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DRIVER training company IAM Fleet is taking part in a campaign that hopes to cut the number of young driver road deaths in Northern Ireland.

FORD will donate £20 to the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity for every person who test drives one of its cars between now and November as part of the Drive Towards a Cure campaign.

NEW car delivery information is now available online for customers of Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions.

A ROAD safety organisation is urging fleets to support the use of speed cameras as a key road safety tool after a new survey revealed most motorists would turn a blind eye if they saw one being destroyed by vandals.

A SCOTTISH construction company has switched from a solus to a dual-badge vehicle supply deal in a bid to reduce its leasing costs and widen the choice of cars available to drivers.

VAUXHALL will launch a four-seater, rear-wheel drive muscle car next year with a 328bhp 5.7-litre V8 engine that can reach 60mph in just over six seconds and hit a top speed of 160mph.

WHEN Arval PHH won the Innovation of the Year title at the 2003 Fleet News Awards for its Online Authorisation service, it illustrated the firm's commitment to stamping out card fraud on the forecourt.

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MANHEIM Auctions has announced a series of new products aimed at helping its customers get the most out of their remarketing strategies.

TOP used car buyers have been buying in fairly large numbers, suggesting that retail business has picked up over the past week, according to Manheim Auctions.

FLEETS using a new internet service from Cars Direct can become their own auctioneers, slashing costs and reducing administration time, the group has claimed.

BCA'S new chief executive has announced growth plans for the company, both in the UK and Europe.

RETIRED BCA chief executive Tom Gibson is taking up an ambassadorial role with the company, as well as remaining a director of parent company BCA Holdings.

'ON-GOING research at CAP into dealer attitudes to the market is revealing from a disposals perspective. A representative sample of dealers nationwide are questioned each week about their general performance and specific requirements for used stock.'

COMPANY car users are driving in a culture of stress, tiredness, high mileage and time pressure that puts them at the greatest risk of accidents, injury and death, a new Government investigation has revealed.

DRIVERS choosing 'gas-guzzling' cars will be penalised under Government plans to widen the gap in road tax rates between the lowest and highest-polluting cars.

THERE is just a week to go for fleet decision-makers and suppliers to make their nominations for the Fleet News Awards 2004.

THIEVES are increasingly targeting fleet vehicles to steal mobile phones, cash and credit cards – with the number of incidents involving company cars increasing by 20% in the last year.

AN estate agency group has renewed a three-year solus badge deal with Vauxhall for the supply of 4,000 cars, in a deal worth £40 million at showroom prices.

ROYAL Mail has awarded DriveTech (UK) with a 'gold award' in recognition of its work in helping cut the organisation's £17 million annual accident bill.

AUDI has opened the order book for a more powerful version of the diesel A2 which will be Britain's most frugal Audi when first deliveries begin early in 2004.

FACILITIES management and building services installations company Staveley Industries has signed up ING Car Lease to run its 1,000-vehicle fleet.

RENAULT is offering extra equipment for free on some Laguna models as well as adding a new low-price sporty model called Extreme.

CHEVIN Fleet Solutions is giving away free promotional software in association with Fleet News.

BUDDING motor technicians are being given a head start following the opening of a new £2 million car college in Croydon.

RAC Business Solutions has renewed its roadside contract with Proton so all new Protons will continue to come with three years' RAC roadside assistance.

THE Government is working with the European Commission to list the fuel efficiency of every light goods vehicle on sale by 2005 as part of changes to the way vans are taxed.

VAN fleet operators could face a nightmare at disposal time if changes to the benefit-in-kind tax rules are introduced in Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown's pre-Budget report, due next month.