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A NEW UK medical marketing company has taken delivery of 114 Citroen Picassos mini-MPVs in a deal worth more than £1.5 million at showroom prices.

DELOITTE and Touche senior manager David Rawlings predicts what fleets should expect.

PREMIUM lifestyle estate cars are all about looking great first with the ability to carry large loads second, and the sector has seen some dramatic changes recently.

CAR allowance schemes remain a key benefit for company employees, according to a new car policy survey.

FLEET decision-makers have put Interleasing at the top of a customer satisfaction chart for the second consecutive year.

ALCHEMY Performance Development completed an additional survey earlier this month, which looked at the how leasing firms handle their prospective customers.

GROWING numbers of leasing companies are offering vehicle telematics services in a bid to add value and cut costs for fleet decision-makers.

The latest appointments in the fleet industry.

Launch dates for key fleet models.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

THIS coming year will bring as many tough new challenges to the fleet manager as previous years - in the world of fleet management nothing stands still.

A DELEGATION of senior car manufacturers met European Commission officials to complain about regulations they claim affect the European motoring industry's ability to compete globally.

THE German government has cancelled a contract for a hi-technology motorway toll collection scheme for trucks.

NEW money-laundering regulations that could have a major impact on the motor auction industry come into force next week.

BCA Nottingham has celebrated its tenth birthday by breaking a number of records, including the most vehicles ever sold in one week and the most in one day.

TWO wheels replaced the usual four on the auction floor at a recent sale at BCA Belle Vue.

MANHEIM has launched its online bidding site, called Simulcast, at a special sale held for Lombard.

'THE recent launch of 'new generation' C-class was an opportunity to sit back and look at the history of this car. Its immediate predecessor, launched in 1983, was the 190 – affectionately labelled the 'Baby Benz'. '

ANNUAL car and van sales will rocket to three million in the next seven years as part of a global explosion in the car market, one of the world's leading industry authorities has claimed.

PEUGEOT has thrown down the gauntlet to rival fleet manufacturers with a low starting price and high levels of equipment for its new 407 upper-medium contender.

JAGUAR has announced record January sales up more than a quarter on last year's figures.

FORD has introduced a Mondeo featuring satellite navigation with live traffic reports for beating congestion.

FLEETS are being warned about mobile tyre fitters claiming to provide wheel-tracking services at the side of the road.

CITROEN has toughened up the C3 with the launch of a ruggedly-styled 'active lifestyle' version.

NATIONAL car park operator NCP has outsourced its fleet management and awarded a 400-vehicle deal to Interleasing.

SMART is offering user-choosers a stripped-out smart roadster starting at £11,995 on-the-road.

CHISWICK Honda, the world's first Honda brand centre, was awarded the title Dealer of the Year at the recent MCN Awards.

TOOMEY Eurolease and Toomey Westlease have both outsourced their driver helplines to All Fleet Services.