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The executive board of directors at Tusker have all taken delivery of new electric vehicles as their company cars.

Mitsubishi's Outlander PHEV has been awarded with 2013 Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP) five star award, adding to its five-star rating from Euro NCAP in December 2013.

Berkshire-based Rabbits Vehicle Hire says it has witnessed a dramatic decline in ‘dubious rentals and unsavoury clientele’ after publically displaying its vehicle tracking system.

Kia is recalling 5,787 Sportage and 1,432 Soul models in the UK to check a possible fault with the vehicle’s seat-belt pre-tensioner.

Vehicle Quality Solutions has secured a new three-year contract to provide Vehicle Inspection Services to Fiat Group Automobiles UK.

Unipart Automotive has taken delivery of its first vehicles as part of a new five-year vehicle management and contract hire agreement with the Leasedrive Group.

Isuzu Truck has launched the Isuzu Genuine Parts Club at the CV Show.

The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) is inviting organisations to apply for the Low Carbon Champions Awards.

One-in-20 (6%) fleets intend to invest in electric vehicles, a week-long poll by comparison website TrackCompare has revealed.

Car and van fleet operators can capture and take advantage of 'highly accurate' fuel consumption data with a new monitoring tool from Ctrack.

Novadata has introduced a new Health and Safety Driver and Manager Awareness course.

BCA’s latest Pulse report shows that the headline average value of a used car increased in April by £166 compared with March to £7,553 - the highest monthly value this year and the second highest on record.

LeasePlan has launched a new initiative designed to encourage clients to consider leasing pure electric vehicles (PEVs).

The former MD of LeasePlan UK, David Brennan, has joined Nexus Vehicle Management as chief executive officer.

More than half (54%) of motorists think van drivers take less care on the road but their belief is misguided according to RAC analysis.

Police forces across Britain are warning about the high number of catalytic converter thefts, which is causing considerable cost to UK businesses.

Smartphone app integration from Apple and Google is forecast to be sold in more than 55 million cars by 2020 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, according to a new study by IHS.

The Institute of Car Fleet Management (ICFM) has introduced an online payments facility on its website to make membership applications and renewals easier.

The head of the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has hit back at electric vehicle (EV) sceptics with suggestions that public opinion on the technology is shifting.

A new study of heavy truck and bus collisions conducted by The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) found that Lytx’s video-based driver safety programme has the potential to dramatically save lives and reduce injuries.

Ogilvie Fleet has donated a total of £2,000 in support of two charities to which it has connections.

The majority (71%) of drivers would feel less safe on a motorway with no hard shoulder than a motorway with one, according to the latest poll by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).

Alastair Kendrick, of MHA MacIntyre Hudson, puts forward the case for BIK reform.

The BVRLA's Chief Executive Gerry Keaney on the 2014 Budget.

Motiva Group has been given the green light to start work on a £400,000 project to expand its head office in Stoke-on-Trent.

Fleet News and ACFO, the national body for fleet decision-makers, will be hosting a debate at this year’s Fleet News Company Car in Action event to provide some much-needed clarity around changes planned by the Driver and Vehicle Licence Agency (DVLA).

A Cornwall cab company has clocked up 150,000 miles and more than 37,000 individual fares in its fleet of 100 per cent electric Nissan Leaf taxis.

Vehicle telematics provider Risk Technology has partnered with Chipin, a new insurance company, to launch a Usage Based Insurance (UBI) and telematics service in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

Leaseplan has appointed Tom Brewer as its commercial performance director.

Fleet Alliance has been awarded Investors in People gold accreditation.