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NEW chairman and managing director of Vauxhall Motors is Nick Reilly, who has been with parent company General Motors since 1975.

GOVERNMENT officials have described as 'pure speculation' reports that ministers have dropped plans to impose tougher controls on car use as a way of reducing noxious emissions from vehicle exhausts.

THE Association of Car Fleet Operators' campaign to have vehicle delivery charges abolished has won fleet and motor industry support, with only the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders dissenting.

CHARGE card giant American Express has paved the way for an assault on the fuel card market with the launch of the UK's first VAT-reclaimable corporate purchasing card.

ROAD accidents are more likely to occur when the road is dry than when it is wet, according to a survey of 15,000 accident claims.

TOP level discussions look set to take place between the Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association and the Association of British Insurers in a bid to resolve the long-running courtesy car wrangle before the bodyshop industry collapses.

ZENITH Vehicle Contracts and PHH Vehicle Management Services have won a joint contract to supply personal contract hire vehicles to tobacco giant BAT.

GROWTH in the public sector fleet market and increased concerns regarding the environment, traffic congestion and fuel consumption is favouring smaller company cars, according to Cowie Interleasing. However, the leasing and fleet management company says small is not always beautiful and budget-conscious firms opting for cars with the lowest list price could face bigger bills than they bargained for