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CFC is claiming an improvement in customer service levels following a major investment in new phone and internal database systems.

MONDIAL has been awarded the contract to provide warranty and roadside assistance services.

Peugeot has added the Cyclops GPS Driver Safety System to its approved accessory list.

ENTERPRISE Rent-A-Car hosted its seventh football tournament at the South Leeds Stadium.

IN many company car parks, there is a sad, battered looking vehicle huddled in a corner of the plot, looking uncared for and unloved.

VOLKSWAGEN Van Rental has announced a major development of its service.

GUY Salmon, the prestige rental firm which is a sister company of National Car Rental, has introduced six new models to its fleet.

WEB-based services have helped streamline rental demand at Whitbread, the leisure business which operates hotels, fitness clubs, restaurants and coffee stores.

DEUTSCHE Post's recent acquisition of DHL and Securicor has triggered one of the most important reviews of company vehicle contracts in European fleet history.

The latest appointments in the fleet industry

HARVEY Stead, sales director of AMC Accident Management, argues that accident and repair costs should be factored into wholelife cost calculations when choosing your fleet vehicles.

A BID by four major German organisations to improve the lot of the country's van drivers has cast a renewed spotlight on health and safety issues among British LCV fleets.

FLEETS with a high number of accidents when reversing can now send drivers on a half-day 'Reverse Safely' course being held in conjunction with road safety organisation Brake.

DRIVERS' scant knowledge of the effects of prescription drugs on their driving ability may mean many drive while unfit, according to research for the RAC.

DAIHATSU has launched two LPG versions of the refuse tipper built on the chassis of the Hijet.

LDV is offering van and minibus operators in the West Midlands a free vehicle check at Birmingham LDV in the Water Links Motor Village, Aston.

VAUXHALL is hoping to set its summer sales figures alight by offering three-year, interest-free, 20%-deposit deals on Corsavan, Astravan and Combo models till September 30.

'OVERALL, July has seen a noticeable upturn in business from a fairly sluggish June. Buyers have been out in force – both the trade and the end user.'

'Proactive thinkers are always looking for a new angle on remarketing. The latest I have been looking at is one of the big contract hire and rental companies which manages its own disposals.'

'WITH a hot spell in the weather, self-employed buyers of commercial vehicles are more likely to be on their way to the beach than the auction hall.'

FORD'S new director of commercial vehicles, Gary Whittam, is under no delusions about the task ahead of him in maintaining the manufacturer's leading market share.

PROTON has revived a dead sector of the LCV market with its new car-derived Jumbuck.

MERCEDES-Benz has taken the light panel van sector to dizzy new heights with the launch of the revised Vito.

VAN racking systems can transform both a driver's efficiency and your company image. Sharon Clancy reports on the latest developments.

STEVE Johnson, head of communications at Drive & Survive, urges more firms to train their drivers in a bid to improve the terrible image of Britain's LCV fleets.

Demand for prestige and executive cars is continuing to grow.

HONDA celebrated a sell-out success during a closed auction at BCA Nottingham, as Britain sweltered in record-breaking temperatures.

VOLKSWAGEN'S 250-strong retailer network can now buy used cars online from their own offices following the roll-out of a series of interactive auctions.