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KWIK-Fit Mobile has seen an improvement in the efficiency of its 180-strong tyre-fitting van fleet after equipping the vehicles with Siemens Datatrak automatic vehicle location systems.

The £53,950 on-the-road Lexus LS430 Premium wins five star award

FLEET managers could face serious financial penalties or legal charges for simple errors when fitting towbars to their fleets.

Kia Motors (UK) Ltd has welcomed Georgina Keith to the Press and PR team on a one year placement.

LEADING Internet design and usability expert Jakob Nielsen is the headline speaker at a conference deisgned to get the web working for British businesses.

FROM April 6, 2002, company car tax rules changed. It is now based on a percentage of the P11D value of a car, dictated by its emissions of carbon dioxide per kilometre.

THE Environment Agency has promised to practice what it preaches with a pledge to make its 3,000-vehicle fleet the greenest in Europe.

FLEET tyre company Tyreserve has mobilised a fleet of 200 mobile tyre-fitting units to stop employees 'wasting' time in fast-fit centres.

AA Business Services will be providing roadside repair and recovery services to Grosvenor Contracts' 6,000-vehicle fleet on a pay-for-use basis.

BRITISH buyers are continuing to complain to the European Commission about long delivery times and right hand drive supplements imposed when they try to import new cars from the Continent.

FLEET managers will be able to make their drivers safer and more alert in the future with the aid of a chatty computerised travelling companion.

LEX Transfleet has won a major three-year fleet management contract to look after 1,300 vehicles belonging to the third largest aerospace and defence company in the world.

FLEETS are winning the battle to combat car crime, with high security new models defeating thieves, according to recently released figures.

CITROEN is giving sub-200 vehicle fleets the opportunity to receive cashback savings on many of its new-look Xsara models, at the same time as announcing a number of upgrades to the car.

BMW (GB) is experimenting with selling cars directly to outright purchase fleets via a new initiative called BMW Direct.

BUSINESSES will not be eligible for volume-related discounts on congestion charges when their vehicles drive into central London, according to fresh details released about the capital's road charging scheme.

MAJOR UK employers including J Sainsbury, Direct Line, Dunlop, Transco, United Utilities and Moto (formerly Granada) are encouraging their company drivers to sign up to a new 'Pledge to Drive Safely' campaign.

JUST a few short years ago, a Mazda franchise was like having a licence to print money. The model range was second to none, as was the quality.

FIVE-year warranty packages will be launched by Kia next week in a fresh bid to gain a foothold in the UK fleet market.

RISK-conscious employers will be able to rely on Government guidelines relating to the standard of fleet driver training instructors, following a four-month consultation period.

AVIS has teamed up with two London councils to launch car sharing schemes which it believes could save businesses up to £1,200 a year on pool car costs.

VOLKSWAGEN has launched a sporty new mid-range trim level to its Bora, called the ST.

AUDI has hit the 150,000 mark for aluminium-bodied cars with 93,000 A8s and 57,000 A2s.

SUBARU has released details of the prices and specification for the new 2002 Subaru Legacy and Outback Estates with savings of up to £1,755.

AVIS Europe has announced the appointment of Michael White as managing director, Avis UK, from September 1, 2001.

FLEET managers could be victims of a hoax e-mail warning against new speed cameras on the M25.

HONDA is to use Isuzu diesel engines in a bid to boost European sales. Production of the 1.7-litre diesel engine will start in November at the Polish Isuzu plant.

THE British summer may be a hazy June memory, but CAP Network has prepared running cost figures for employers generous enough to give their company car drivers the choice of 'wind in the hair' motoring.

FLEET insurance premiums are rising as NHS Trusts increasingly pursue guilty drivers for the cost of treating road accident casualties.

ONE of the UK's leading companies has estimated it could cut almost £200,000 a year off its car fleet fuel bill by switching to energy-saving tyres.