The economic slowdown and the focus on cost control is manifesting itself in fleets and company car drivers increasingly choosing low emission vehicles.

Drivers and fleets are cutting their annual mileages in pursuit of lower corporate and personal tax bills and reduced fuel expenditure.

An analysis of vehicles added to ALD Automotive’s fleet of almost 49,000 reveals that of the almost 1,300 units recently added, their average CO2 emissions dropped below 150g/km for the first time since the company started the data tracking process in January 2003.