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Fleetdrive has delivered a fleet of branded Citroen DS3's to education recruitment company Classpeople.

The High Court in London has ruled in favour of Enterprise Holdings in a trademark dispute with Europcar, surrounding the use of the letter 'e'.

AECOM has been awarded a five-year contract by Transport for London (TfL) to manage the TfL-developed Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS).

Rupert Pontin, head of valuations, Glass's, looks at the impact of the economy on the new and used car market.

Domestic appliance manufacturer Indesit will implement Trimble's GeoManager fleet management and driver safety products across its UK fleet.

Low petrol and diesel prices to prompt greater demand for bigger engine cars, says Glass's

More than 200 plug-in vehicles are expected to be added to public sector fleets as the next phase of the ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV) scheme begins.

Growing awareness and demand for fleet compliance and risk management has seen a surge of businesses teaming up with Applied Driving Techniques.

Unprecedented array of launches, including new i20 and improved i30 and i40

Vauxhall is to target smaller fleets operating 25-99 cars and vans with a new support programme.

Company Car in Action (CCIA), the UK’s premier driving event, is to be extended in 2015, and will take place on June 16 and 17 at Millbrook Proving Ground

Fuel card supplier Allstar has partnered with ATS Euromaster to allow tyres to be purchased using a driver's fuel card.

Leasedrive has won a four-year contract to supply its Mycar salary sacrifice scheme to Coventry City Council.

Nick Themistocleous has been appointed director, fleet operations Ford of Britain, succeeding Phil Hollins, who has held the role since 2012.

Martin Wedge, director of OVL, looks at the fall in fuel costs and the hidden impact on businesses.

Overloading of LGVs is still the top offence on UK roads, according to the latest annual effectiveness report by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Increased competition in oil and petrol fuel prices is providing fleets with a real opportunity to make new operational savings, says fleet software company Chevin Fleet Solutions.

Mercedes-Benz is to offer its plug-in hybrid technology in the C-Class.

Ford of Britain claims 2015 will be one of the busiest years for new product in the company’s history.

Drivers in the UK saved an estimated £66 million on their fuel bills in 2014 by using LPG, estimates LPG supplier Autogas.

Motor insurer ERS has appointed National Windscreens as its approved vehicle glass repair and replacement supplement.

Infiniti has appointed Carl Bayliss as the new country manager for Infiniti.

BVRLA, the trade body for the vehicle rental and leasing industry expects continued growth in almost every area of the sector in 2015.

Global courier firm DHL has been sentenced for safety failings after a driver was run over by his own vehicle at a depot in Bedfordshire.

Nissan has appointed Tony Lewis as its new UK sales director.

Flexible rental programmes offered by car manufacturers via their franchised dealers are increasing in popularity with business users.

The Highways Agency has been issued with a Crown Censure – the equivalent of a criminal prosecution – for safety failings after an experienced Traffic Officer was struck and killed by a car that went out of control on the M25.

Shepherd Facilities Management has reduced its fleet costs by around 20% by opting for Lex Autolease’s ‘Driveaway’ vehicles.

David Flesher has been appointed head of digital marketing for Manheim, where he will look to expand the automotive retail and remarketing business’s digital capability.

The average price of a defleeted car at auction now stands at £6,693, just £102 below December 2013’s figure, data from Manheim’s monthly Market Analysis shows.