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COMPANYCarDriver is offering you and your drivers (if you want to tell them!) the chance to win two tickets to the World Cup final in Germany on July 9.

RENAULT has produced the one millionth Scenic II at its plant in Douai, France.

THE Government has announced it will not be making funding available for low carbon car schemes.

At least one company car driver in 100 is driving illegally without a valid licence, research has found.

SEAT has appointed a new national business sales manager to replace the outgoing Nigel Wright.

CITROEN bid farewell to the evergreen C15 Champ as the final examples were sold this month.

HYUNDAI is making a move on the UK fleet market and has appointed a national fleet manager.

THE Government has pledged to make UK roadworks less stressful for drivers by limiting pointless delays and reviewing speed limits.

WITH the extra congestion the summer brings, the Highways Agency has produced a new leaflet to help drivers avoid the major jams.

VOLVO’S C70 coupe-convertible range has grown with the arrival of a diesel-engined version aimed specifically at company car drivers.

Considering that, as head of Ford’s fleet operations, he pulled the Blue Oval out of Motability because of serious reservations over the way it was run, it is ironic that Mike Wear now finds himself running Europe’s largest fleet.

FOR all the work fleet managers do to prevent accidents and general damage to vehicles, the cold hard truth is that damage will happen. And the larger the fleet, the more accidents there are likely to be.

Firms that use human resource departments to run their fleets are giving drivers worse service and support than if they used a fleet manager.

ONE in six employees have driven to work while under the influence of alcohol, a new report has found.

GOVERNMENT officials will be told by the fleet industry that taxing employee car ownership schemes will result in company motorists driving poorly-maintained and higher-polluting vehicles.

The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association’s head of communications, Robin Mackonochie, raised nearly £6,000 for charity after completing the London Marathon in April.

A DRIVER who had escaped a ban despite racking up 31 penalty points has finally had his licence taken away.

INDEPENDENT tests have revealed the massive impacts driving style and vehicle condition can have on fuel economy, with bad driving costing up to 40 miles per gallon.

LEASING firm ALD Automotive has teamed up with the Woodland Trust to launch an environmentally-friendly CO2 offset scheme.

TOYOTA’S new-for-2007 Avensis range made its debut at the Madrid Motor Show on Thursday.

COMPANY car drivers could be more likely to speed when they return from mainland Europe after getting used to higher continental speed limits.

CHEVROLET is delaying the launch of its Captiva SUV (above).

THE tenth annual Ford Ranger Great Lakeland Challenge raised £173,436 for the rugby charity Wooden Spoon.

FLEET management software firm epyx has signed a deal with mobile body repair company AutoRestore.

THE Institute of Car Fleet Management has appointed John Webb to its council.

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A FURTHER two teams have made it through to the grand final of the Kwik-Fit Fleet National Karting Challenge.

VOLVO’S diesel engine offering is widening with the launch of two high-power D5 models.

SOME of the biggest names in food will have Peugeot vans on their fleets after a three-year, £7 million order placed with the manufacturer by a specialist catering vehicle conversion company.