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DAIMLERCHRYSLER Services Fleet Management (DCSFM) is the latest contract hire and leasing company to move its new vehicle purchasing process online.

MOTORIST organisation RAC has announced a venture with a company that provides a system allowing location of drivers by mobile phone.

ACORN Recruitment has chosen Citroens for most of its 200-strong fleet and has so far taken on more than 160 cars from the manufacturer.

FLEETS should view daily rental as a viable long-term finance alternative for their vehicles alongside contract hire, finance lease and outright purchase.

A CONSORTIUM responsible for purchasing all fleet vehicles for the Thames Valley and Bedfordshire police forces has ordered 70 new diesel Astras – part of a bigger order for 300 vehicles over the next three years.

FLEETS are being offered guidance on how to tackle employees who drive too fast or use mobile phones behind the wheel.

NISSAN has produced a limited edition version of the 350Z in association with a new video game.

IF protecting the residual values of a brand is a balancing act for corporate sales bosses, it would seem likely that the more vehicles that come into the equation, the more difficult they are to balance.

STRIKING new offices are the latest ingredient in the recipe for success being created by senior executives at Leasedrive Group.

A NUMBER of programmes aimed at improving safety and helping the environment have being launched by Avis, as the new leadership team makes its presence felt.

FLEETS could be sitting on an undiscovered goldmine that could be unearthed in one simple step – switching daily rental provider.

IF customers in the UK are given terrible service, they often mutter in muted tones and vow never to return again – usually without informing the person providing the service.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

THIS dotcom site is the online hub for the Belgian-based pan-European business specialising in trying to help businesses to optimise the efficiency of their fleet.

THE latest appointments in the fleet industry.

RENAULT UK says its van registrations in 2004 took maintain fifth place in the market and increased their share to 6.7%.

2004 was a record year for commercial vehicle sales, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

TOYOTA has revealed the face of its new Hilux pick-up truck which it hopes to reveal to the British public at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show.

A EUROPEAN Commission move attempting to block VAT reclaims on business mileage could leave UK fleets out of pocket by tens of millions of pounds every year.

IN a new innovation to the fleet industry’s most prestigious awards, for the first time the readers of Fleet News will get the chance to cast the decisive votes for the three top Fleet News Awards in an interactive poll.

FLEETS running green cars fear that a massive overhaul of the Government’s aid programme to promote them will see grants being slashed.

MAZDA is expecting its sales to reach 70,000 units within the next five years, with fleet sales accounting for one-third of its customer base.

BMW’S new 3-series range will start at £21,090 on-the-road when it arrives in the UK in March.

FAST-FIT giant Kwik-Fit is piloting a multi-million pound modernisation and refurbishment programme at 20 of its UK centres, and is asking for feedback from fleets on the new plans.

AVIS UK has named Stuart Gent as its new managing director.

A SURREY dealership is using a fleet of hybrid vehicles to promote the new car-sharing website it has signed up to.

A NEW company has been launched into the daily rental market.

TRINITY Accident Repair, an independent body shop, has taken delivery of 50 Mazda2s for its courtesy car fleet.

RISK management and driver training group DriveTech has restructured.