Volkswagen showed off its new super-size Caddy at the show.
The renault Kangoo is about to have a split personality – when the new model is launched later on in the summer there will be a larger version and a smaller one, called the Kangoo Compact.
A new titan from Vauxhall – the Movano Luton – was unveiled at the show, boasting 17.2 cubic metres of loadspace and a payload of 1,385kg.
Nissan used the show to debut the new nP300 truck (pictured), which will sit beside its more glamorous brother the navara.
Visitors to the Manheim stand were able to watch live auction action on screen.
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Changes to capital allowances announced in the last Budget have been described as a “ticking timebomb” that will impact on more than just company car policies.
Parents have been warned that their poor driving habits and lack of road safety skills are being picked up by their children.
The number of foreign-registered goods vehicles using British roads hit a record 1.7 million last year.
More than 200 cars will be available to drive at Company Car In Action 2008, with the full line-up of manufacturers now confirmed.
A windscreen chip has an 80% chance of developing into a crack that requires the entire screen to be replaced if left unrepaired
The majority of British motorists feel that the 5,000 speed cameras on UK roads have a detrimental effect on their driving.
A duty-of-care information pack, sponsored by Allianz, is available from the Fleet Safety Forum.
Sixt will open another six rental locations this year. It has already opened six branches in 2008.
TransLinc has delivered a zero-emission, 3.5-tonne Smith Edison electric van to Lincolnshire County Council.
Nine of the leading medium panel vans in the marketplace assessed by Fleet Van, with running cost comparisons.
Something big is happening in the small van sector. All of a sudden that cosy little world of Citroën Berlingos, Vauxhall Combos and Volkswagen Caddys is bifurcating into two distinct species.
In a recent issue of sister title Fleet Van, we featured a first road test of the new Peugeot 207 van and labelled it “the van that thinks it’s a sports car”.
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Fleet managers have been advised to introduce rigorous driving licence checks after it emerged that hundreds of fraudsters are producing high quality fakes.
Nearly 70% of motorists think that the penalty for using a hand-held phone while driving should be tougher, according to research by headset supplier Jabra.
A company able to create integrated digital navigation maps and portable navigation devices could be formed following the approval of a Dutch merger deal.
One in three London drivers failed a recent random vision screening programme.
This year’s British International Motor Show will feature a new showcase of the latest electric vehicle models.
BP has announced a deal with Co-operative Retail Trading Group, which will see 45 Co-operative petrol stations convert to BP.
A new sat-nav for drivers of wide or high-sided vans has been launched.
A servicing peak during June and July will put increased pressures on dealer courtesy car fleets
French manufacturers Citroën, Peugeot and Renault are gearing up for a battle royal in the small van sector as a raft of new models go on sale this summer.
Martin Ward scours the globe for the week’s insider fleet intelligence
