News - Page 2006

NEW Government transport statistics show safer roads populated by more economical cars than a decade ago.

INCOME protection provider UnumProvident has chosen ALD Automotive as its new supplier for its 127-strong user chooser fleet.

INNOVATIVE Honda dealership Chiswick Honda is running a series of seminars for fleet managers on the business implications of running bikes on a fleet.

MOTOR dealer Gordon Lamb has sponsored the stands at football club Sheffield United's Bramall Lane ground.

FAST-Fit specialist National Fleet's 24-hour Call Centre, based in Stockport, has been accredited to the international business quality standard ISO9001:2000.

VAN racking specialist Sortimo has launched a new nationwide fitting service.

CITROEN has achieved a sales record for October with more than 10,000 cars thanks to its 'VAT Free' retail offer which has now been extended throughout November.

SIR Tom Farmer has resigned as chairman and chief executive of Kwik-Fit Holdings, it has been announced today.

FLEETS are helping the Government achieve its aim of a lower emission, more fuel-efficient car parc, according to a new motoring sustainability report.

LATEST figures produced by a vehicle leasing and fleet management company show that carbon dioxide emissions produced by new cars on its own fleet are continuing to fall.

SENIOR public sector financial managers have condemned congestion charging as a regressive form of taxation that will unfairly penalise poorer motorists.

BMW will go head to head with Mercedes-Benz early next year when it releases its range-topping 760i and 760Li models.

WHITE van man might pride himself on being the king of the road, but his tailgating, fist-waving antics are child's play compared to the skills required to keep the Ford Rally Transit on the right track in the Playstation Colin McRae Rally 3 game.

TRADE plate delivery specialist United Fleet Distribution (UFD) has set up a new regional vehicle storage facility at London Colney, near St Albans that can hold over 550 vehicles and is expected to turn around over 6,000 cars a year for its leasing company clients.

BUSINESSMAN David Edwards has taken a majority shareholding in The Van Liners as the company prepares for UK and European expansion.

MEDIA sales staff at Staffordshire local radio station Signal 1 voted for the Toyota Rav4 as the car that best reflects the station's image when it was time to replace the fleet.

EMAP Automotive, the parent company of Fleet News and Fleet NewsNet, practised what it preaches last week with a tyre check on all its company cars in an exercise that extended to employees' privately-owned cars.

TYRES could be the fatal weakness of fleet safety policies, according to Tyreserve.

LEX Vehicle Leasing has appointed budget car hire provider Holiday Autos to handle the overseas daily rental requirements of its clients.

LOGISTICS firm Walon has launched a new plated vehicle delivery service designed for fleets, dealers and manufacturers.

VAN operators can sidestep the proposed congestion charging scheme in London next year as more light commercial vehicle manufacturers take up the challenge of offering cleaner gas-powered vehicles.

BUILDING services company Mountjoy has taken delivery of the first factory LPG-converted Berlingo van to join its fleet of 150 vehicles.

KIA has been promoting alternatives to the car at the British International Motor Show with its 'Think Before You Drive' campaign.

ARE you the best in fleet? Do you know the best in fleet? Today, Fleet News and Fleet NewsNet start the annual search for the very best cars, vans, manufacturer fleet departments and supply companies, with the launch of the 2003 Fleet News Awards.

THE Lexus IS200 overcame German national bias by winning top car in a customer satisfaction survey of the country's car owners.

THE European Commission has launched a campaign to measure the amount of pollution caused by traffic in European cities.

CITROEN says its C3 has been named as Car of the Year in Denmark.

ADAPTIVE cruise control - technology that maintains a set distance to the car in front - is set to lead the revolution in driver assistance systems in Western Europe.

Jason Francis, managing director of cfc solutions, believes fleet software holds the key to tackling new health and safety issues.

A GROWING price gap between desirable and unwanted cars in the used car market is being made worse as buyers become more selective.