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The Fiat Group has announced a dramatic overhaul in its European operations in a bid to halt sprialling losses and accumulating debts.

Nissan is launching a pan-European brand advertising campaign with Yahoo! to promote the new Micra, 350Z and X-Trail.

ROAD safety campaigners have issued a call for fleet decision-makers to crackdown on the hidden drink-drive culture of 'morning after' motoring.

BRITISH businesses face 'a decade of misery' unless the Government acts quickly and decisively to find solutions to congestion, one of Britain's leading business figures has warned.

THE Government has confirmed that new legislation as part of the Working Time Directive will force fleets to monitor the number of hours their drivers spend behind the wheel.

THE Government will fail to deliver the key objectives of its 10-year Transport Plan and will not reduce congestion by its claimed margin, dealing a blow to business in the process, two major industry bodies have claimed.

ZURICH Financial Services Group has awarded National Car Rental a major contract worth £600,000 a year for the supply of daily rental vehicles to its staff.

AA Tyre Fit is planning to target female customers with its new mobile operation which, it says, removes the intimidation felt by some women visiting a fast-fit workshop.

MAZDA sold a record number of fleet cars last month and plans to boost its presence in the market further with the launch of the new Mazda3.

MANY utility fleets are not working their vehicles hard enough or in the most effective way, meaning they are costing their businesses hundreds of thousand of pounds in unnecessary costs, an asset management company has warned.

TOYOTA is sending a fleet of 200 vehicles to the Ninth World Athletics Championships in Paris to transport officials and competitors around the event.

THE Government Car and Despatch Agency has announced plans for three-quarters of all its vehicle acquisitions this year to be alternatively-fuelled or exempt from the London congestion charge.

SMART has released details of its new four-seater car to be offered next year, launching the brand into the mainstream for the first time.

PORSCHE is reintroducing the legendary RS badge to its 911 range, which first appeared on the classic 1972 RS 2.7.

VOLVO is celebrating 50 years of producing its estate range.

LEX Vehicle Leasing is the latest contract hire and leasing group to sign up to the 1link service network.

VOLKSWAGEN has launched a special edition Polo costing £8,995 on the road, £415 less than the equivalent Polo S.

TECHNICIANS working for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) will now use Citroen Dispatch vans to ferry them to and from lifeboat repair and maintenance work.

DEMAND for new cars rocketed last month as new reports show UK car prices are now among the lowest in Europe.

The Office of Fair Trading has launched an investigation into warranties for new cars to focus on how competition in car servicing is affected by restrictions on where cars may be serviced during the warranty term.

MCNICHOLAS, an Elstree-based utility company, has ordered a fleet of 100 Volkswagen LT35s and 40 Transporters.

FLEET Support Group has celebrated the opening of its new offices in Chippenham, Wiltshire.

SWANSEA'S local authority has ordered 18 LDV Convoy Hi-loaders in a deal worth £350,000 at showroom prices.

ACCIDENT repair group ABS is to provide third party accident repairs for claims specialist Van Ameyde and Wallis.

NORTHGATE plc has announced a 15.5% increase in pre-tax profits, up from £31.7 million to £36.6 million for the year ending April 30, 2003.

UNIPART has secured a £1m contract to become the main supplier to STS Tyres & Exhausts.

THE amount of data handled by UK fleets has multiplied 30 times over the past 10 years on average and is set to increase by the same level again in the next decade.

THE first BMW coupe powered by a diesel engine will arrive in the UK in October, and it will be Euro IV emissions compliant.

FLEETS could be at risk of prosecution because their contract hire and leasing suppliers are failing to keep proper records of vehicle maintenance for company cars and vans.

THE Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team has added two new Iveco Daily Combis to its fleet of support vehicles.