, the Mazda B2500 seems to have been largely overlooked so far

TRAFFIC calming measures do not work on the majority of company car drivers and instead are causing them to drive more dangerously, flout laws and crash

THE AA has been bought in a massive £1.75 billion deal by the same company which bought Kwik-Fit from Ford two years ago

A CALL for a 'fighting fund' to save company cars has been rejected by the contract hire and leasing industry

BMW has revealed details of the new high-performance M5 model due to go on sale early in 2005

PEUGEOT will launch an all-new small car next year, claiming class-leading safety features and electric sliding doors as standard

COCA-COLA Enterprises (CCL) has awarded a £3 million contract after pitching two of Britain's biggest fleet manufacturers against each other in a battle for its business

AVERAGE used car values have fallen by more than 5% over the past three months, according to a new report

MAZDA has put a concept car that only made its debut in January into production

RIGHT-hand drive Cadillacs could be on their way to the UK following the announcement that Cadillac Europe is investigating ways to enter the British market

SEAT has cut prices in the Ibiza range and has some new variants to fit in with the new Altea

VOLKSWAGEN has launched a new service which enables fleets to call in to its retailer service network for basic service, maintenance and repair work without making an appointment

MOTOR finance group Close Motor Finance has moved to a larger, purpose built depot following a 300% growth in the company since February

SKODA'S outgoing Octavia range has undergone a price cut for models running alongside the new model on sale this month

FLEETS failing to implement thorough accident management policies could be wasting thousands of pounds on excessive insurance premiums

A NEW company has been created to provide fleets with car value forecasting data

CITROEN has launched a lavish Exclusive version of the C3 Pluriel, with standard leather seats, air conditioning and aluminium exterior trim

MEMBERS of the RMI now have access to legal advice as part of the federation's standard package

KWIK-FIT Fleet has announced plans to expand its call centre after fleets signing up to its tyre management programme have almost tripled

HEALTH and safety fleet guidelines have prompted companies to return to traditional fleet management structures

LEASING company Venson showed off its new state-of-the-art headquarters to a royal visitor

HYUNDAI has launched a limited edition version of the Trajet MPV with £2,400 of extra equipment for £1,000 more than a standard GSI model

DAILY rental group Northgate has expanded after opening a new branch in Crawley

EPYX has launched a new call centre for its 1link network

AA TYRE Fit has expanded into Northern Ireland with the addition of two new mobile tyre fitting units

A SOUTH coast dealer has seen a 6% increase in used car values after teaming up with Manheim Auctions to develop a vehicle reconditioning programme

CARS are becoming increasingly complex, with a myriad of electronics and electrics. Take BMW's iDrive, Mercedes-Benz's Comand and Audi's MMI, not to mention Renault and Nissan's keyless entry systems.