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Automotive data and intelligence provider Glass’s has launched a new dedicated business website, glassbusiness.co.uk.

David Pickering, chairman and managing director, Eclipse, on why product innovation shouldn't the be all and end all for manufacturers.

Satellite navigation is the most popular option fitted to new vans, according to research from the annual Nissan Van Report.

Steel doors manufacturer Bradbury Group has added four Mercedes Sprinter vans to its fleet.

Plans to improve the qualification process for driving instructors were announced today by Road Safety Minister Stephen Hammond.

Belgian contract hire and leasing company KBC Autolease has migrated to Sofico’s Miles to manage its fleet on behalf of corporate customers throughout Belgium and Luxembourg.

Audi has revised its engines used in the Audi A4 to make them EU6-compliant.

Fiat has won a Euro NCAP Advanced award for its city brake control, which automatically brakes to avoid collisions at speeds of up to 19mph.

Citroen has released pictures of its new Grand C4 Picasso and announced that CO2 emissions have been slashed across the range.

Fiat has appointed Karl Howkins in the newly created role of commercial director.

The Department for Transport (DfT) faces cuts of 9% in its day-to-day spending, but will get £9.5bn in 2015-16 to invest in infrastructure, including new roads.

Around a quarter (23%) of businesses that took part in a survey by the Forum of Private Business are concerned about access to funding – up from 17% last year.

Dr Tim Gibson, currently head of learning services, MoJ shared services at the HM Government Ministry of Justice, will act as advisor on e-learning to the Leasing Foundation.

Water technology company Xylem Water Solutions has rolled out a TomTom system featuring integrated tracking, navigation and vehicle diagnostic devices to its 192 commercial vehicles.

Parcel delivery company Yodel has backed Tesco staff on a 500-mile charity bike ride to raise funds for Diabetes UK.

Trimble is holding a free webinar with The Service Council at 6pm tomorrow (June 27) to reveal the findings of its research report ‘Achieving The Perfect Workday: Intelligent Field Service Management’.

Specialist fleet dealers are being tasked with playing a key role in helping drive annual sales of Kia cars to 100,000 by the end of the decade.

Infiniti is to open a new retail centre in St. Albans in partnership with dealer group Glyn Hopkin.

Renault has unveiled one of the worlds smallest and greenest commercial vehicles with the new Twizy Cargo.

The Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium (ALABC) is paving the way for a new generation of micro-mild hybrid cars with a demonstrator.

With around a third (39%) of young drivers claiming to have been involved in a collision since they started driving, Tesco Bank has launched Tesco Bank Box Insurance, a new product that tracks driving behaviour on a daily basis to encourage responsible driving, and help bring down the cost of motoring.

Paragon Software Systems is sponsoring a new charity in Dorking that supports young carers aged between eight and 12 years old.

The M6 Toll could be free to use when the main M6 motorway is closed, if the road’s operator is released from a Government contract.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has appointed SharingMatters BV to develop an Enterprise-branded rental business in the Netherlands, part of Enterprise’s ongoing European growth strategy.

Fleet News now has a page on Facebook where we will be posting some of the latest news stories, car reviews and a few interesting items that might not appear on our website.

A partnership between Ford's Bridgend Engine Plant and Cardiff University has won a prestigious Innovation and Impact Award for dramatic cost savings.

A comprehensive review and reorganisation of procurement procedures in the highways sector could harvest significant tax-payer savings and free more funds for safety initiatives and road maintenance, according to the sector’s largest trade association.

Royston-based science company Blacktrace Holdings has taken delivery of eight new Nissan Leafs as part of its company car scheme.

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) has welcomed the Transport Select Committee’s agreement to hold an inquiry into the safety of the UK’s 8,000 level crossings.

MITIE, the FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing company, has launched a fully mobile car simulator to better train its 3,000 fleet drivers.