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Europcar is adding 95 new 3.5 tonne Iveco Daily Luton vans in 2014, with the first 20 vehicles already in service.

TomTom Telematics will power a new fleet management service in Spain for leasing company Northgate Flexible Renting to help its customers cut fleet running costs.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has formed new agreements with a number of travel management operators including American Express Travel and BCD Travel.

Opel is developing technology aimed at increasing efficiency and safety in urban transport, while will appear in future Vauxhall cars.

Prices of de-fleeted cars at auction fell in April, as the age and mileage of vehicles rose slightly, according to Manheim’s latest monthly barometer of auction activity.

How a company manages its mobile workforce and resources is vital to brand perception and customer service, suggests Trimble in a new report.

Alphabet has launched a new tool for fleets thinking of adopting electric vehicles.

LeasePlan UK has been shortlisted in the UK Digital Experience Awards 2014.

Richard Graham, MP for Gloucester, has been given a national road safety award by the charity Brake and Direct Line Group for his campaign for tougher sentences for disqualified, unlicensed and uninsured drivers who kill and injure.

CD Auction Group has launched a new vehicle buyback and disposal programme, aimed at improving the defleet process for leasing companies and outright purchase fleets.

The new version of the Fiat Ducato with higher equipment levels and more safety features is now available to order.

Mazda is claiming sales success in the company car market because of its Skyactiv technology.

Drivers are happier, more confident and focused when driving by themselves according to research released today by Allianz Insurance.

Zenith has seen customer satisfaction rise across its dealer network by 6%, following the launch of a new league table and awards programme.

Employers are being urged to take a zero-tolerance approach to at-work drink and drug-driving by Brake.

Drivers with vehicles provided by their company are worse for checking tyre pressures than private motorists with their own vehicles, according to Michelin.

Alliance Asset Management is predicting double digit growth in 2014 and has expanded its team by almost a third as it looks to build on its success in 2013.

Drivers of company vehicles are 25% more likely than company drivers using their own vehicles to have a minor accident, according to a survey by IAM Drive & Survive on Springboard UK.

Alphabet has appointed David Joyce as wholesale funding manager.

Winners from the 2014 FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards have been announced.

Scotland’s Traffic Commissioner Joan Aitken is calling on HGV, bus and coach operators across the country to be ready for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games which are now only months away.

Applied Driving Techniques has boosted its compliance solution with the launch of an online portal to help car, van and HGV fleets to operate legally and responsibly with greater efficiency.

The new CEO of Nexus Vehicle Management has predicted a bright future for the corporate vehicle rental provider.

Alfa Tail Lifts is operating a fleet of Mercedes-Benz Sprinters supplied by Dealer Orwell Truck & Van and backed by the manufacturer’s Complete Care repair and maintenance contracts.

The AA has announced Mark Spowage from Sheffield and David Johnston from Newcastle as ‘Patrol of the Year’ and ‘Recovery Patrol of the Year’ respectively.

RAC has been awarded a five-year contract for Accident Management services by Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, adding to breakdown services already taken by the company.

ACFO is running a parking fine seminar next month to battle the the increasing number of parking fines and tickets being issued.

Drivers will no longer be able to pay at the barriers to cross the Dartford Crossing from October, 2014.

Average used LCV values fell back in April - for the first time since late last year - declining by 2.9% compared to March, according to BCA.