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Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Solutions has extended their long-term partnership with Centrica for a further five years.

Thousands of company car and van drivers are putting themselves and other road users at risk through tired driving, research suggests.

In 2010, passenger cars in the UK were driven more than 380 billion kilometres using petrol or diesel, while freight vehicles covered 174 billion tonne-kilometres.

Toyota says it reaped the benefits of its comprehensive renewal of its core family market models in September with impressive results recorded by its Auris hatchback, Verso MPV and RAV4 compact SUV, all of which were launched within the past year.

A plan for new Olympic-style trials of out-of-hours deliveries to businesses across London has been announced as part of a wider package of works to deliver a freight legacy for London.

Fleet News and the FTA have teamed up to give away two tickets to the Van Excellence conference in Dunblane on October 29.

Mazda was one of the UK's fastest growing brands last month with sales up 45.1% over September 2012 at 7,189 units, according to figures released by the SMMT.

Commercial’s 'green' drive day has been heralded a success in the company’s journey to make travel more environmentally responsible.

Fleet operators are being advised that they only have one week left to secure their place at the annual Fleet News Congress.

Ford has managed to strengthen its sales lead over Vauxhall in September's new car registrations charts.

John Catling, CEO at FMG, looks at the change in attitudes to telematics systems.

Seat UK sold more cars during September 2013 than in any other month in its 28-year history.

New evidence from Europe has shown that vehicles running on autogas LPG use less carbon than petrol cars.

Network Catering Engineers, a provider of integrated engineering and maintenance solutions to the catering industry, has appointed Ctrack to develop and implement an advanced vehicle tracking system across 61 vans within its fleet.

Simon Cuenca has joined Zenith as a Business Development Manager. Simon has over 21 years’ experience in the fleet and motor industry.

The new Peugeot 308 is now available to order with prices and specification revealed and first customer deliveries on January 4.

September 2013 was the most successful month in the history of Mercedes-Benz in the UK, with every division reporting best-ever results.

Stephen Hammond MP, the UK's top minister for the freight and logistics sectors, will address some of the road transport industry's most senior executives at the 2013 Commercial Vehicle Forum to be held at London's British Museum.

More than 400,000 cars were registered in the UK in September, according to the SMMT, making it the best month for new cars since March 2008.

Local authorities across England are being asked to cut unsightly yellow lines as part of a Government drive to rid the streets of clutter.

Average values continued to rise in the used car market in September according to BCA’s latest Pulse report, with both fleet/lease and dealer part-exchange values reaching record levels.

DMS has added both Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions and Fleet Hire to its portfolio of contract hire and leasing companies now using its SMR Cost Analysis (SCA) tool to deliver a detailed breakdown of vehicle maintenance costs across a wide range of age and mileage parameters.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle customers choosing a new Caddy or Transporter before the end of the year can now pick up a service package that will save them up to £350.

The Government could help cut the deficit if all public sector fleet vehicles used recycled parts, a Gloucestershire business owner told ministers this week.

Road safety charity Brake has announced the date for its acclaimed annual Fleet Safety Conference and Awards in 2014.

Car designers in the Czech Republic are putting the finishing touches to a ‘wow factor’ that will allow Skoda’s next new model to make a stronger challenge to Britain’s top-selling fleet cars.

Figures obtained from the Ministry of Justice reveal that on average, more than 170 motorists were convicted every week in 2012 for driving on defective tyres at magistrates’ courts in England and Wales.

Learner drivers across the North of England, Scotland and Wales will be taking to the road in new Audi A3 and Q3 cars after driving school franchise Bill Plant secured a £2m asset finance deal with Santander Corporate & Commercial to replace 150 cars in its fleet.

The West Yorkshire-based company has introduced Jaama’s customer dashboard to give customers direct online access to a suite of reports which provide a real-time overview of their own fleets.

Keeping the New Sprinter on the straight and narrow when the crosswinds blow is made easy with a new safety feature fitted as standard.