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TOWQUEST, the fleet management software house, has released a business-to-business online quotations package called 3–pdq.

THE 2003 edition of Business Car Expectations, sponsored by HSBC, gives a snapshot of key issues facing British business.

FLEET News has a new reporter. Adele Burton has joined the team of journalists based in Peterborough from the Cover, a trade magazine for the health insurance market. Before that, she was a journalist with Mortgage Solutions. She reports to editor John Maslen.

THE average residual values achieved for three-year-old cars across Europe are on the decline, a new study has found.

A MAJOR leasing company has called for an end to the 'historic friction' between fleet management companies and motor dealerships to help fleet customers.

GLOBAL fleet management company Fleet Synergy International has installed a new online system that tracks sales leads and customer opportunities with its 25 partners spread across 35 countries including the UK.

CAR manufacturer Opel has appointed Bernhard Lothschutz as a member of the company's management board.

CAR rental company Avis Europe has signed a preferred agreement with Japan's largest international airline JAL.

FLEETS sending vehicles to auction are ignoring basic security measures by leaving company logos on their vehicles and losing an average of £500 per van at the sales as a result.

FLEET News Award winner BCA has announced plans for further expansion in the UK. The company is actively pursuing two further locations as well as planning its already- announced Bedford super-site.

ALTHOUGH the recent Fleet News Awards are already history and much has happened since, they always leave you with food for thought.' Martin Ward, CAP national research manager.

FLEET operators face a struggle to plan their fleet strategies amid conflicting claims about the effect of war in Iraq.

MERCEDES-Benz is the latest major manufacturer to confirm it will be attending the Fleet Show.

DELIVERY company DHL estimates it has overpaid £10,000 in congestion charges because of an ongoing software crisis at Transport for London (TfL) that has caused mayhem for hundreds of fleets.

FORD'S biggest ever volume seller and most legendary car, the Model T, is back in production as part of the firm's centenary celebrations.

AN annual insight into fleet industry trends was launched yesterday with the publication of the 2003 edition of Business Car Expectations, sponsored by HSBC.

AUDI'S Multitronic transmission is now available for the 128bhp version of the A4 1.9 TDI.

A FREE guide has been launched for fleet executives keen to explore ways to reduce their fuel costs.

THE Government will continue to use brightly painted speed cameras despite recent press coverage indicating that more hidden cameras would be introduced, according to the Department for Transport.

USING the latest technology to keep in touch with employees on the move could increase staff productivity by 48%.

A FIVE-point security check should be implemented by companies and used on all potential employees before they get behind the wheel on company business, safety experts claim.

PRICES, specification and options for the BMW Z4 have been confirmed, with the two-seater going on sale in June from £26,650 on-the-road.

TOYOTA will launch two key fleet models equipped with Euro IV diesel engines by June, offering company car drivers a greater opportunity to avoid the 3% diesel supplement on benefit-in-kind tax.

THE issue of corporate manslaughter legislation and its impact on fleets will go under the spotlight at a conference next month.

TWO new research documents have been produced for the UK's motor retailing and service repair sectors.

JAGUAR has opened a new rail terminal to help reduce road traffic congestion.

PEUGEOT is celebrating the production of its 40 millionth vehicle since the company launched in 1889.

RAC Business Solutions has announced its new managing director as Duncan Wilkes.

THE Business Post Group has expanded its fleet by 138 vehicles, following the acquisition of Birmingham- based courier group BXT.

KWIK-FIT Fleet has signed a 12-month sole supply tyre deal with Paragon Car Finance.