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BRITAIN’S biggest and best commercial vehicle event – the CV Show – takes place at the NEC in Birmingham from April 24 to 26 and is a must for anyone running a fleet of vans or trucks.

VANS may be synonymous with carrying parcels or builders’ tools – but now they are linked with deliveries of a different kind.

INFINITI, Nissan’s luxury brand, will reveal its new G37 Coupe for the first time on April 6 at the New York International Auto Show.

VOLKSWAGEN will feed new information to potential customers on its new small-SUV, the Tiguan, through a new microsite.

DRIVE into eastern Europe and your chances of being killed in a road accident rise steeply, says the latest European Union-wide comparative accident figures from EU statistical agency Eurostat.

<img src="../_images/articles/andysmall.jpg" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="left" alt="Andrew Cope, Zenith Vehicle Contracts">TWO of the companies sitting just below Lex/HBOS in the FN50 league table are likely to merge within two years. <b>Andrew Cope</b> looks at how this activity will change the dynamic of the market.

LAND ROVER'S new Freelander 2 has been awarded a five star rating in the Euro NCAP for adult passenger safety.

GORDON Brown’s targeting of for 4x4s and other large engined vehicles in his hike in vehicle excise duty has masked disproportionate increases for many smaller car drivers.

MERCEDES-BENZ has increased the price of its models by an average of 0.6% in its annual inflationary review.

GORDON Brown sent out a number of mixed messages for the business car driver in his Budget yesterday, says John Lewis, director general of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association. But the overall effect was to hit, yet again, the soft target of the motorist with a series of tax rises concealed behind the ploy of green credentials.

THE Sustainable Development Commission has criticised the government after the vast majority of departments yet again missed targets for reducing road transport emissions for their own fleet and business travel.

UK company car drivers are collectively being left out of pocket by £135 million because of new advisory fuel rates, it is claimed.

A SUMMARY of the key points affecting fleets.

THE government has again left fleets in the dark over the future of employee car ownership (ECO) schemes

ROAD safety charity Brake is seeking to identify the best examples of how companies have worked to improve fleet safety in its annual Fleet Safety Forum Awards for Excellence.

A MAJOR survey of ‘white van man’ has revealed that most regard themselves as considerate drivers and want their vehicle equipped with satellite navigation and air conditioning.

THE Energy Saving Trust (EST) has relaunched its Motorvate scheme which encourages and rewards firms which reduce their carbon emissions.

FLEET drivers are warned to watch out for badly maintained and unfinished roads.

THE UK’s largest leasing company has set aside £1 million to reward its dealers for their service to company motorists.

ESSEX County Council has taken on a Ford Focus Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV).

THE service delivered to fleets by large leasing companies is improving and the gap between the best performing companies and the worst is narrowing, a new survey suggests.

A NEW survey has highlighted fleets’ dissatisfaction with franchised dealers.

A DETAILED briefing on the financial impact of yesterday’s budget will be part of a major conference focusing on financial and corporate risk on May 15.

AN out-of-hours GP service has purchased five Toyota Avensis Tourers for doctors on call in remote areas.

FLEET drivers stuck in motorway traffic could find the hard shoulder opened in a bid to ease congestion.

THE new 2007 Land Rover Defender goes on sale in April, with prices starting at £18,645 for the Defender 90 Pick Up, rising to £26,605 for the XS Double Cab Defender 110.