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It’s not too late for automotive industry professionals to book a table at the BEN Ball, which takes place on December 11, 2013 at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London.

West Country hire specialist Plantforce has assigned its first Mercedes-Benz vans to mobile engineers responsible for maintaining its excavators, telehandlers, dozers and demolition equipment out in the field.

Helphire has launched Principia Law Limited to ensure road traffic personal injury victims receive the support they need to recover compensation from the negligent party.

European environment ministers have acceded to German pressure to scrap an agreement to cap CO2 emissions from new cars at 95g/km from 2020.

The new dedicated sale day for light commercial vehicles at BCA Glasgow is proving popular with customers.

Fleet operators are increasingly turning to web-based IT to provide effective and efficient management of vehicles alongside administration and cost savings, according to Jaama.

Zenith has launched a new online commercial vehicle build management tool for use by its customers.

Interest in offering car salary sacrifice schemes to staff is increasing, but there remain significant concerns about the viability of such a benefit in some organisations, according to a survey by fleet decision-makers’ organisation ACFO.

More than £7.1m vehicles went under the hammer at the annual Lex Autolease Megasale, which took place at Manheim’s Colchester centre on Saturday, October 19, 2013.

Michelin has been awarded the coveted Tyre Manufacturer of the Year Award at the 2013 Tyre and Fast-Fit (TAFF) awards, held by the National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA).

Liam Cresswell has joined the Arval UK Corporate Sales Division as a sales manager.

Zenith has announced the completion of a significant refinancing of its credit facilities, following a rapid de-leveraging of the business over the last three years.

Sean Farrell, director of business development at the vehicle management division of the Leasedrive Group, the UK’s largest independent privately-owned vehicle management group, has been appointed to the operating board.

Volkswagen has strengthened its fleet team with the recruitment of three new customer-facing staff who will be instrumental in developing the brand's presence in key markets.

Didier Fenix has been appointed chief operating officer of Europcar and will be responsile for operations, fleet and mobility innovation activities.

BMW has taken the covers off the new 2 Series Coupé, which will arrive in the UK in March 2014.

Manheim has overhauled its digital offer for both buyers and vendors in response to an 18% increase in vehicles sold online.

The average values of used LCV’s at auction across the board rose by 4.4%, according to data from the National Association of Motor Auctions.

There are now just 3 weeks to go until this year’s FN50 Dinner and there has been a great response by the fleet industry for this year’s event.

E-Car Club, the first entirely electric pay-per-use car club, has launched in East London ahead of a nationwide rollout.

Thieves could be legitimately hiring vehicles from unsuspecting companies to carry out their crimes in a bid to maintain an air of normality and to avoid arrest.

Report’s recommendations reflect the views of the Freight Transport Association’s (FTA’s) evidence provided to a recent inquiry looking at local authority parking enforcement in England.

Pedestrians, drivers and motorcyclists are being targeted in four new campaigns to improve road safety in London.

Fleetmatics has won the innovation award at the annual Fleet Transport Awards for the second year running.

The bustling business scene in Basildon has attracted Northgate Vehicle Hire to the town.

Suzuki has appointed Helen Ward as its field-based corporate sales & leasing manager - a new position that has been created as part of the company's strategy to build its corporate sales business.

The shocking consequences and high cost of tyre failures have been revealed in a series of new CCTV clips unveiled by the Highways Agency and TyreSafe as part of October’s tyre safety month.

Auto Styling Truckman, the Midlands-based 4x4 accessories provider, has achieved an 11% increase in turnover benefiting from the rise in UK sales of commercial vehicles.

Maxxia, provider of enterprise-wide financing solutions and part of the Australian McMillan Shakespeare Group, has strengthened its UK operations with the acquisition of CLM Fleet Management.

The revised Audi A8 will offer a quattro-only line-up as improvements in engine efficiency reduce emissions.