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For the past four years Arval has been successfully operating as the outsource partner for the provision of Contract Hire to the Renault, Dacia, Nissan and Infiniti dealer networks.

Fiat Professional’s UK sales increased by 70% in 2013, outpacing both the LCV market and its main rivals.

Skoda's latest Greenline model, the Octavia, is now on sale offering CO2 emissions of 85g/km and fuel consumption of 88.3mpg on the combined cycle.

Nine out of 10 motorists want to see a limit put on car parking charges, according to a Motorpoint poll.

Motorists are being warned that text messages or emails regarding a licence which is due for renewal have not been sent by the DVLA.

FMG has demonstrated the latest techniques for clearing major road incidents for the Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin.

Mitsubishi has confirmed more than 12,000 orders and more than 8,000 deliveries for its new Outlander Plug-in Hybrid.

ARI Fleet UK has rolled out its fleet management system, ARI Insights, to its entire customer base, following a six-month development period.

Fleetmatics, a global provider of fleet management solutions for commercial vehicles, has announced the appointment of Chris Morrell as EMEA sales director.

The Freight Transport Association’s (FTA’s) annual Cutting Carbon, Cutting Costs Conference will celebrate the individual efforts of companies to reduce carbon with the presentation of the 2014 LCRS Awards.

Go Travel Solutions is strengthening its core team and developing new UK office locations at the start of 2014.

Edinburgh Council is considering a 20mph network for the city centre, main shopping streets and residential areas, as part of its new Local Transport Strategy 2014-2019.

The Department of Transport has confirmed that an official study looking at ways of improving the A47 through Norfolk will also consider the A12 between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.

The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has announced that Wendy Williamson will become the new chief executive, taking over from Brian Spratt in July this year.

The RHA FTA Fuel Card has drawn five million litres of fuel in a month, saving members a combined £150,000 against national average pump prices in December 2013, according to the FTA.

AutoRestore has announced its first set of performance statistics for their combined mobile and traditional bodyshop services, following acquisitions in 2012.

Econnect cars has launched a new private car hire service in London using the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle.

Mazda has seen fleet sales grow a massive 84% in the first nine months (April to December) of its 2013/14 financial year against a total fleet car market up just 7% during that period, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

A fleet team is celebrating after winning tens of thousands of pounds on the National Lottery.

ARI was named in Fortune’s 2014 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the second year in a row, moving up on the list from 70 to number 27 this year.

Average used car values at BCA rose sharply last year as the combination of buyer demand and an ongoing shortage of retail quality stock increased competition for the vehicles on offer.

Security, safety and telematics specialist Cobra UK has called on the UK government to legislate for the fitting of front-facing cameras to all commercial vehicles in a bid to protect the freight industry.

The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has confirmed the all-new Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is eligible for the Government's Plug in Car Grant (PiCG) totalling £5,000.

Aspiring premium car-makers must understand that the ownership experience is as important as the quality of the cars they launch, according to CAP Consulting.

Data from the National Association of Motor Auctions shows the average value of used cars sold at auction across the board increased 10.4% from £5,413 to £5,975 in December, as the average age and mileage of stock sold improved slightly.

The average values of used LCVs at auction across the board increased by 5.4% from £4,512 to £4.757 between November and December, according to the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA).

Fleet Audits’ have updated their “Basic Fleet Management” course, which will have its first showing in early February.

A new comparison website aimed at helping fleets find the lowest contract hire quotes is claimed to have already have saved businesses money.

New data from G3 Remarketing shows that the city and small vehicle segments have performed well again in December.

Based on its recent research on the fleet management service market, Frost & Sullivan has presented Masternaut with the 2013 Frost & Sullivan Award for Competitive Strategy Leadership.