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VOLVO has announced prices for its forthcoming flagship model, the S80.

TOM Madden, director of customer affairs at remarketing company BCA, is retiring after 30 years with the firm.

Sixt smoke ban

TEAMS from the fleet industry are being sought for a five-a-side football charity event organised by RAC and Motability.

Audi A3 expands

EUROPE’S biggest fleet has rewarded its suppliers at its inaugural awards ceremony.

CHOOSING a funding provider amounts to more than looking for the cheapest rate. Adele Burton looks at the options available to fit fleet managers’ varying needs.

AS drivers increasingly look for more versatility from their cars, this sector of the market is growing.

EVER wished you could place three cars you are interested in side-by-side and compare their specifications? Now you can with the car comparator on the website www.companycardriver.co.uk

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

LATEST appointments in the fleet industry

INCREASING congestion and growing demand for driver comfort means small automatic cars are soaring in value.

LETTERS to Fleet News’ editor Martyn Moore.

GENERAL Motors has announced the sale of a controlling stake in its financial services division - which owns UK-based fleet management company Masterlease - in a multi-billion pound deal.

CITROEN has announced plans to maximise fleet and leasing company sales of its C6 saloons across France and Germany.

CAR-importing member states of the European Union (EU) should not demand that VAT be charged on the cost of pre-registering vehicles, says a European Court of Justice advocate general.

THE European Commission is buying a fleet of bicycles to encourage Brussels’ Eurocrats to stop driving to work and between meetings.

HUGO Levecke has stepped down as chairman of the managing board and chief executive officer of LeasePlan. He will be succeeded by LeasePlan’s chief operating officer and member of the managing board, Vahid Daemi, at the end of April.

EXPERT speakers will help fleets get to grips with the impact of the Budget during a major industry conference in May.

EMPLOYERS are wasting hundreds of millions of pounds a year running inefficient opt-out schemes when company cars could be a better alternative, a major taxation review has revealed.

THE Department for Transport (DfT) is planning a massive information and advertising campaign on work-related road safety.

A RISE in the number of damaged vehicles is driving up the cost of rental cars to both businesses and the rental industry.

DETAILS of a new European driving licence have been released from Brussels.

FLEET management firm Total Motion can now check drivers’ licences with the DVLA on behalf of its clients.

A LONG-running plea for lighter evenings has been rejected by the Government.

VOLKSWAGEN has added a new model to its Transporter line of vans.

ALMOST half of motorists welcome the introduction of car pool lanes on key commuter routes, a new survey has shown.

TOOL hire company Speedy Hire will leave 1,600 cars and vans from Lex Vehicle Leasing over the next two years.

COMPANY car fleets are feeling increasingly let down by dealer networks.