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TOYOTA is to create 1,000 new jobs as the manufacturer strives to increase its European production.

PEUGEOT will offer Trafficmaster's Smartnav satellite navigation system as an approved accessory across its entire UK model range.

DONCASTER Borough Council has ordered a fleet of eight LDV vehicles from Lex Commercials in a deal worth more than £180,000 at showroom prices.

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BALANCING costs and employee expectation is crucial when implementing a car exit policy. Howard Davies, of Independent Automotive Solutions, finds a new course.

THE fleet industry has its say on Government proposals to introduce laws covering a new offence of corporate manslaughter.

THE new Volkswagen Transporter will be the most powerful panel van on the road by far when it is launched in the UK in September.

MIDLANDS-based engineering consultancy Owen Williams has increased its fleet size to cope with the extra work generated by new contracts for Network Rail, formerly Railtrack.

NEW online initiatives by companies offering fuel card systems have solved some of the problems associated with them and enhanced their potential for fleet management.

FUEL cards could be a way of saving fleets from the little-known EU 6th VAT Directive, which will prevent firms that operate a pay-and-reclaim system for business fuel from recovering VAT.

GWYN Lloyd has retired from RAC Auto Windscreens after 10 years in charge of the automotive service company's business with insurers.

THE financial benefits of importing new cars into the UK from across Europe, where they have traditionally been cheaper to buy, have been wiped out.

THE successful Mini Lease service launched by Arval PHH UK is being expanded Europe-wide, backed by a massive £100 million vehicle supply deal with Renault.

CHEVIN Fleet Solutions is increasing its business in the US after opening an office in Massachusetts and signing two new fleets to its fleet management software system.

THE German company car market is set for growth after plans for a controversial tax on drivers were scrapped.

MAZDA'S European sales for April were up by 56%, despite total sales across the European Union falling by 6.5%, the manufacturer has reported.

CARS Direct has launched an online real-time auction centre which enables companies to sell vehicles with disposal costs starting at £1.

GM DAEWOO has launched an approved used car scheme, designed to provide greater benefits on second-hand vehicles and improve residual values.

BCA Measham has celebrated its 6,000 sale. The event was marked on Friday at a sale featuring stock from Boots, CD Bramall, Halfords, Hartwells, Nissan Finance, Pendragon, Peugeot and Vauxhall.

TWO vehicles formerly used by a police driving school will star in BCA's next classic and historic sale at the legendary venue of Brooklands.

DEMAND for used vehicles is rocketing, with latest figures showing 2,282,326 cars were sold during the first quarter of this year, dwarfing the market for new cars and vans.

PREMIER Motor Auctions sold 92% of its vehicles at a sale held in conjunction with Powermarque.

'AS a driver, it is easy to take personal transport for granted. But when my daughter recently passed her driving test at the third attempt, I realised what a big event it really is – and in some ways more valuable than passing other exams.'

UNTRAINED fleet managers could be costing their employers hundreds of thousands of pounds every year because they do not have the right skills to acquire and run company vehicles efficiently.

FLEET decision-makers are waiting with bated breath this week following news that the Government would announce legislation for the much-discussed new offence of corporate manslaughter, which would then become law within the next year.

TRANSPORT minister Alistair Darling has delivered a second blow to fleets operating alternatively-fuelled vehicles by calling for them to be hit with congestion charges if tolls are introduced in cities throughout the UK.

LEX Defence supplied almost 1,000 vehicles to the armed forces during the fire fighter strikes, notching up a 100% increase in hire bookings prior to each strike.

STAFFORD-based Pro-Drive has launched a new initiative which screens and trains staff before they are found employment in commercial driving positions.

THE Mercedes-Benz E-class estate will go on sale on June 19 with prices starting from £27,355 on-the-road.

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