DUPONT has introduced an employee car ownership scheme for its 400 company car drivers.

IMAGISTICS International, formerly known as Pitney Bowes Office Systems, has ordered 65 new company cars through Arval PHH in a deal worth more than £600,000.

SUPPORT services group Staveley Industries has signed a year-long three-badge deal with Nissan, Ford and Vauxhall.

SURREY-BASED vehicle security and technology company Toad has chosen the Volkswagen Caddy for its fleet of vehicles.

MONDI Packaging UK has chosen Willis Group's Motor Initiatives product, Drive, for its accident management.

FLEET software specialist Chevin Computer Systems has teamed up with fuel pump firm Triscan to adapt its systems so they can communicate with each other.

THE House of Commons Select Committee on Transport wants to see fleet managers being the first to adopt computerised speed control system in cars when it becomes viable, following figures showing that a large majority of drivers continually exceed speed limits.

VOLVO is to launch a pair of high performance flagship models at October's British International Motor Show in Birmingham.

THE pound in your pocket goes further than you think thanks to new diesel technology, according to Peugeot after an economy test on Europe's most congested motorway.

WITH lower prices and a new sales strategy, the Japanese manufacturer is cashing in following the introduction of the new benefit-in-kind company car tax system.

THE Government needs to take the lead in ensuring fleets embrace risk management policies, according to driver training specialist Pro-Drive.

LIKE ripples on a pond, the effects of road traffic accidents continue long after the crash itself.

EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council has installed vehicle location and tracking systems across most if its fleet.

FLEETS which do not make sure wheels are properly secured on vehicles are putting the lives of drivers and other road users at risk, a leading road safety organisation is warning.

AUTOGLASS has opened a new national skills centre as part of a £5m campaign to raise industry standards of vehicle glass replacement.

SPEED kills. Such a simple statement has been at the centre of a bitter row between motorists, politicians and experts for decades. And the row is set to intensify after a House of Commons Select Committee on Transport carried out one of the most intense examinations of the issue.

CARL Norris has joined Toyota dealer, Monty's of Sheffield. He will support fleet sales manager Mike Knowles in meeting the requirements of the company's business customer base. Norris comes to Toyota after nine years at another Sheffield dealership.

CHANCELLOR Gordon Brown has announced a 12% increase in transport spending during the next three years in today's Government spending review.

A NATIONAL survey has revealed that car buyers in Reading are the most confident about using the internet for online purchasing.

FORD is to produce the Focus for the Russian market at its new plant in St Petersburg.

THE downward spiral of residual values is unstoppable in the fleet industry's medium sector vehicle heartland and will force decision-makers to look for ways to recoup their losses, according to a leading fleet figure.

BRITISH Car Auctions has seen demand for its Auction View live auction price service rocket as fleet managers attempt to keep track of volatile used car prices.

EXPERIAN has marked the fifth anniversary of its automotive and global information solutions firm and has revealed shocking statistics showing why it believes used car data checks are vital to protect residual values.

BCA Belle Vue achieved nearly £1 million turnover during a commercial vehicle sale supported by some of the country's biggest fleets.

AUCTION bids for car-derived vans are often falling short of reserve prices amid a lack of quality stock and a shortage of buyers, according to Glass's Commercial Vehicle Values.

THE Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon, Audi A6 Avant, BMW 5 Series Touring and new Hyundai Accent are enjoying used car market success, according to Plex Prices used vehicle guide.

'IT is almost impossible to get parallel import registration figures but it does seem that the numbers are at last slowing down.' Martin Ward, CAP national research manager.

GUIDELINES for the police on how to prosecute managers and companies failing in their duty of care to drivers are set out for the first time in a manual from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).

THE Government has ruled out on environmental grounds an attempt by the Conservative Party to double from £12,000 to £24,000 the threshold at which company cars are considered as 'expensive' for tax purposes.

AN influential report commissioned by the Government has brought a law banning the use of mobile phones while driving a step closer.