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TV CELEBRITY Noel Edmonds is backing fleet safety by promoting video conferencing as an alternative to driving on business.

LAND ROVER has launched three new Discovery models, the Pursuit, Landmark and ES Premium. The new models start from £24,995 on the road for the entry-level Pursuit.

AUTOMOTIVE services group Inchcape has announced a 55% pre-tax profits rise to more than £168 million for the year to December 2003.

THE Iraq conflict and a weaker pricing environment have affected Avis Europe's results for 2003.

ALL Fleet Services is the latest group to sign to the 1link service network.

SYSTEMS provider Pinewood is to supply a dealer management software (DMS) system to Suzuki's UK franchised dealers.

A REVOLUTION in the way the roads are run is desperately needed to turn motorists into customers who get value for money for the billions of pounds in taxes they pay every year, it has been claimed.

TWO industry groups have teamed up to help fleets get to grips with health and safety regulations.

FLEET sales staff are being warned they could lose contracts because of tell-tale signs in their body language.

FRESH prepared food and produce company Geest has awarded DaimlerChrysler Services Fleet Management a new contract to manage its 420-vehicle fleet.

BRITAIN'S best selling diesel car, the Ford Mondeo, has had its line up boosted with a Duratorq TDCi 2.0-litre, 114bhp common rail diesel engine, which is Euro IV compliant.

BRITISH tennis star Tim Henman OBE has teamed up with Jaguar as part of a worldwide marketing agreement to run until 2006.

VEHICLE manufacturer Toyota has improved its safety standards with the introduction of new specification on all its 1.8 VVT-i versions of the Avensis.

HYUNDAI is looking to attract younger drivers with a new sporty Getz.

CHRYSLER Group in the UK is claiming an industry first with a new courtesy car scheme to provide customers with a Chrysler or Jeep vehicle if their own is in for repairs.

THE Chloride Group and Siemens will be presenting case studies on their company car operations at the forthcoming Employee Benefits Exhibition and Conference.

A NATIONAL retailer has ordered a fleet of 130 MG Rovers in a deal worth more than £2 million at showroom prices.

FLEET drivers suffering from bad colds or a bout of 'flu are being encouraged to think twice before driving after taking medication.

MAZDA is offering a limited run Mazda6 priced at £12,995 on-the-road, making it the cheapest model in the range.

LEX Vehicle Leasing, one of Britain's biggest leasing companies, has revealed a leap in profits following strong growth in the past year.

CAREY Worldwide Chauffeur Services has ordered a fleet of 21 Mercedes-Benz cars in a deal worth more than £700,000 at showroom prices.

A SIMPLE idea to reduce the number of road casualties in the UK by making roadside posts less dangerous has been recognised with a national award.

BRITAIN'S biggest leasing company, Lloyds TSB autolease, has opened a new sales channel for returned lease cars by investing £4 million in a new retail site in the West Midlands.

GM Daewoo has introduced the Nubira station wagon, claiming above average interior space, with high specification and low front-end price.

HONDA has launched a new insurance scheme for motorcycles and scooters.

AA Tyre Fit has launched a service to help fleet managers remind drivers when their tyres are likely to need replacing.

A FIRM supplying speed radar detection kits is promising to pay any fines for drivers caught and fined while using the system.

SUBARU has launched a special edition Forester with satellite navigation.

COMPANY van drivers aged 30 years old and under are most likely to have an accident and cost their employers more money than their older colleagues, a new survey has found.

FLEET drivers in their 20s are more likely to incur speeding fines than older drivers, research has revealed.