A WASTE oil collection company has launched a new service for fleets operating their own car workshops.

FLEET management company ARVAL PHH has appointed AA Business Services as its preferred supplier for vehicle breakdown and recovery services.

CORPORATE belt-tightening has hit revenues at daily rental giant Avis Europe more seriously than the terrorist attacks in the United States last September.

FLEET sales remained steady in August as private sales drove the new car market to record levels in anticipation of another boom in September caused by the new '52' registration plate.

FROM a £68,000 hearse to police specification pursuit cars and fast response ambulances, Volvo's special vehicles operation can supply a vehicle for most needs.

TIMING holds the key to success or failure to an undue degree in business.

WITH the adrenalin buzz of an all-new Accord in the pipeline, Honda has avoided the traditional temptation of manufacturers to forecast booming sales and sector domination.

RENAULT'S new Megane range is bringing avant-garde styling to the lower-medium sector in a move to attract user-chooser drivers. Renault's fleet and commercial vehicle director Keith Hawes explains the motivation.

RENAULT is developing a remarketing programme for its light commercial vehicles to mirror its used car strategy.

REPRESENTATIVES from around the globe are returning from the World Summit on Sustainable Development ready to implement proposals to combat global warming. But what could it mean for British fleets?

AT last! The answer to why some of your drivers treat cars as if they are on the racetrack. It is simply in the car's genes.

BMW drivers from this month will be offered wireless voice-controlled in-car telephone modules as an optional extra on the X5, 3-series and 5-series.

EUROPEAN vehicle distribution company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has increased its stake in vehicle logistics company Compagnie d'Affretement et de Transport (CAT).

FINANCIAL services company General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) has launched a new global system that enables people to apply for finance in a car dealership and receive approval in 60 seconds.

SATELLITE tracking and telematics firm Minorplanet Spain has received a European Commission grant that will halve the cost of systems to fleet customers.

THE second annual numberplate change sent used car prices plunging last month, while new car prices recorded a healthy increase.

RESIDUAL value experts have given definitive answers to the five burning questions they believe every fleet decision-maker with responsibility for selling company cars at the end of their fleet lives is asking.

A HONDA sale at BCA Measham achieved a 100% conversion rate with all 192 vehicles on offer sold.

'LAST month proved difficult for retailers as the right stock was very scarce, thanks to the lack of new cars registered in August 1999 due to the switch to a September plate change,' Martin Ward, national research manager, CAP Network. <p>

COMPANY car tax changes always prompt employers and drivers to review the advantages and disadvantages of running company cars.

GROWING fears of a new Middle East war could mean British fleets which invested billions of pounds in diesel technology will see expected fuel savings wiped out by soaring pump prices.

ONE of Britain's biggest food companies has saved more than £100,000 a year and improved fleet driver safety by controlling the use of mobile phones among 'lonely' company car drivers.

THE new company car tax system is on schedule to attract an additional 200,000 company car drivers to the fleet fold, according to the Inland Revenue.

POLICE fleet managers had the chance to see several new launches in the blue light fleet sector at the National Association of Police Fleet Managers' conference and exhibition in Swindon.

POWER generator installation firm Power Plant Services (PPS) has been able to pay its employees more money by cutting costs using a vehicle tracking system.

MEALS-ON-WHEELS supplier apetito has taken delivery of its first of 47 Citroen Berlingo 'apetito chefmobil' vans.

Europcar has launched a dedicated van hire service that is available to business customers.

TOYOTA has revealed details of its new Land Cruiser which will go on sale in the UK in January 2003.

Lex Service has changed its company name to RAC plc with effect from Monday 2 September.

Richard Lawson Autologistics in the UK has moved offices from Weybridge to Chertsey, Surrey.