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ITALY has the lowest pre-tax new car prices in Europe – but the UK now comes second, a new survey has revealed.

EUROPEAN cars sales during May fell by 5.2% when compared to the same month last year, latest figures show.

HERTZ Europe has appointed Richard Hillman as director responsible for Hertz International's franchise operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

FIVE key issues need to be considered by fleets if they are to accurately assess future residual values for their fleet vehicles, according to CAP Monitor.

RECORDS were smashed during a sale at BCA Belle Vue in Manchester as it achieved new highs for volume and turnover.

BCA has joined in with Vauxhall's Centenary Celebrations with a special themed sale staged at BCA Measham.

GLASS'S Information Services has launched a new product called Glass's Market Intelligence.

'THE science of planning the marketing of new cars has become ever more exact, with every vehicle launch I attend involving some explanation of the demographics relating to the target consumer.'

A GOVERNMENT-backed investigation into accident rates among company vehicles has created a best practice blueprint for reporting crashes that could be rolled out throughout the country.

COMPANY car and van fleets will be forced to monitor drivers' hours and could have to limit the amount of time employees spend behind the wheel when new legislation is introduced later this year.

THE liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry is attempting to allay fleet fears that the price of the fuel could soar under a Government fuel duty review and leave them with crumbling residual values.

PROPOSED corporate man- slaughter laws that could put companies in the dock if one of their drivers is killed in a road accident should force 'Luddite' attitudes out of the fleet industry.

CARDIFF County Council estimates it has saved £50,000 on its fuel bill over the past 12 months by taking the number of LPG vehicles on its fleet to more than 50%.

EXECUTIVE vehicle rental company Chartoak has launched a new product aimed at the fleet market.

DAILY rental firm easyCar has been forced to apologise to a customer after his photograph was wrongly included on its controversial 'name and shame' website that highlights drivers who have failed to return hire cars.

JOHN Spellar has been moved from the Department for Transport to the Northern Ireland Office following last week's Government reshuffle.

THE number of motorists exceeding the speed limit fell in 2002, new figures revealed this week show.

MOTOR and allied trades benevolent fund BEN is hosting its 19th gala concert on Friday, July 11.

MG Rover Group has appointed four new UK dealerships. The Whitehouse dealer group will open a new dealership in Dartford, while Souls will open in Milton Keynes, the Horner group in Rochdale and Moss Rose in Macclesfield.

FLEET drivers have been warned to be on their guard after a new survey highlighted the UK's top fuel card fraud hotspots.

JOBS created in the UK throughout the month of May generated the need for 5,500 new company cars, a survey has found.

COURIER giant DHL is helping with efforts to rebuild Iraq following the UN Security Council's vote to lift economic sanctions across the country.

HERTZ will be ferrying the stars of the tennis world around for the ninth consecutive time at next week's Wimbledon championships.

DISCOUNT parts specialist Euro Car Parts has placed an order for more than 50 Peugeot vans.

FLEET decision-makers, from finance directors, to managing directors, secretaries and fleet managers, have offered their support to the Fleet News Get Trained campaign.

INTERLEASING has launched a new affinity sales programme for employees, friends and family of its existing customer base.

PRICES have been confirmed for the likely best-selling model in Volkswagen's Touareg range.

CRUISE control will become standard on all versions of the revised Ford Mondeo, due on sale on July 1.

AA Tyre Fit has become an all-mobile national tyre network. The company has 70 mobile units with further support provided by independent suppliers.

IVECO Finance has taken responsibility for the Iveco Group's dealer-based contract hire product previously marketed by Transolver Operational Services.