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PEUGEOT has announced it will add an additional '0' to its model name line-up in the future

TWO major roadworks schemes that would cause years of traffic misery for company car drivers have entered the Government's programme of major road programmes

BMW has extended its inclusive service package across the range

THE RSPCA will be transporting rescued animals in Vauxhall Combo vans after ordering a fleet of 40

A LANDSCAPING services company has expanded its fleet by taking on nine extra LDV models

BEST practice in Government fleets was one of the issues discussed at the recent Government Fleet Managers' Network meeting

GENERAL Motors has appointed MetaSystem Group as its future supplier for aftermarket security systems

MINI has registered its 100,000th UK model a year earlier than planned

MOTOR group JCT600 has announced increases in turnover and profits compared with last year

LEX Vehicle Leasing has outsourced its business processing in a bid to reduce costs and improve customer service levels

Peak Performance acquire new premises

It's almost as though Volkswagen could not be bothered with the car-derived van market in the past

Old fiddle still plays a good tune

Audi UK is shaking up its used car supply programme in a bid to improve its residual value performance

MAZDA claims the residual value of its new Mazda3 diesel will steal a march over its rivals in the lower medium sector

BMW has teamed up with Manheim Auctions and will be hosting online auctions in a bid to appeal to nationwide buyers

KEEPING up with developments in the UK motor industry is increasingly demanding as the complexity and scope of its offerings grows

Today, Audi FSI engines combine good performance, low emissions and excellent economy. The 2-litre, 4-cylinder A4 2.0 FSI, for example, has a top speed of 136mph and can cover the 0-62mph dash in just 9.6 seconds. And yet CO2 emissions of just 180 g/km put it into the 19% BIK band. Most impressive of all are the economy figures: 28.5mpg on the urban cycle, 52.3mpg on the extra-urban and a combined figure of 39.7 mpg are the kind of figures a diesel would be proud to claim.

FLEETS are being urged to crack down on drivers who fail to report the cause of accidents properly

A YEAR-LONG trial has resulted in East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) taking on six Toyota RAV4s

AVERAGE new car prices in the UK are higher than those in other European countries

SMART has launched a high performance version of its smart Roadster in the form of the Roadster Brabus

SUBARU is offering three years free servicing across its range and lower insurance costs on Legacy models

ATC Driver Training has received ISO 9001:2000 quality certification

GARAGE boss John Tinham has won the Champion Technician of the Year title for the second year running

The search is on to find Britain's safest drivers

CITROEN UK's technical training programme has been accredited by the IMI

LDV has beaten off 80 Midlands-based companies to win Deal of the Year 2003 award