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Around 1.5 million vehicles have been sold through the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) grading scheme since its launch two years ago.

Chargemaster will be providing charge points at the Low Carbon Vehicle Event (LCV2014) to ensure exhibitors and visitors vehicles remain fully charged throughout the two-day event, which takes places September 10-11 2014 at Millbrook.

Pricing expert Glass’s has launched a new residual value forecasting tool, four months after it was due to be unveiled.

Alphabet International has been named ‘Company of the Year’ for its corporate car sharing service AlphaCity at the sixth annual Urban Mobility 3.0 workshop in London.

An executive chauffeur operator is creating Britain’s biggest single fleet of Mercedes-Benz private hire vehicles after ending its 15-year association with Volvo.

Microlise and the University of Nottingham have been awarded funding of £359,000 from the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board.

Celtic Manor Resort has acquired a fleet of five new Mercedes-Benz Traveliners for passenger transport.

Energy Saving Trust and Transport for London (TfL) have announced a new initiative to identify potential locations for electric vehicle infrastructure in the capital.

Recent and planned investment in England's road network by the Government will have created an extra 900 lane miles of road capacity by 2021.

Volvo Cars has unveiled its all-new Volvo XC90, a premium-quality, seven-seat SUV with world-leading safety features and new powertrain technologies.

John Catling, chief executive at Wheelwright, looks at the challenges of tyre pressure checking.

Europcar has announced a brand partnership with Arsenal Football Club, where the company will promote its partnership in a large number of territories around the world including South Africa, USA, selected countries in Asia and Latin America, and throughout Europe.

Energy used by company cars and vans, including the grey fleet, must be included in a new audit to meet European Union regulations.

The van market is the fleet industry’s fastest–growing sector and commercial vehicle companies are expecting continued growth, says British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA).

Fleet decision-makers face an uphill battle to lawfully manage data generated by connected vehicles for legitimate business use as well as winning the confidence of drivers, according to a legal expert.

A Fleet News poll has shown nearly three quarters of fleets questioned are against driverless cars.

Hertz has renewed its contract with Paragon Automotive as its sole supplier for defleet and branch to branch transportation services across the UK.

Trakm8 has signed a new tracking deal with CM Downton.

Hoyer Petrolog has taken delivery of 253 new trucks in the UK and Ireland as part of a significant upgrade to its petroleum, bitumen and fuel oils fleets.

Seat has confirmed pricing and specification for the Leon X-perience, a permanent 4x4 version of the new Leon ST estate.

Millbrook Proving Ground are inviting businesses to take advantage of office and workshop space in their Innovation Centre.

Software company Jaama has recruited two new members of staff following a string of new contracts and business opportunities.

Fleet News is assembling expertise from across the industry to take part in a free seminar at September’s Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Event at Millbrook Proving Ground.

Burnt Tree Vehicle Rental has been named a ‘Green World Ambassador’ at a ceremony at The Crystal, London as a result of the environmental success of its Revive and Reduce Project.

A pharmaceutical company has pled guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court for failing to ensure the health and safety of an employee when a reversing lorry crushed an employee's head and chest resulting in severe injury.

LeasePlan Corporation has announced its results for the first half year of 2014 and highlights include an 18.2% increase in net profit to £161 million.

Local authorities need to tackle the problem of road signs being obscured by trees, bushes and branches, which, at best, is a nuisance for drivers and, at worst, can be misleading and dangerous, according to GEM Motoring Assist.

An explosion of new van launches is sparking intense rivalry but for some manufacturers victory will be determined by the badges on the van, rather than technical excellence or even reliability, according to CAP Automotive.

Nick Salkeld, currently senior vice-president for the LeasePlan companies located in Southern Europe and Pacific Region, is to become Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of LeasePlan Corporation.

ATD Solutions has launched a new version of its vehicle RV forecasting system, AVS, adding sophisticated modelling functionality for forecasting future values of both new and used vehicles under different market scenarios.