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THE first batch of an order for 15 minibuses for national rental company TLS has been delivered by Caledonia Motor Group's Renault dealership in Preston.

INTERNET-based car company Wundercars marked its debut at the Fleet Show by launching a major push for fleet business with a deal to supply 75 cars to Leeds-based telematics company Minorplanet.

HOPES of a Government U-turn over its 2002 company car tax policy towards high-mileage business drivers have been dashed.

COMPANY car drivers could 'lose' up to £2,000 a year from their pay packets with calculations showing that in the worse cases, high mileage drivers could see their tax bills rise from a 15% tax charge to 35% under the 2002 carbon dioxide-based tax regime.

DIESEL car fleet sales have continued to boom although total fleet registrations fell for the third month this year, according to latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

A DEAL worth an estimated £1 million was signed at this year's show between leasing specialist Zenith Vehicle Contracts and Kwik-Fit Fleet.

THE latest fleet training programme was launched by the Institute of Car Fleet Management at Fleet Show 2001 and immediately won approval from Kwik-Fit chairman Sir Tom Farmer.

A new e-commerce solution claimed to revolutionise the process of online vehicle acquisition was launched at the show.

LEASING companies have given positive feedback on a new residual value survey launched at Fleet Show 2001.

CAMDEN Corporate has signed a multi-million pound car deal for more than 8,000 vehicles with Avis Rent-a-Car.

VAUXHALL'S next-generation Vectra is expected to begin rolling down the company's production lines at Ellesmere Port in less than six months' time.

BOSSES at a firm in West Sussex have launched a bold move to protect their employees from company car tax by shifting sales staff into vans.

COMPANY car drivers at one of Britain's biggest pharmaceutical companies have sparked a massive swing into diesel vehicles to keep their company car tax bills down.

HERTZ Lease general manager Brian Taylor has left the company, the firm has revealed. A replacement has yet to be announced.

ONE of Britain's biggest employers has chosen BCH Vehicle Management to run a personal motoring scheme being offered to 5,000 staff, including company car drivers.

CONTROVERSY is bound to erupt among fleet operators that the new 1.4-litre diesel engine to debut in the Peugeot 307 and next year in the Ford Fiesta will be Euro III emission compliant and not Euro IV.

THE man from Del Monte has said 'yes' to new online contract hire firm Tuskerdirect as its leasing supplier.

A RADICAL shake-up of van taxation is being drawn up by the Inland Revenue to close loopholes that have created widespread confusion in the fleet industry.

CAR manufacturers are making the UK a no-go area for the cleanest diesel engines to keep down vehicle list prices and company car tax.

A DIESEL-engined Jaguar is still a long way off, although the manufacturer admits a suitable high-performance unit is essential if it is to meet its sales targets.

ARVAL PHH chief operating officer David Bird is taking over day-to-day responsibility for fleet, fuel and purchasing card operations following Jeremy Hay's decision to leave the company to set up a consultancy business.

PLANS to cut TransportAction PowerShift grants for liquefied petroleum gas vehicles could threaten the future of gas conversion companies and make fleets turn their backs on LPG, it has been claimed.

FORD'S fleet expertise and resources are being shared among its sister marques in Ford Motor Company's Premier Automotive Group (PAG).

CITROEN has promoted James Parfett to national fleet sales manager in a move which follows the recent promotion of David Coop to sales director. Coop's promotion follows the departure of former sales director

KWIK-Fit has appointed former Jessups Vehicle Contracts managing director Simon English as director of the firm as part of a major restructuring.

FLEET managers will be providing their drivers with an effective 'browser on wheels' that can have its performance and features altered at the touch of a button.

INCHCAPE Vehicle Contracts has launched a battle for pan-European fleet contracts by joining a new venture offering cross-border leasing services.

BUSINESS solutions provider Logica is expected to increase its fleet size following a new outsourcing arrangement with IT expert Hyder Services. Logica has taken over the staff, assets and contracts of the firm in a deal worth about £80 million over the next four years.

FLEETNET, the national group fighting to create common standards for e-commerce in the fleet industry, has just a year left to reach its goal or risk losing its battle, its chairman has warned.

WESSEX LDV has sealed fleet deals worth more than £1 million. The first deal, worth £250,000, was to supply nine Pilot vans, three Convoy Tippers and two Crewcab Tippers to Torquay-based Riviera Housing Trust.