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IT'S not just cars that achieved record sales results during 2003 – the commercial vehicle market also celebrated its best ever year.

THE Energy Saving Trust is calling on the fleet industry to contribute to the debate on future grant levels for the TransportEnergy PowerShift and CleanUp grants, designed to maximise the number of low emission vehicles on UK roads.

AA TYRE Fit is introducing a new satellite tracking system which, it claims, will help it to reach customers more quickly.

A DECORATING products company is replacing its entire fleet of vans with Iveco Daily City Trucks.

SYTNER Vehicle Contracts, the leasing arm of dealer group Sytner, has signed up to the Eypx 1link Vehicle Network.

A C ELECTRICAL Wholesale has awarded a contract hire deal to Grosvenor Contracts.

THE Fleet Safety Forum has started the new year with a campaign to raise awareness of the Health and Safety Executive's Driving at Work guidance.

LIKE two prizefighters slugging it out at the end of a world title fight, the battle for the top spot in fleet sales between Vauxhall and Ford went the full 12 rounds.

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit is the traditional opening event in the motor industry calendar. Simon Harris and Maurice Glover report from Motown on what fleets will be driving in the future.

WHEN it comes to keeping fleet customers happy, Steve Harris has a basic philosophy for success.

FLEETS are turning to daily rental vehicles as an alternative to employees using their own cars on company business as employers consider the health and safety of staff on the road.

FLEETS are set to prosper from hikes in collision damage waiver charges (CDW) being imposed by daily rental companies, leading industry figures claim.

COUNTRYWIDE Car and Van Rental is now only offering vehicles from Hertz, Enterprise and National Car Rental after consolidating its preferred suppliers.

MAINTAINING high customer service levels and long-term profitability for its licensees is Thrifty Car Rental's main priority for 2004.

FLEET customers demanding a wider range of vehicles and car manufacturers creating more niche models have prompted one of the UK's largest rental firms to revise its rental offering.

The latest appointments in the fleet industry

Average fuel prices in the UK.

FLEET drivers are being asked to think of others in a new campaign launched by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. The campaign - 'Leave more than memories' is urging drivers to become organ donors.

THE Fleet News Europe Conference 2004 will cover a range of issues that get to the heart of the international fleet industry when it takes place in London in February.

EUROPEAN distribution agreements will not be affected by the decision by SsangYong Motors' main creditor to sell its controlling stake.

MAZDA Motors Germany's president and chief executive officer, Klaus Tarlatt, has stepped down and been replaced by managing director Michael Bergmann.

A BID by police and ambulance fleets to improve residual values could make the traditional sight of blue flashing lights on white emergency vehicles a thing of the past.

FLEETS could reduce the wholelife costs of their vehicles by getting them serviced outside the franchised dealer network, even though it could damage residual values.

BMW and Alphabet, the manufacturer's multi-marque leasing company, have agreed an exclusive physical auction programme with BCA.

THE Auction Group has opened a new 6,000-car storage facility at Donington Park racetrack in the West Midlands.

'IT always crosses my mind during the festive season that a good new year's resolution might be to avoid all used car dealers' sites during December.'

A £1 BILLION deal between two of Britain's biggest rival leasing companies – Lex Vehicle Leasing and Business Partner – has sparked a new wave of consolidation in the industry that promises to re-draw the funding map for fleets.

VENSON Group has acquired Powermarque, a subsidiary of AWG in a deal worth £34.5 million during the festive break.

LAND Rover stormed the Detroit Motor Show this week with its first ever concept car.