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FLEET executives have until the end of the month to bid for a pair of tickets to the British Grand Prix 2004 and help raise funds for motor industry charity BEN

A NEW Freelander derivative, the 1.8 XEi Special Edition, has gone on sale, available from £16,995 for the 3 door, and £18,995 for the 5 door

A GOOD turn by Honda looks set to be repaid with a breakthrough fleet order worth £50 million

A POSITIVE experience at his former employer prompted financial controller Philip Jones to recommend Toyota as a fleet supplier at his new employer

VAUXHALL has set a new record for long distance driving in a fuel-cell car

TOUR operator Titan Travel has taken on 30 new Volkswagen Caravelles, bringing the total number on its fleet to 160

KIA'S Picanto supermini line-up could soon be boosted by a more sporty variant

ALLIANCE & Leicester has awarded the management of its employee car ownership scheme for 700 vehicles to leasing company Zenith Vehicle Contracts

PRICING for the new Mitsubishi Colt has been announced by the company, with the base 1.1 Classic costing £8,999

NISSAN'S concept car, the Qashqai (pictured above), has won a design award

SMMT Motorparc data shows there were 29,007,820 cars on the road at the end of 2003, up 1.84% from 2002's figure

SPORTS and performance car provider Guy Salmon Prestige Rental has opened three new locations at Gatwick, Stansted and Leeds airports

ING Car Lease is including Mazda on its own company car choice list for the first time

THE RAC has ranked highest in the JD Power and Associates 2004 UK Roadside Assistance Customer Satisfaction Study

Average fuel prices in the UK

FLYING the flag for England could cost drivers a £2,500 fine or three penalty points on their licence.

VEHICLE sales to British businesses are heading for a record year – with latest figures showing that fleet and business registrations are on the up.

COMMERCIAL vehicle sales have rocketed to their highest monthly level for 15 years, reaching 30,491 sales in May.

FLEET managers are to get a revolutionary new 'instant' information service from Volkswagen.

FLEET drivers are encouraged to give more consideration to cyclists as national Bike Week approaches.

A BRISTOL based charity which supplies donated furniture to low-income groups has ordered three Vauxhall Movano and one Vivaro van.

A NEW software system which enables dealers to chart the progress of a vehicle in for repair should make life easier for fleets.

THRIFTY Car Rental will be supplied with 50 Chrysler vehicles.

FLEET operators have been revealing the good, the bad and the ugly among their dealer suppliers when it comes to servicing.

DEALERSHIPS argue that the majority of their hard work and good service often goes unnoticed, with only the bad news coming to the surface.

FLEETS should use their buying power to get better standards of vehicle repair rather than merely to drive down prices.

AUTOMOTIVE Skills, the new Government-backed training organisation, has set itself tough challenges to attract top quality staff, including graduates and women, to the sector and close the widening employment gap.

POOR customer service due to a lack of communication by service receptionists is to blame for many of the 1.2 million complaints made last year by drivers to garages, according to new research.

PICTURE a Porsche 911 or a Boxster and what is the first thing that springs to mind?