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A MOMENTOUS event occurred at Ford’s van plant in Southampton last week when the five millionth Ford Transit rolled off the production line.

LEASEPLAN UK’s managing director Kevin McNally has been promoted to regional senior vice-president of LeasePlan Corporation NV Group.

The New Passat, the car drivers want

RENAULT van sales are up more than 4% in the first half of this year over 2004.

WANT your drivers to be safer on the road? A quick check on the music they listen to while driving might help.

MG Rover finally has a new owner – Nanjing Automobile – and a potentially more certain future, but what does this mean for fleet operators? Phill Tromans reports

As Ford celebrates the 40th anniversary of its best-selling light commercial vehicle, Trevor Gelken looks at the story so far of a vehicle that has changed the face of British transport

New Transport Minister Dr Stephen Ladyman used to be a company car driver and thinks fleets are vital. Has the industry finally found a new best friend in Government? John Maslen finds out

Electricity supplier E.ON UK is powering a shift towards hybrid technology. Adele Burton talks to the latest Fleet News Environmental Star Award winner

SIR Bob Geldof has succeeded in bringing global issues into UK households, to the point where most schoolchildren could now probably tell you that there is a link between CO2 emissions and our changing climate

Fleet News Award winner Di Miller, of NextiraOne, is currently implementing a pan-European software system for her 2,700-strong fleet. Adele Burton reports

FLEET NewsNet looks at how new cars taken on to a typical fleet might perform over the next three years/60,000 miles.

A RESIDUAL value crisis in the van market could change the nature of vehicle demand among fleets.

LATEST appointments in the fleet industry

JAAMA’S newly launched fleet software and occupational road safety specialist website opens with a pastel splash

THE latest new launches.

SCOTTISH independent motor trade group Kerr & Smith has installed a new software system to monitor its fleet of recovery and parts delivery vehicles.

CAR rental customers can now contact Europcar 24 hours a day, seven days a week, thanks to its new always-open customer service centre.

FLEET drivers left stranded at the roadside due to their vehicle breaking down could be located more quickly following an order for hundreds of navigation CDs from the AA.

SEAT has announced prices for its 2006 model year Altea and Toledo ranges.

TOUGHER emission limits for petrol and diesel engines could raise new van prices and affect diesel sales, according to the SMMT.

SOFTENING van residual values seen in the first part of this year are making commercial vehicle rental a more attractive option.

TRANSPORT Minister Dr Stephen Ladyman has praised the fleet industry for keeping Britain moving and made a commitment to listen to the concerns of decision-makers.

A NEW grant scheme to help fleets purchase clean-fuelled cars will be launched in the autumn.