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PEUGEOT is entering into the 4x4 SUV market with the product of a co-operation between PSA Peugeot Citroen and the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. The 4007 will be on sale during the second half of 2007.

FLEET managers are being warned of a rise in car crime as the clocks go back this Sunday.

OUR new Risk Management and Tyre Management Guides are available in today's issue of Fleet News.

FLEETS will be able to hold garages to account for standards of service after the decision to launch a code of practice excluding them was reversed.

A QUARTER of all breakdowns are caused by drivers not carrying out basic maintenance on their cars, a study of hundreds of thousands of incidents has found.

THE Environment Agency is to fuel 100 of its vehicles with recycled vegetable oil as part of a major two-year biodiesel trial.

CITROËN is piling on the pressure in the panel van market by including Trafficmaster Smartnav satellite navigation and a GPS vehicle tracking device as a standard fitment on new Relays.

Fleet News is proud to launch its awards for 2007 and invites fleet managers and suppliers to enter the fleet industry ‘Oscars’.

HEWLETT Packard has outsourced the running of its 16,000-strong pan-European fleet.

THE Highways Agency has taken on six Mitsubishi Grandis for its traffic officer fleet.

THE Volkswagen Eos coupe-cabriolet debuted at a recent Manheim sale, with six models sold.

LETTERS to the Fleet News editor, Martyn Moore.

RESULTS from sales around the UK.

These are the two biggest MPV brands in fleet this year.

AVERAGE values for fleet and lease cars hit record levels in September, breaking the £7,000 barrier for the first time, while values in August fell below the £6,500 benchmark for the first time in six months.

Hardworking Martin Ward scours the globe for the week’s insider fleet intelligence.

BMW and Audi have revealed details of their new convertible models, both of which go on sale next spring.

IF you missed any of the new models at this year’s Paris Motor Show, head to fleetnews.co.uk to view our thumbnail gallery.

A NEW rental firm has opened in London offering electric cars.

DEMAND for new and used cars in Germany has been described as ‘fragile’, reflecting the general economic mood in the country.

MATTHEW Carrington is to step down as chief executive of the Retail Motor Industry Federation at the end of October.

SMALLER fleets are not placing anywhere near the same emphasis on health and safety as larger ones, often because of a lack of a fleet manager.

Helping to keep this cherished 1915 Ford Model T Tourer in tip-top condition are AA patrolman Justin Edwards and Ford Heritage Collection administrator John Nevill Ford heritage kept on road AA Business Services is providing breakdown assistance to a fleet with a difference.

AVERAGE UK fuel prices.

DRIVERS trying to buy oil with their fuel card could have problems at branches of Sainsbury’s.

THE cost of an MoT looks set to rise to a maximum of £50.35 from November 7.

LOMBARD Vehicle Management (LVM) has awarded a contract for the disposal of its end-of-contract vehicles.

THERE are just days left for fleet industry suppliers to sign up for the annual Fleet News Industry Conference 2006.

FLEET NEWS Supplements Service is planning its next publication, set to arrive on fleet managers desks on November 30.

FLEET managers are being warned that car crime will soar after the clocks change this weekend.