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THE Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has appointed a new president. Tod Evans will take on the role, succeeding Mike Baunton.

MULTIPLE Fleet News Award winner Keith O'Connor has joined fuel management firm CH Jones as its new fleet efficiency director, tasked with launching new services for fleets.

FLEETS using the Jet fuel card, JetCard, can now benefit from a free e-billing service.

THE MAC Driver/Rider training group now has a new minibus for its driver training, after Renault agreed to donate a 2.2 dCi common rail diesel Master minibus

BUSINESSES have saved more than £8 million in the past year by signing up to a new service from The Miles Consultancy designed for companies offering cash in lieu of a company car.<P>

BMW has extended its free servicing and maintenance policy on both the 3 and 5-series diesel models

NATIONAL Car Rental has added three new branches to its UK network, bringing the total number of sites to 138

INTERNATIONAL aid charity Oxfam is switching drivers to Euro IV-compliant diesel models to cut benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax bills.

A NEW internet-based service has been launched containing information on 'bad renters' designed to enable vehicle rental companies to check whether a potential customer has any previous poor rental history.

THE Government will introduce its new law banning the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving from December. We assesses how the new legislation will affect drivers and decision-makers along with the views of leading figures in the fleet industry.

CITROEN turned its new C3 Pluriel into the C Everything when it officially became the car with 'altitude' in a record-breaking flight near Peterborough.

AUDI has extended indefinitely the five-year/75,000 mile service package for £500 offered on the Audi A8.

THE latest round of crash tests organised by the EuroNCAP programme have revealed the shocking difference between the safety of the good and bad performers.

FORD has launched four new packs designed to improve security and comfort for the Transit

VOLKSWAGEN has introduced a new entry-level Beetle with a new 1.4-litre petrol engine, priced at £11,295 on-the-road.

TOAD is offering fleets out-of-hours fitting of hands-free in-car mobile phone kits in a bid to minimise the time vehicles are off the road.

SUPERMINIS have come a long way in the past few years and now offer a credible and money-saving alternative for fleet users. In diesel guise, they can offer even more cost-savings.

THE fleet market in the UK is often seen as the most advanced in Europe, if not the world, because of its place at the heart of company culture. If you try to name any aspect of fleet management or operation, then it has already been tried and tested in the UK, according to popular opinion.

DOMINIQUE Morgan has been appointed as the new head of press relations at PSA Peugeot Citroen and will be based in London. As part of PSA, she will be responsible for promoting the group's activities to industry, government, associated agencies and the press, reporting to recently-appointed chairman Tod Evans.

ADVERTORIAL: THE first half of 2003 has seen Audi Corporate sales continue to grow despite a 5.4% decline in the corporate market place.

FLEETS played a major part in boosting new car sales in Germany during May, new figures reveal.

PSA Peugeot Citroen chief executive officer Jean-Martin Folz has laid the cornerstone for the group's new factory in Slovakia.

NISSAN will target small business owners working in the service sector with its new light commercial vehicle, called the Kubistar.

FORD is introducing anti-lock brakes as standard on all Transits from July.

MERCEDES-Benz is expanding its used commercial vehicle sales operation following a successful 12-month pilot scheme.

IVECO is set to buy the remaining 15.2% of the share capital held by Ford in June.

THE Mitsubishi L200 pick-up can now be ordered with a Power Upgrade Pack.

VOLKSWAGEN'S network of van centres is now offering Tracker stolen vehicle recovery systems.

VAN racking specialist Sortimo International is offering to buy back its equipment after three to five years of use.