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WAVECOM marketing director Olivier Beaujard says advances in vehicle telematics could radically alter the way the automotive industry works.

A GROWING number of fleets are wasting money by miscalculating allowances offered to drivers who opt out of a traditional company car scheme.

LIVERPOOL-based assurance society Royal Liver has signed a solus fleet supply deal with Vauxhall worth £12 million at showroom prices.

SPORT models have been launched in the Chrysler PT Cruiser and Jeep Grand Cherokee ranges.

FLEETS could slash driver training costs following the launch of a new 3D computer programme which assesses driver behaviour.

THE Association of British Drivers (ABD) is urging drivers caught by speed cameras to check the photographic evidence before paying the fine.

LDV main dealer, Chatfields of Leeds, has opened its new LDV van centre following a £200,000 refurbishment. The new van depot now includes van sales, parts and servicing all at the one centre with LDV introducing new IT and telephone systems.

HONDA customers can now book servicing appointments using a new online facility.

REG Vardy has become Renault's biggest independent retail partner in the UK after the opening of two further dealerships in the east of Scotland.

FLEETS have until January 30 to play a part in shaping the future levels of grants provided to help them go green.

NATIONAL Car Rental has taken a step in a greener direction following a new contract with the Greenfuel Company.

MORE than half of all fleet drivers believe the provision of company car ownership increases the appeal of the company they work for, a new survey reveals.

CITROEN is promoting its SensoDrive automated manual transmission in its latest TV advertising campaign.

SUBARU has unveiled a special edition Impreza WRX STi to mark Petter Solberg's World Rally Championship title in 2003.

THE Golf is Volkswagen's big corporate seller and head of fleet Vince Kinner can't wait to get company car drivers behind the wheel.

IN the event of a potential crash, no-one can guarantee drivers will react in the same way.

ROAD safety experts believe the cost of instigating an occupational road risk programme could be quickly recouped.

USING SMART (small to medium area repair techniques) repairs could stem the rising cost of having accident-damaged vehicles repaired.

CONTRACT hire and fleet management group Tuskerdirect has appointed David Hosking as sales and marketing director.

NEW launches planned for the coming months.

AVERAGE fuel prices in the UK.

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CONSUMERS should be in good shape financially to buy secondhand cars in 2004, resulting in continued strong demand for good quality de-fleeted vehicles.

A CHARITY auction staged at West Oxfordshire Motor Auctions has raised more than £4,000 for the BEN, the Motor and Allied Trades' Benevolent Fund.

VAUXHALL'S Network Q operation has reported a record year in 2003, with the number of secondhand vehicles sold up by 8,000 units to 130,730.

VEHICLE Remarketing Solutions (VRS) has invested £250,000 in a full vehicle reconditioning service.

'THERE are two schools of thought on disposals around the end of the year.'

GERMAN car manufacturers are hoping for major sales success in the US this year.

THE average price of a new car across Europe rose by almost 5% over the past 12 months.