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A UK dent removal company is launching a vehicle certification programme following a successful trial in the US.

A FORMER Rover factory is set to win a bumper BMW contract to supply power units for the next-generation MINI.

MITSUBISHI has begun remarketing its vehicles through auction following a three-year break.

EASYGROUP has launched a new minibus service after taking on 10 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter minibuses.

Average fuel prices in the UK.

Nearly two thirds of drivers (62%) support the use of mobile speed cameras, according to a survey released today.

VAUXHALL has unveiled it eagerly-awaited three-door Astra ready for the car’s international debut in Paris next month.

SALES of standard hatchbacks across Europe are on the decline as buyers migrate to the growing number of lifestyle alternatives of the same size, new research suggests.

CITROEN has revealed pictures of the revised C5 before the car makes its public debut at next month’s Paris Motor Show.

THE average retail price of a new car in Western Europe during July was 3% higher than the same month last year, latest figures show. An Index of New Car Prices produced by Pricewaterhouse-Coopers and eurocarprice.com measures the retail price of more than 100 representative cars in 19 European countries.

GOVERNMENT plans to crack down on uninsured drivers have been criticised by industry experts who are calling for a sterner approach to help make the roads safer for fleets.

MULTI-MARQUE fleet finance company Alphabet (GB), part of the BMW Group, has implemented new contracts with fleet totalling 8,000 vehicles in the first six months of 2004.

SKODA has revealed pictures of the estate version of the new Octavia which will make its public debut at next month’s Paris Motor Show.

FLEETS using FleetWave’s management software can now access Glass’s and CAP data.

A BUSINESS has invested in a new fleet worth more than £1 million at showroom prices to provide new incentives to employees.

POLICE officers are to be provided with a series of guidelines on how to investigate companies whose employees have been involved in a road accident while driving for work.

THE Department for Transport plans research on in-car fatalities later this year.

ROAD safety experts have raised concerns over proposals to punish speeding drivers with tiered fixed penalties.

OVERWORKED, undervalued and insecure – that was the picture painted by latest research into how fleet managers feel in their current roles.

FIVE years ago Nissan faced debts of £8 billion. Now operating margins and return on investment capital top industry figures worldwide.

MERCEDES-Benz is arguably the ultimate luxury brand in the automotive industry, its position carefully nurtured over more than 100 years.

IF BT uses something then there must be something in it, right? The mega-fleet announced in April that it had reduced its accident rate by 30% by using Virtual Fleet Risk Management to train 20,000 of its 70,000 employees in a bid to reduce accident rates (Fleet NewsNet, June 15, 2004).

Launch dates for key fleet models.

Latest appointments in the fleet industry.

THE European Commission’s latest president Jose Manuel Barroso has unveiled the list of new EU commissioners – with Frenchman Jacques Barrot in charge of transport infrastructure

WITHIN the newly expanded European Union (EU), Poland is the cheapest country in which to buy a car, although under current trends that honour may not last long.

THE A-class model changeover in July is one of the reasons why Mercedes-Benz new car sales have fallen by 4% during the first seven months of the year. But executives say the new model has met with a 'great response' prior to its September launch and expect to meet full-year sales targets for all of its models.

COMPANY drivers in Western European countries - including Britain - are facing an increasing risk of their vehicles colliding with wild animals, two independent European studies have suggested.

The latest auction prices.

OUR experts on the auction floor give you the lowdown on what’s selling and what’s sitting