- Tesla on the right side of the road 30/06/2009
Exclusive electric sports car to be sold in Europe.
- BMW on the powertrain 30/06/2009
Better performance for less fuel.
- New speed management solution for fleet managers 29/06/2009
System allows driver performance assessment.
- More jobs on the line at Jaguar 29/06/2009
Ten month loss reported.
- Toyota boss predicts ‘stormy waters’ 26/06/2009
Two more tough years likely.
- Six years set to become average lifespan for company cars 26/06/2009
Fleet managers hanging on to their vehicles.
- Driving fatalities drop to lowest ever rate 25/06/2009
Lowest annual total since 1926.
- Ford raises prices 25/06/2009
Third rise this year.
- Ministers launch UK-wide electric car trial 24/06/2009
Government plugs into £25 million initiative.
- Scrappage scheme ‘promising’, says Inchscape 24/06/2009
International dealer gives cautious praise to UK scheme.
- Toyota keeps it in the family 23/06/2009
New president is grandson of founder.
- Fleets take to alternative transport 23/06/2009
One in five fleets now run green vehicles.
- Time to go electric, say fleet operators 22/06/2009
TNT and Sainsbury’s among those saying electric is the future.
- Diesel set to drop below unleaded 22/06/2009
The two fuels are set to cross in value for the first time since 2001.
- Weststar ‘almost certain’ to make second bid for LDV, claims Sky 19/06/2009
Malaysian firm ponders second offer for ailing van maker.
- Rising cost of fuel threatens haulage firms 19/06/2009
Modest rises mount up for HGV drivers.
- Low carbon technology challenge 18/06/2009
Drive to encourage low carbon innovation.
- Fuel prices continue to rise 18/06/2009
May to June petrol price rise the second largest on record.
- New service to cut fleet administration costs 17/06/2009
Fleets can half admin costs, claims service provider.
- BCA expands in West Midlands 17/06/2009
New 20-acre site in Birmingham will boost auction house services.
- Companies 'failing' at-work drivers 16/06/2009
Forty per cent have never seen their company’s driver handbook.
- Saab to be sold to Swedish manufacturer 16/06/2009
Deal includes £367 million of European funding.
- More than 60,000 scrappage orders taken 15/06/2009
Scrappage 'a good deal', says government.
- Carbon Creditz! 15/06/2009
Carbon neutral status on offer to dealers.
- Vauxhall workers look forward to September start 12/06/2009
New Astra model could save jobs at Ellesmere Port plant.
- Europcar counts its carbon footprint 12/06/2009
Emissions data for customers.
- Ferrari plans hybrid supercar? 11/06/2009
Gas-electric vehicle on the horizon?
- Fleets gain new right to challenge fuel guideline rights 11/06/2009
HMRC says specified rates not binding.
- 'Sustained demand' for used cars 10/06/2009
Average values have risen for seven consecutive months.
- Oil over $70 a barrel 10/06/2009
Highest price for seven months.
- Multi-fit solution from the RAC 09/06/2009
Temporary wheel replacement to speed up recovery times.
- New car market continues decline 09/06/2009
May saw the 13th consecutive fall in new car sales.
- More expensive finance for scrappage buyers, claims Sunday Times 08/06/2009
Manufacturers charging higher rates, says newspaper.
- LDV enters administration 08/06/2009
Hundreds of jobs under threat.
- Van and truck sales in need of a boost 05/06/2009
A recent report by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has highlighted that registration of new vans and trucks has fallen by 49.2 per cent in May.
- Drivers put the breaks on fuel spending 05/06/2009
With the price of petrol hitting the £1 mark this week, drivers are cutting down on how much fuel they buy.
- BVRLA: ‘Every person driving at work presents a risk’ 04/06/2009
The association launches a revised guide to driving at work.
- Driving issues important in local election voting 04/06/2009
An AA Populous poll has suggested that motorists’ road problems, such as pot-holes and congestion charges, will influence who they vote for today (4 June).
- LDV deal collapses 03/06/2009
Malaysian firm Weststar drops out of buyout deal.
- Unleaded tops £1 per litre 03/06/2009
Price of unleaded the highest since October 2008.
- Oil price surge 02/06/2009
Oil prices nearly double since February.
- Petrol about to hit £1 per litre, claims RAC 01/06/2009
Drivers face “summer of misery”.