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VOLKSWAGEN has named its new luxury car - codenamed project D1 - Phaeton, and will debut it at the Geneva Motor Show in Spring 2002.

THE Mersey Docks and Harbour Company has struck a three-year solus badge deal with Peugeot expected to be worth £1 million in the first year.

SAAB and Cadillac have backed away from plans to pursue a joint 'premium brand' approach in Europe.

Brake, the road safety organisation, has organised a Fleet Safety Forum conference.

DEALER group Inchcape Retail has appointed Alan Waldie corporate sales director.

RENAULT has introduced a new 150bhp diesel engine to its Laguna range.

MG ROVER is recalling more than 7,000 MGFs because of a possible seatbelt problem.

MITSUBISHI is cutting prices and loading vehicles with extra specification to deliver lower tax bills to company car drivers.

AS the New Year approaches, so does that day in April when the new company car <A HREF="http://www.fleetnewsnet.co.uk/newshome/home_fullarticle/?articleid=22103" class="Sitelink" target="_blank"><u>tax system</u></A> comes into effect.

FLEETS will be at the forefront of a new drive to incentivise clean fuels that will see annual sales of fuel cell, hybrid and gas-powered models reach more than 250,000 within 10 years.

THE Government has pushed ahead with proposals to base the fuel scale charge on vehicle carbon dioxide emissions from 2003 despite warnings it could force employers into costly policy delays.

COMPANY car drivers face rocketing tax bills next year because hundreds of employers are refusing to give them the choice of opting-out of receiving free fuel for private mileage

THE Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has urged fleet managers to ban drivers drinking alcohol when in charge of a company car over the Christmas period.

RECORD car sales this year of more than 2.4 million vehicles have sparked fears that chronic oversupply in the second hand market will force down residual values over the next three years.

THE European Commission has published a key report that will influence the future of block exemption and change the way fleet cars are supplied.

TOYOTA has adopted a radical new model designation strategy and pricing for its new Corolla which reaches UK showrooms next month.

MOBILE telephones will form the backbone of a new fleet tracking software product that can follow drivers, even when not in the vehicle.

BRITISH Gas has taken delivery of a new batch of Renault Kangoo and Master vans as part of a 1,400-vehicle deal.

THE RAC has fitted monitoring devices to a number of its vehicles in a fuel economy trial.

FORD has announced a series of changes to the UK's best-selling fleet car, the Ford Focus, for 2002.

DELIVERIES of Peugeot's new 1.4-litre HDI engine in the 206 and 307 range are expected to begin reaching UK roads over the next month, offering some of the lowest CO2 emissions available.

CITROEN has cut the price of its C5 diesel models by up to £1,000 in moves that will spell lower tax bills for company car drivers.

CITROEN UK will take residual value risk responsibility for contract hire vehicles supplied by Citroen Contract Motoring from the start of 2002.

NISSAN will begin production of its next big fleet car - the new Primera - at its Sunderland plant next Monday.

INDEPENDENT research has revealed that some of the smallest fleets could slash their costs by investing in telematics systems

MAZDA could become the first manufacturer to offer a diesel model which meets Euro IV emission standards that will slash benefit-in-kind tax bills for company car drivers

FLEET chiefs could find tyres become the largest part of their maintenance budget unless they get tough on costs

FORD has launched a new telematics pack for Focus and Mondeo models to offer company car drivers services ranging from traffic information to directions to the nearest garage

FLEET drivers who bring too much alcohol into the country on 'booze cruises' risk having their vehicle confiscated or landing their bosses in court

SPEED cameras will be painted bright yellow to make them more visible to drivers under new Government guidelines