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Tuning box designer and producer TDI-Tuning has seen a 25% increase in demand from the commercial vehicle market in the first quarter of 2015.

A fleet of self-driving shared cars could make 90% of conventional cars in mid-sized cities superfluous, research suggests.

Prices for the new Ford Galaxy will start at £26,500, the manufacturer has announced.

Imperial Commercials has opened its latest purpose-built service and parts facility in Swindon.

Used car dealer Carcraft has announced it has gone into administration.

Fleet operators will gain an insight into critical corporate business and private mileage compliance at next month's ACFO seminar.

Banque PSA Finance, the finance arm of PSA Peugeot Citroën, is implementing the Miles software solution from Sofico in four countries..

Audi has worked with its partners DHL Parcel and Amazon Prime to develop a system that enables delivery direct to the boot of a customer's car.

Volvo has reported an improvement in its earlier announced figures for the XC90 T8 Twin Engine, achieving a drop of 10g/km as a result of further tuning.

BCA has strengthened its commercial vehicle sales team with the appointment of Dominic Burr and Jonathan Earp.

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has appointed Lesley Upham as its commercial director.

MileageCount has launched a fuel card which integrates seamlessly with its mileage capture and driver management software.

By Gareth Jones, managing director at Dawsonrentals Vans

Best practice on how the freight and logistics industry can increase efficiency and safety has been shared at a conference.

Salford Van Hire has chosen the new Renault Trucks range to expand and update its fleet with an order for 72 vehicles.

Returnloads.net has seen a 53% increase in the number of loads posted on its freight exchange.

BMW is to fit satellite-navigation as standard across its range from September.

Nissan and Avis Denmark have signed a deal to create the largest fleet of Nissan EVs in Europe, with an order of 401 Nissan e-NV200 vans and 60 Leaf cars.

Recalls of vehicles posing a serious safety risk are at their highest since 2010, according to analysis by international law firm Pinsent Masons.

Autoglass has appointed Nick Cleary to the newly created role of technology director.

Average CO2 emissions for cars ordered on Zenith’s salary sacrifice car schemes this year are 99g/km

Keyfuels has launched its Controlmax fuel management software.

Further tuning from Volvo has resulted in a 10g/km drop in CO2 on its XC90 plug-in hybrid, now down to 49g/km.

Britain’s main political parties have failed to address some of the key concerns facing fleet operators in their manifestos.

BMW Group has extended its contract with Allianz Global Assistance in the UK to provide roadside assistance to BMW, BMW Motorrad, MINI and Rolls-Royce owners.

Andrew Cope has led the management buyout (MBO) of incident management and roadside recovery business FMG for an as yet undisclosed sum.

By James Batchelor, MD Motive, Intelligent Energy

BMW has upgraded its 1 Series hatchback with new engines, a new look, and extra specification.

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has warned that car manufacturers are building high-tech distractions into their new vehicles.

The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) is spearheading a nationwide drive to improve safety at every site that uses fork lift trucks.