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CAP Automotive has reported that the current issues faced by Volkswagen Group appear to not to have impacted on residual values.

Volkswagen has released an online checking tool to identify vehicles affected by the emissions scandal.

A PSA Peugeot Citroën prototype car travelled 360 miles from Paris to Bordeaux last Friday (October 2) entirely in autonomous mode.

Drivers at Air Products have praised the Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell, seven months into the company’s trial of the technology.

Senior traffic police officers from around Europe will call for better protection of vulnerable road users at the annual conference of TISPOL this week.

Company’s new management information portal brings better decision-making

Programme set up as ‘nudge’ campaign addressing main road issues

Northgate Vehicle Hire has promoted Adam Lockyer to the role of area operations manager in the South of England.

Safety targets needed to reverse first increase in overall casualties since 1997

Five-year goal is part of a bigger 2040 strategy for zero harm on major UK roads

Fuel Card Services has appointed Russ Kenyon as head of group sales as part of its strategy to continue the growth of recent years

Vauxhall has issued a statement to fleet managers following the Volkswagen emissions crisis confirming that it is does not have any ‘defeat devices’ in its vehicles.

Fleetcor, parent company of Allstar, Keyfuels and The Fuel Card Company, has strengthened its UK marketing team with a host of key appointments.

The Nordics division of L’Oréal has selected Fleet Logistics to manage its fleet of 380 vehicles in four Scandinavian countries.

Visitors to next week’s Fleet Management Live event at the NEC can find out more about independent test, validation and engineering service provider Millbrook.

Activa Contracts has promoted Lisa Temperton to the role of sales and marketing director with the focus on further expanding the company’s fleet operation.

Auto Windscreens (part of the Markerstudy Group of Companies) has confirmed that the deal to purchase AA AutoWindshields has completed, eight weeks after it was announced.

Allstar Business Solutions has chosen smartcard specialist Oberthur Technologies as its partner for its new chip-and-pin fuel card.

The Government has confirmed that drivers won't incur higher Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) if their existing vehicles are found to be fitted with illegal software that manipulates emissions tests.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed that companies operating vehicles fitted with ‘defeat devices’ will not face a rise in company car tax.

Brake has announced the winners of its annual Fleet Safety Awards, with Gateshead Council and TomTom Telematics picking up two awards each.

A motorist has escaped a charge of speeding by using telematics data.

A new insurance group rating system for vans could see insurance premiums fall for those fleets opting for the safest vehicles.

Arval and sister company Greenval Insurance will be absorbing the November 2015 increase in Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) for customers with insured leased cars.

Volkswagen has taken 4,000 unsold Euro 5 diesel vehicles in the UK off sale following the emissions scandal.

Tool and plant hire company Speedy has successfully launched a salary sacrifice scheme with leasing partner Lex Autolease.

Specialist construction company, Setanta Construction, have invested in two new Mercedes-Benz Vitos.

JCT600 Vehicle Leasing Solutions has entered a deal to supply 11 new vehicles to Wyndham Vacation Rentals UK (WVR).

the number of drivers convicted of a speeding offence has risen by 28% in the past 12 months.