Demand for new commercial vehicles in the European Union increased 4.7 percent to 132,503 units in January, marking the fifth consecutive monthly increase. Van, truck and heavy-truck segments saw continued growth, while the market for buses and motor coaches contracted.
Read More →Ambitious Government plans to make the UK the world leader in electric car adoption could be hampered by its decision to increase company car benefit-in-kind tax on those vehicles by 500 percent in 2015/16 with a further rise due in 2016/17, according to a UK fleet association.
Read More →The Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO) has called for clarification of long-term company car tax rates in the UK's 2014 Budget.
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CF Roberts, a UK provider of electrical and mechanical services to the construction industry, has selected vehicle funding and fleet management specialist, Fleet Alliance, to help manage its mixed fleet of 140 vehicles.
Read More →Production of commercial vehicles in the UK fell 21.7 percent in 2013 to 87,671 units. The culprit, according to the SMMT, was weak demand in Europe, producing a difficult environment for commercial vehicle manufacturers.
Read More →Zenith has announced that funds managed by HgCapital have signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake holding in the parent company of Zenith Vehicle Contracts Group Limited from Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity (MSPE).
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Forester Life has put its faith in British-built cars by placing an order for 130 UK-built Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC models for its corporate fleet.
Read More →The UK Department for Transport has commissioned research to understand how platooning technology, which enables road vehicles to move as a group, might benefit UK business, the transport network, road safety and the environment.
Read More →The UK automotive market ended on a high note in 2013, driven in large part by fleet and business sales.
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Fleet Logistics International is launching a new supplier-backed initiative for the first four months of 2014, targeting small- to medium-sized fleets with a standalone fleet management solution designed to improve fleet efficiency.
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