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Advice on the impact of new corporate manslaughter legislation and help with green fleet management will be just two of the expert briefings for delegates at the annual Hit for Six Conference.

UK police forces are working with car manufacturers to slash the time it takes to deliver new police cars.

Vauxhall has added two sporty models to its van line-up.

Prestige Fleet Servicing will assist with the servicing and maintenance of Lloyds TSB autolease’s 130,000 vehicles after agreeing to be one the group’s preferred suppliers.

Automotive charity BEN has received an award from the Lord Austin Trust following a grant application made earlier this year.

Average prices in the UK.

There is controversy over whether the residual value premium diesel has traditionally enjoyed over petrol has disappeared completely following values of petrol cars climbing markedly.

Martin Ward, CAP’s manufacturer relationships manager scours the globe for the week’s insider fleet intelligence.

Results from sales around the UK.

Letters to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

Russia’s corporate car market is booming with potential for further massive growth in sales and related fleet service industries.

Renault has announced UK pricing and specification for its New Laguna range.

The improvements in car safety and electronic driving aids are making many drivers believe they are invincible, causing them to take unnecessary risks.

Honda is investing £13.1 million over the next five years as it tries to continue its success with dealer sales to small and medium-sized fleets.

A new mobile vehicle preparation and valeting service which could help boost residual values will be available to fleets later this year.

A newly-developed turbocharged 1.4-litre petrol engine joins Audi’s A3 line-up this week, offering more power and lower emissions than the unit it replaces.

The majority of company car drivers appear to be heeding recently introduced anti-smoking rules.

BMW is about to become the first manufacturer to re-engineer a car to avoid the controversial proposed £25-a-day London congestion charge.

Hyundai has enjoyed huge success with its well-priced Coupe model, and an all-new version is just around the corner.

Skoda is the latest manufacturer to add an estate body to its supermini offering.

Chevrolet will take the wraps off its new supermini challenger next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Peugeot has lowered the price of its 407 Coupe diesel range to under £20,000 with the launch of a 2.0-litre HDi model.

Infiniti, the luxury car division of Nissan, will launch this SUV (below) across Europe late next year.

Tax-free offers on new bicycles make the traditional form of transport an enticing alternative

Legal expert David Faithful explores the implications of the new corporate manslaughter law.

We look at the major developments over the last eight years which have seen the new law develop until it finally received Royal Assent last month

<img src="../_images/articles/paulfitton07.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="left" alt="Paul Fitton, Skoda"> Skoda has recruited Graham Keddie as business sales manager for Scotland and north- west England and Joel Andresier as business sales manager for the south-west.

Companies which employ dyslexic staff are to be given additional support later this year.

<img src="../_images/articles/johndennis07.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="left" alt="John Dennis, CAP"> John Dennis has been promoted by CAP to the role of national sector manager for the organisation’s finance and insurance sectors.

<img src="../_images/articles/iancooper07.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="left" alt="Ian Cooper, The Warranty Group’s Motorplan division"> Ian Cooper has been appointed sales director of The Warranty Group’s Motorplan division to continue the development and expansion of the sales operation.