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SUBARU has claimed the top trophy in this year's Caravan Club Towcar of the Year competition.

WEEKS after the Health and Safety Executive launched ground-breaking guidance spelling out how companies can ensure drivers are safer on the road, half of fleet decision-makers have yet to even read the guidance.

PEUGEOT has admitted that sales of the car it launched three years ago as Europe's first volume-produced luxury model have not met initial expectations.

EIGHT years ago when Provecta Car Plan was launched from a small office in London, it had a workforce of one and no customer base.

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MARK Lovett, van brand manager for Renault UK, has been promoted to national van fleet sales manager. Lovett was responsible for the successful introduction of the new Renault Trafic in 2001, which won the Fleet News medium van of the year award this year. He is being replaced by Sandy MacRitchie.

THE city of Minsk in Belarus has taken on 200 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans to be used as taxis.

EUROPEAN car manufacturers have expressed an interest in a new detection system that could prevent accidents and save fleets money by alerting drivers to another vehicle in their blind spot.

A FLEET telematics specialist is set to boost its presence in France after agreeing a partnership with France Telecom.

FULL service history can be worth more than its weight in gold, according to new research from the used car experts CAP.

THE performance of the MPV sector is proving the real surprise package of 2003.

FEARS that the used market for fleet diesel vehicles could collapse with huge numbers reaching the market in a couple of years with nobody to buy them have been allayed by research in BCA's latest Used Car Market Report.

A INDEPENDENT residual value survey among 35 leasing companies has put a Volvo diesel at the top of a chart of junior executive contenders.

'THE BMW 3-series never goes out of fashion. The story began in 1966, with the 1602 and 2002, which sold almost 862,000 worldwide. This was followed by the E21 3-series, produced between 1975 and 1983, selling 1,364,038 worldwide, of which BMW Great Britain sold 6,463 in 1980 alone.'

TODAY Fleet News begins its search for the finest in fleet with the launch of the Fleet News Awards 2004.

UK fleets could be running hydrogen-powered fuel cell cars within five years as one of the first countries in the world to put the technology to the test, a senior executive at Ford has claimed.

THE Government is set to consult with the fleet industry on new targets for biofuel use throughout Europe that could see tens of thousands of fleet vehicles running on the fuel within the next two years.

MORE than a quarter of drivers are still using hand-held mobile phones while driving, despite widespread public acceptance of the dangers and the forthcoming law change in December.

MG Rover has surprised the industry with the launch of the much-anticipated V8-powered MG ZT 260 V8.

USE of e-commerce in the fleet industry could rocket following the acquisition of one of the industry's main suppliers by its biggest rival.

FLEET decision-makers attending next month's Hit 4 Six conference will have the chance to win a Mazda RX-8 for a weekend.

MOTABILITY Operations has appointed Mike Betts as its chief executive officer following the departure of Ed Lester from the charity after nine years.

CANNON Hygiene driver Alan Pearce has won the company's commercial driver of the year award.

RISK services provider Zurich is hosting workshops in Leeds and Birmingham to promote safer work-related driving.

TYCO Electronics has awarded AMC Accident Management a contract for its fleet of 430 cars and vans.

A MAJOR speed awareness campaign has been launched in Lancashire urging companies to help cut down on the number of accidents which kill 70 people and injure 1,000 more on the county's roads each year.

PROFIT opportunities presented to manufacturers by specialist UK fleet markets are often overlooked, claims Network Automotive Management (NAM).

MAZDA has been named as the most reliable car manufacturer in the UK, according to new data produced by independent automotive warranty specialist, Warranty Direct.