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HM CUSTOMS and Excise has completed a massive environmental deal after taking delivery of 40 hybrid vehicles

Porsche has given its already phenomenal 911 Turbo a further power boost

THE BBC has been awarded top honours for its staff car scheme which enables employees to purchase cut-price cars, bikes and scooters whether they are a company car driver or not

A NEW study suggests Fiat communicates better with UK fleet operators than many of its competitors

A NEW vehicle management company has been launched following the acquisition of smr evolution by Lease 360 Vehicle Management

THE Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) is offering its employees a new car ownership scheme in a bid to slash taxes and costs for staff

MITSUBISHI has released prices of its fifth-generation Colt, which goes on sale in September with prices starting at £8,999 on-the-road

A FLEET of specially converted vans is to transport dogs and their handlers around for the Defence Animal Centre

FLEETS are being urged to re-evaluate their tyre selection methods in a bid to reduce costs

CITROEN has introduced longer service intervals on all Relays built from the start of May

SPORTS product distributor Scott Sports SA has taken on five new Renault Espace vehicles for its fleet, in a deal worth £120,000 at showroom prices.

A BRAKE safety programme launched by Kwik-Fit Fleet in the new year has boosted its year-on-year growth in the company car brake replacement market by 21% during the first third of this year.

TOAD Group has announced pre-tax profits up by 380% to £1.1 million for 2003.

SPECIALIST commercial vehicle body building company JC Payne has extended its aftersales support and mobile repair service, FleetAssist.

COWS about that! A Scottish-based dairy has ordered a fleet of commercial vehicles liveried with cow print exteriors.

AVIS UK is providing complimentary car rental to delegates and members of London 2012, the group running the London 2012 Olympic bid.

AN NHS trust has become one of the first to use taxis to transport patients. Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has purchased three new LTI TXII cabs from local dealer Mann & Overton of Manchester.

WILTSHIRE Ambulance has added two new motorcycles to its emergency response fleet.

BRIGHTON Vehicle Rentals has taken on six LDV Convoy vehicles.

NEW car sales across Europe are continuing to increase. <p> Figures for the month of April, for the EU15 and countries belonging to the European Fair Trade Association (EFTA), reached 1,271,876 units, an increase of 4.1% compared to the same month the previous year.

JAPANESE car manufacturers are beginning to outperform the domestic competition in Europe, with Toyota leading the way.

AS EUROPEAN fleets switch to diesel in greater numbers, research into providing a cleaner version of the fuel is gathering pace.

SEAT has used this week's Madrid Motor Show to unveil its prototype Toledo Prototipo.

THE fifth HSBC Vehicle Finance Business Car Expectations survey has created a snapshot of the key issues facing fleet decision-makers today. Safety remains the biggest concern.

FLEET decision-makers have dismissed claims that speed cameras are important road safety devices, claiming their extensive experience shows no link between their growing use and improved road safety.

MINISTERS are ploughing hundreds of thousands of pounds into new publications and advice for employers and drivers designed to encourage car sharing – despite research suggesting their efforts are not working.

REDUCING business mileage is low on the agenda for most UK fleets but more than 40% expect their drivers to downsize into smaller cars in response to the company car tax regime, a new report has shown.

WHEN you think of manufacturers at the cutting edge of fleet management, Proton isn't the first brand that springs to mind.