Influencers and future talent are set to join Thatcham Research on Tuesday, June 6, to get to grips with industry challenges, encompassing repair, skills and leadership.

Anglia UK is to combine its existing Truckfile fleet management system with Geotab telematics for a better picture of its vehicle health.

Average light commercial vehicle values declined by £95 in April, according to BCA Pulse, as model mix changed and demand softened slightly in the post-Easter period.

Ford Motor Company has named Jim Hackett as its new president and CEO.

Truck and van trainees Ben Hassall and Oliver Warrington came together from opposite sides of the country to collect prestigious Mercedes-Benz Apprentice of the Year awards.

Orchard Computer Services has taken delivery of a fleet of new Honda Civics.

MAN has extended the warranty for its parts and repairs to two years.

Samworth Brothers’ Rafal Kolanko was named as the 2017 Microlise Driver of the Year at the Microlise Transport Conference at the Ricoh Arena in Birmingham.

TomTom Telematics and transport management software specialist OBS Logistics have launched a new vehicle checking solution for haulage and logistics operators.

Snows Group and BCA have renewed their longstanding exclusive remarketing partnership for a further three years, with the new deal running until March 2020.

Škoda has revealed its all-new compact SUV, the Karoq, which will go on sale later this year.

Employers that lease cars and vans with an inclusive maintenance package should not assume that they are actually being maintained, warns FleetCheck.

Mercedes-Benz dealer Orwell Truck & Van has opened a £1 million van showroom in Ipswich.

Reporting platform provides fleets working with several fleet management suppliers, a consolidated view of their strategic fleet key performance indicators.

A combination of three negative elements contributed to a downturn in both the total car market and true fleet sector in April, says Dataforce.

The fleet industry is set to undergo a “massive revolution” with the introduction of the connected car and the arrival of so-called ‘big data’.

Energy provider Ecotricity has changed the way customers pay to charge electric vehicles at their motorway network.

Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives have all pledged to invest billions of pounds in the UK’s transport infrastructure in their manifestos for the general election.

A family-run business in Wales says it has improved driver safety and saved money, after deploying GPS tracking across its fleet.

Drayson Technologies and Greentomatocars have partnered to create a mobile Internet of Things sensor network that will help build a map of air pollution in London.

DriveSafe & StaySafe has called for increased safety education after new data has revealed that road traffic is the biggest killer of teenagers globally.

Nissan car retained 70% of battery capacity after 174,000 breakdown-free miles.

Renault has demonstrated dynamic wireless electric vehicle charging (DEVC), which allows vehicles to charge while driving.

Capital-based test will evaluate practicalities and benefits of 20 Transit PHEVs.

Fiat Chrysler is much more engaged with fleets, leasing companies and pricing guides and restructuring its business and making a number of key appointments. It has also launched fleet-specific models and taken numerous actions to reduce costs for fleets, particularly on SMR.

Hyundai is bringing alternative fuels into the mainstream in an innovative way with the Ioniq three-in-one car. It is committed to hydrogen as well as electrified platforms and its sustainable energy is evident in its Korean factory where surplus electricity produced by solar panels is fed back into the grid.

Practical and with a striking design, the i3 Range Extender offers a decent range with the added security of the range-extender petrol engine. It is great to drive and has competitive running costs thanks in part to the clever use of carbon fibre technology for low-cost repairs.

Hyundai is bringing alternative fuels into the mainstream in an innovative way with the Ioniq three-in-one car. It is committed to hydrogen as well as electrified platforms and its sustainable energy is evident in its Korean factory where surplus electricity produced by solar panels is fed back into the grid.

Matt Dyer has been named as the BVRLA’s new chairman, replacing Simon Oliphant who has stepped down to vice-chairman following a two-year term.

By Gerry Keaney, chief executive, BVRLA