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BOOMING independent firm Premier Motorauctions Leeds is ploughing £4.5 million into a massive expansion just two years after it opened.

LEX Vehicle Leasing has renewed its contract with Avis Rent A Car for a further three years, in a deal worth around £30 million.

THE versatile Citroen Berlingo platform, already offering its services in pick-up and standard van form, has found another application.

A FACTORY-built six-seater Dispatch 1.9TD Combi designed to carry personnel and equipment is now available through Citroen commercial vehicle specialist dealers.

SOME insulin-dependent diabetic drivers could soon be back behind the wheels of 3.5-7.5-tonne trucks - subject to annual health checks and provided the vehicles are driven in the course of employment.

JUST weeks after signing a partnership agreement with Daewoo to build a new range of light commercial vehicles specialist van maker LDV has announced it is to launch a rebadged Nissan compact van in Britain.

MULTI-franchise car dealer Currie Motors has launched a push to clinch a chunk of the outright purchase fleet car market.

INSURERS are being lobbied to work together to agree industry standard repair times for bodyshops to stop them spending thousands of pounds on specialist equipment for one insurer.

INSURANCE companies are costing fleets time and money by taking too long to send insurance experts to inspect damaged vehicles, a repair body has alleged.

EMISSION levels in Britain must be cut by 12.5% below their 1990 level by 2010, according to tough new targets agreed by European Union ministers.

AN industry-wide approach to air pollution should be adopted by the Government rather than concentrating efforts on the car and fleet drivers, a seminar on driver efficiency heard.

FLEET car drivers have an excellent record when it comes to keeping their windscreens in a safe condition, according to a new survey.

SOMERSET County Council has taken delivery of its first liquefied petroleum gas cars.

CAR glass giant Autoglass has begun a major recruitment drive for extra staff to work in its branches across the country.

RENAULT is looking to build upon its phenomenal sales success this year with the aim of capturing 10% of the total UK car market, with fleet business pivotal.

CHRYSLER'S new Jeep Grand Cherokee will go on sale in the UK next spring with the manufacturer claiming it will 'set new standards throughout the entire 4x4 segment'.

BRITAIN'S six-month presidency of the European Union, which ends this month, signals the end of a high profile spell of fleet business for Rover Group.

BRITISH-based fleet service companies are strengthening their resources on the continent as pan-European fleet business begins to take-off.

MOTOR dealership chain Reg Vardy is set to become one of Britain's biggest motor retailers following record annual results and a takeover bid for Trust Motor Group.

HONDA will soon be producing an all-new Accord, designed specifically for the European market.

HONDA is to build a new small car in Britain, as part of the £450 million expansion of its Swindon factory.

CITROEN UK has signed its biggest solus fleet deal with automotive parts distributor and retailer Finelist, in an arrangement which will see it supply 1,700 vehicles over two years.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE County Council is to host a meeting at 10am on June 29 from which it is hoped to form a regional network of public autogas filling stations.

A RUSH of orders for the three-door version of Vauxhall's new Astra has left customers facing a two-month waiting list.

FLEET car drivers need guidance on the law regarding the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving, a survey has revealed.

THE favourable VAT changes for leasing introduced in August 1995 finally began to persuade fleets to switch to contract hire last year.

FLEETS face higher contract hire rates in 1998 due to uncertain residual value prospects and rises in maintenance charges.

TRAFFICMASTER has linked up with the RAC to provide a new traffic information service - the first of a number of major new contracts which has seen City confidence in the firm rise to an all-time high.

THE National Franchise Dealers Association has questioned the safety implications of fleets taking advantage of the extended service intervals announced this week by Peugeot and Citroen.

FLEET management and funding specialist VELO is expanding its operations in the north of England and Scotland with the launch of a new Harrogate-based company headed by industry figure Nigel Stead.