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Sustainable transport minister Norman Baker has spoken of plans to reduce carbon emissions within the fleet sector.

Autorola has entered into an online remarketing agreement with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles that means its 2,000 trade buyers across the UK and the Volkswagen Van Centre network will be able to access used vehicles from each other to increase choice available for their customers.

Hyundai has delivered the first of its assembly line-produced ix35 fuel cell vehicles to the City of Copenhagen in Denmark.

SMA Vehicle Remarketing has defied predictions by delivering record sales in May, despite observers speculating a slowdown with an influx of stock following the growth in new car sales.

Managing director of Venson Automotive Solutions, Samantha Roff, has been shortlisted for the 2013 First Women ‘Business Services’ Award.

UK new car registrations rose 11% or 17,823 units in May to 180,111 units, with fleet and business registrations accounting for 95,909 units – 53.3% of the market.

TomTom has announced a new all-in-one tachograph data management system, Webfleet Tachograph Manager.

Consumers can now get a new level of insight into vehicle safety thanks to an upgraded online search function from Thatcham.

The monthly Market Analysis from Manheim shows that although the average value of vans at auction has increased over the year, last month’s prediction that the market may have hit a glass ceiling, appears to be coming true.

Europcar and Franchise Services of North America (FSNA) operating Advantage in the USA are partnering to jointly serve their customers.

Burnt Tree vehicle rental is urging van drivers to ‘think thief’ as it launches a campaign to help cut thefts of and from light commercial vehicles.

Motorists will welcome news of new powers for police to tackle bad driving, research suggests.

Belgian-based fleet and leasing software solutions provider, Sofico, has said it will further broaden the reach of its software, Miles, beyond its traditional automotive leasing, finance and fleet markets towards new sectors including mobility management and equipment leasing.

Manufacturers will face stricter new emissions targets for cars and vans after MEPs voted to tighten the rules. Carmakers will have to hit a new car average of 95g/km of CO2 by 2020, down from 130g/km in 2015, while an indicative target of 68-75g/km has been set from 2025.

The long-awaited second exposure draft (ED2) of the new global lease accounting standard has finally been published.

Nissan has given its Micra a substantial makeover to make it more appealing to a wider audience thanks to quirky new looks and a raft of technology as standard.

The BVRLA has vowed to continue to collect detailed records to help fleets get a fair deal when the VAT reclaim rate is next decided.

Masternaut has announced that it is to acquire German-based data service provider E.Novation.

A student hopes his new hologram road signs which ‘pulse’ at drivers will lead to a revolution in the way motorists are given information on the roads.

Demand for ‘retail-ready’ de-fleeted cars is still strong, according to Manheim’s latest market analysis of the wholesale vehicle market. The market remained steady during May, with values falling by just £8, or 0.01 per cent, with no change in the average age at 52 months. However, the average vehicle mileage fell by 413 miles.

Fleet Operations has announced that in the past 12 months, £5m worth of savings have been generated for Fleet Operations’ clients.

The Adam city car and four-seat convertible Cascada will make their Company Car in Action debuts at this year’s event.

TRG Vehicle Hire has opened a service centre for its fleet of vehicles and the general public, and has appointed industry expert Rob Tamone to launch and manage the initiative.

TMC has launched a multi-platform smartphone mileage app, offering drivers fast and accurate mileage logging.

Careless drivers who put other road users at risk face on-the-spot penalties under new measures announced today by road safety minister Stephen Hammond.

Specsavers Corporate Eyecare has launched driver information packs aimed at highlighting eyecare issues and providing facts and advice for those with fleet responsibility.

A London panel beater had the fright of his life when he came face-to-face with a snake hiding in a van he was working on.

Fleet consultancy and risk management specialist, TR Fleet, has added a BTEC in safe driving to its bespoke DriveSecure risk management programme to support companies in reducing road accidents and insurance premiums.

Mike Belcher, head of sales, Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, on why planning a fleet strategy is now harder than ever before.

Stuart Donnelly, chief regional officer for Northern Europe, Fleet Logistics, on choosing the ideal fleet management supplier.