News - Page 1993

A FOUR-month-old Mini Cooper S with 4,000 miles on the clock was sold at Manheim Auctions Bristol for 99.4% of its original cost new.

A SHORTAGE of 'best quality stock' has continued into the new year, BCA has claimed, ensuring demand is keeping both values and conversion rates at high levels.

'I WAS talking to a colleague the other week and he had heard a new theory on what we need to do to reduce vehicle emissions and clean up the environment.' Martin Ward, CAP national research manager.

HYBRID-powered versions of the Vauxhall Vectra and Astra are being proposed as part of ambitious plans by General Motors to sell more than one million of the low emission cars a year globally by 2007.

BRITISH-based manufacturers stole the limelight at the Detroit Motor Show, with a series of stunning unveilings and new models.

OPPOSITION to London's congestion charging scheme is growing in strength as the days tick by before the switching on of the with the network of cameras circling the City.

LATEST figures show that one in 10 drivers who took a breath test over the Christmas and New Year period were over the legal drink-drive limit.

MANUFACTURING giant Akzo Nobel Decorative will be painting its fleet various shades of Nissan following a two-year deal.

SAS world record breaker Peter Bray, who is planning to circumnavigate Newfoundland by kayak, has used a Ford Ranger to help overcome the first challenge in his journey.

VOLKSWAGEN has released the first pictures of its new Multivan, which is due to arrive in the UK in the summer.

ATS Euromaster has joined forces with car park company NCP and airport operator BAA to launch a new service for company drivers flying from Gatwick Airport.

A SERIES of management changes have been announced at Bank of Scotland Vehicle Management and its sister company Godfrey Davis (Contract Hire).

NATIONAL Tyres and Autocare has become the first fast-fit customer to sign up to the internet-based 1Link Service Network.

VOLKSWAGEN has announced its four-wheel drive diesel Passat is now on sale, priced from £18,815 on-the-road.

FLEET drivers searching for a local garage can now do so via the relaunched Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) website.

NISSAN has launched a Sport version of the Terrano with body-colour bumpers, headlamp washers and 17-inch alloys.

A MAJOR new directive forcing fleets to send information on all vehicles under their insurance to the Motor Insurance Database (MID), and keep records going back seven years, comes into force next week.

RENAULT has won a contract to supply 150 Kangoo diesel vans to a telephone box maintenance company.

SECURITY and fire systems specialist Westronics is moving to environmentally-friendly liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) power after receiving its first batch of Vauxhall Dualfuel Vectras.

MERCEDES-Benz has taken the wraps off its new E-class estate, with the model boasting greater load-carrying ability than before and a more versatile luggage compartment.

CAMDEN Motors has announced a new name for its corporate unit and has restructured its business.

A FOUNDING member of the Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO) has died.

AUTOMOTIVE solutions provider Ebbon-Dacs has entered the glamorous world of Formula One after nailing its colours to the Toyota Motorsport mast.

MAZDA'S new four-seater sports coupe, the RX-8, will go on sale from under £20,000 in the UK this summer.

MITSUBISHI has released details and prices of the next generation Lancer Evolution, the VIII.

JAGUAR had its fifth record sales year in a row in 2002, selling more than 130,000 vehicles, an increase of 29% on 2001.

A SCOTTISH local authority has taken on seven liquefied petroleum gas-powered tippers and vans as part of its commitment to the environment.

Fuel prices in the UK.

MIKE Pilkington, managing director of Vehicle Remarketing Solutions, warns fleets to think carefully about their disposal routes to achieve success in an increasingly crowded market.

This page includes a Fleet News features list for 2003.