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CFC Solutions has produced what it calls a 'high data' fleet management product, Data Import Module.

CONTRACT hire company KeyFleets has supplied seven minibuses to the University of Bath Students' Union.

SUSSEX Ambulance Service has signed a two-year extension to use wireless data services supplied by Transcomm that transmits information regarding emergency '999' calls between its control centre and 160 mobile units.

THERE is a missing piece in the e-procurement jigsaw, argues Ebbon-Dacs business development director Mike O'Sullivan.

DIESEL is in demand more than ever in the new car market, with latest figures showing sales increased for the 29th consecutive period last month.

FLEET buyers stayed away from the showrooms last month in preparation for the arrival of the new 03 numberplate in March.

COMMERCIAL vehicle registrations followed fleet sales south last month, dropping by 7.4% to 16,731. Worst hit was the bus and coach market, where sales dived by more than a third to 194.

UK hire specialists HSS Hire Service has taken on 30 Reliant Big Decks in a deal worth more than £230,000.

UNRESTRAINED pets in cars can hurt or kill a driver or their passengers in an accident, a new campaign is warning.

THE Association of British Drivers has called for a copy of the Highway Code to be sent to all road users.

BMW (GB) has selected NavTrak as the approved GPS vehicle tracking system for installation as an accessory to all BMW models.

THE future of the upper-medium sector could be under threat as drivers downsize or move to premium-based models, according to a senior Ford chief.

VAUXHALL'S eagerly-awaited Signum – which attempts to define a new fleet sector – will be priced from £18,000 when it arrives in the UK in June.

AUDI gave the European public its first sight of the new three-door A3 that will go on sale this summer with Euro IV-compliant diesel engines.

MITSUBISHI is hoping 14 new products in Europe over the next five years will bring incremental growth in fleet sales in the UK.

VAUXHALL is planning LPG versions of its new Meriva mini-MPV, which goes on sale at the end of June.

WHILE steps forward in vehicle technology are often accompanied by fanfare and grand claims, Honda had a very simple message for fleets at the Geneva show about its new petrol-electric Civic IMA: it's normal.

HONDA reaffirmed its commitment to British manufacturing when officials celebrated a UK production milestone at the show.

INDIA's biggest industrial group could soon be helping MG Rover develop its next new range of small cars so it can compete in all areas of the fleet sector.

CITROEN pulled off one of the biggest surprises of the show by finally revealing the car that is to replace its long-running Saxo supermini.

PEUGEOT showed its 307 CC in production form for the first time, keeping to its promise that it would closely resemble the concept model shown in Paris last year.

TOYOTA'S revised Yaris made its European debut at the show with most changes hidden under the skin.

FURTHER emphasising its role as the sporting brand within the Volkswagen Group empire, SEAT unveiled two near production versions of the Ibiza Cupra R at the show, one using a 150bhp diesel motor.

LEXUS is undervalued by fleets, but a fresh range of models should change that perception, the firm claims. And the first step of that change will be through the latest version of one of the world's best-selling luxury sport utility vehicles.

VOLVO gave a hint of how the successor to its recently revised S80 range might look when it unveiled the VCC.

THE year 2003 will one of product offensive for smart, as it launches its roadster model range, a four-seater smart and moves into new global markets.

SPECIAL programmes to cater for contract hire, taxi and driving school operators have been launched by Hyundai – but the company's fleet business is still unlikely to reach more than 2,000 sales this year.

JAGUAR showed the production-ready XJ to Europe for the first time at the show.

RENAULT was first on the mini-MPV scene with the Scenic in 1996 and it launched its latest bid to lead the market with an all-new model at Geneva.

MERCEDES-Benz unveiled the new CLK Cabriolet at Geneva, claiming better aerodynamics and more room for luggage than its rivals.