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RETIRED Vauxhall executive Peter Batchelor and immediate past president of the Retail Motor Industry Federation Sue Brownson both received OBEs in the Queen's Birthday Honours list published on Saturday.

GLASS'S Information Services is up for sale with the company set to approach a number of potential buyers who would fund future development.

FLEETS will save thousands of pounds in service and maintenance costs following the decision of PSA Peugeot Citroen to extend dramatically service intervals for cars and vans.

ARRIVA plc is to divest itself of its contract hire and leasing business Arriva Automotive Solutions following a second profits warning within two months.

THE ICA (Holdings) network has restructured its senior management following the acquisition of NCA.

THE Fleet Operators Handbook, produced by Fleet NewsNet publisher Emap Automotive, is now available on disk.

THE new number plate system must be accompanied by radical measures to convert the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency from a tax-collector to a hi-tech service for motorists, according to the AA.

THE PSA Peugeot Citroen Group is undergoing a massive restructuring of its manufacturing operation in a move which will see both manufacturers produce more vehicles in the same factories.

PEUGEOT is developing the technology to remove particulates from diesel emissions to overcome the environmental questions surrounding the fuel.

LEX Vehicle Leasing has signed a three-year solus contract with motorway services provider Welcome Break to supply 75 cars on contract hire.

FLEET decision-makers depend on their own finance team rather than contract hire or leasing companies for advice on the most cost-effective fleet funding mechanism.

LONDON Fiat and Alfa Romeo dealership Arena Auto has centralised its fleet operation for large customers to provide a more specialised and efficient service.

RAC Motoring Services has dismissed speculation that it is to start franchising its roadside patrols.

A PROGRAMME of selling off non-core business to concentrate on key franchises has been announced by European Motor Holdings as it recorded a £1.4 million hike in profits.

TOYOTA and General Motors are to carry out a joint development of a charging system which will eliminate the need to physically plug electric vehicles into a power supply in order to recharge them.

BRITISH Gas Natural Gas Vehicles has opened its largest gas station, at the London Borough of Sutton, as part of the launch of the Environmental Transport Association's Green Transport Week.

LONDON's first public electric car charging station has been opened at a multi-storey car park in the Borough of Sutton.

NONE of Britain's biggest companies has a truly green transport policy, according to an Environmental Transport Association survey.

NATIONAL Car Free Day and Green Transport Week organiser the Environmental Transport Association is urging company car drivers to press their employers to adopt green transport policies.

SPECIFICATION on Mercedes-Benz C and E-class models increases this month with just six models in the latter's range increased in price as a result.

THE Consumers' Association has apologised to four car manufacturers after it was attacked for issuing an incorrect press release announcing the results of crash tests carried out under the European New Car Assessment Programme.

FLEET car drivers are more concerned with making cars safer and 'greener' than concentrating on speed or performance.

CHELSEA Building Society has signed a fleet management deal for its 120-strong user-chooser fleet with Dial Contracts.

A GROUP set up for female fleet specialists by a car dealership as part of a drive for fleet business has sparked a debate on the role of women in the industry.

VOLKSWAGEN has boosted its Polo line-up with the launch of a 10-strong estate range and additions to saloon models.

LIQUEFIED petroleum gas conversion specialist The Environmental Gas Company is setting up fitting centres across the country to meet rising demand.

GROWING interest in bi-fuel cars from customers of Lex Vehicle Leasing has led it to take on five liquefied petroleum gas Mondeos as demonstrators.

FIAT has taken on a new sales team to promote Fiat Auto Fleet as a one-stop-shop for customers.

VAUXHALL has launched a demonstrator fleet of 50 dual-fuel cars and vans to give fleet operators the opportunity to trial gas-powered vehicles.

AUTOGLASS has bought the continental network of its chief rival Auto Windscreens to reinforce its position as Europe's leading vehicle glass repair and replacement specialist.