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CHRYSLER launched a bid to establish a presence in the upper-medium sector as it unveiled the Sebring saloon (below).

WITH 240bhp and snarling good looks, the hot Leon Cupra was the star of the show for SEAT.

VOLVO is cutting its corporate sales this year in a move aimed at stabilising residual values.

KIA is making a big play for new fleet business by offering free driver training with every car sold.

MITSUBISHI topped and tailed its line-up with two new models on show in London.

KOREAN manufacturer Hyundai will create a specialist department to deal with business sales and would like to change the way the industry views fleet.

STRONG ‘statement’ cars like the 350Z and the Murano SUV are helping Nissan move away from its old volume strategy and sell more cars to discerning business users.

TOYOTA unveiled a new engine for its Hilux and announced a revised version of the existing 2.5-litre D-4D, which gets an 8% power boost to 118bhp.

A FIRST look at a new luxury car and the launch of a limited edition executive saloon marked the high points for Lexus.

CITROËN could launch more fleet-specific trim levels across its model range in the future.

Volkswagen’s new Twin-charger petrol engine is likely to force used buyers to revise their opinions of small turbocharged engines and even outperform diesel-engined variants on the secondhand market.

Ex-motor racing champion Nigel Mansell talks to Fleet News about fleet safety on the roads.

THE Chrysler 300C could finally have broken the cycle of underperforming American cars on the used market.

We’ve put Fiat’s new Grande Punto up against the hugely popular – and recently revamped – Ford Fiesta to see if it has what it takes to be the number one supermini.

RESULTS from sales around the UK.

KIA’s new Slovakian factory has started pilot production of a new lower-medium car, designed for Europe.

Hardworking Martin Ward scours the Motor Show for fleet-relevant titbits.

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

DESPITE all the environmental initiatives covered in the pages of Fleet NewsNet, carbon emissions from road transport continue to rise in the UK.

THE European Commission has demanded that the Polish government reforms a sliding scale determining the cost of original registration fees for cars.

Emap Automotive’s business publication Fleet News has a new ABC statement, which gives independent proof of its circulation quality.

THE full speaker line-up has been confirmed for this year’s Hit for Six Conference.

SCOTTISH fleet directors could face prison sentences over fatal accidents involving their drivers if union calls for tougher corporate manslaughter laws prove successful.

THE baby brother to Volkswagen’s Touareg SUV will be called the Tiguan.

THE Government has abandoned plans for a toll road on the M6 between Birmingham and Manchester.

REPUTATION and other fleet managers’ opinions are becoming a more important factor when it comes to choosing a supplier.

FORD has sold its one millionth Focus in the UK – a green FlexiFuel Vehicle (FFV) version to supermarket giant Morrisons.

EUROPE’s largest commercial electric vehicle manufacturer Smith Electric Vehicles is creating more than 400 jobs by moving to a new factory at Tanfield Centre, a 250,000sq ft factory near Newcastle upon Tyne.

DRIVER training company Peak Performance has launched a total risk management package.