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Changing tastes among car buyers over the past decade have revealed rocketing demand for smaller cars that has reshaped traffic on Britain's roads.

WITH a market of 20,000 a year in the UK, the van-derived MPV sector is not to be sniffed at

FLEETS must look at the bigger picture at selling time to gain the maximum value for their used vehicles, a new specialist disposal consultancy has claimed

BUYERS are snapping up prestige and executive models in the auction houses, according to figures produced by BCA

A BOOM in demand for valeting end-of-life vehicles before they are auctioned has prompted Manheim Auctions to appoint PJM Valeting as primary supplier at 12 of its 18 UK sites

THE recent facelift for Jaguar S-type was quickly followed by the introduction of a new diesel option

GROWING numbers of businesses are scrapping their traditional approach to company cars and fleet management, creating a tough challenge for every employee in the industry

GOVERNMENT plans to change penalties for motorists committing minor speeding offences is facing criticism from the fleet industry

AN industry row has broken out over whether the residual values of diesel cars will slump in the future as a result of their soaring popularity among company car drivers

BMW'S new 1-series hatchback range will be priced from £15,690 when it goes on sale in September

THE Polo has gone polar thanks to an ice sculpture heralding the latest special edition model

A CONTRACT hire to daily rental specialist that was started in a disused pub has celebrated 30 years in business

A COMPANY has won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents trophy for managing occupational road risk for the second year running

SKODA has cut list prices across the Superb range, effective from May 1

DRIVER training company AcciDON'T has been awarded the quality management certificate ISO 9001:2000

LEASEPLAN is hoping to boost its customer service offering and accelerate its vehicle sourcing process after introducing a new e-procurement system

LDV dealer Swansea Van World has opened a new used van centre targeting fleets in South Wales

THE London City Car Club (LCCC) has added four new sites to its network, which now covers six London boroughs

FLEETS are losing out on maximum residual values for their end-of-contract cars because they are failing to embrace new refurbishment techniques, a new survey suggests

THE competition has been hotting up in the 2004 Kwik-Fit Fleet National Karting Challenge in association with Fleet News

INTERNATIONAL appliance company Groupe SEB has appointed Elite Incident Management as its accident management services provider

ALL Fleet Services is providing outsourcing support to Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions' driver helpline

NATURE conservation charity the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has taken delivery of a small fleet of brightly-painted promotional vehicles

MERCEDES-Benz is recalling cars fitted with its hi-tech brake system as a precaution following the discovery of faults on high-mileage vehicles

RENAULT will launch a Euro IV diesel version of the Megane 1.9 dCi on June 1, using a 90bhp version of the common rail diesel engine

CLAREMONT Automatics, an amusement arcade supplier, has ordered a fleet of 42 Citroens to replace its current fleet of Saxos

DAEWOO has launched an upmarket version of the Matiz complete with black paint, leather interior and air conditioning

NATIONAL Car Rental is offering customers the chance of driving the new Vauxhall Astra

SPEEDING drivers in the north-east of the country will be urged to attend 'speed seminars' hosted by fleet safety provider Driving Services

EUROPCAR UK has started to supply cars to power company Powergen as part of a new three-year contract