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New project to expand Europe’s hydrogen refuelling network and vehicle fleet
The six-year H2ME 2 project brings together 37 partners from across Europe. It will include the deployment and operation of 1,230 fuel cell vehicles, the

New JLR plant in Brazil marks first for Latin America
The new factory marks the carmaker’s first wholly owned manufacturing plant outside of the UK as well as the first time a UK automotive group

TomTom Telematics integrates CRM to support sales teams on the road
Available on the Salesforce AppExchange, the solution provides automatic trip reporting and simplified appointment management, whilst providing businesses and drivers with greater insight into driving

Swede dreams: A look at Sweden's fleet car market
Sweden is one of the smaller northern European countries, making up a significant part of Scandinavia with Norway and Finland. With a population of some

Skoda Octavia gets 102g/km TSI petrol engine
Replacing the 1.2 TSI, it’s the first time the Octavia has been offered with a three-cylinder engine. The 999cc unit produces 115hp thanks to a

Mercedes-Benz fuel cell SUV to launch in 2017
Based on the conventionally-powered GLC, the car is a result of Daimler developing a fuel cell system which can fit into a conventional engine compartment.

Renault unveils updated Clio
With order books opening from this summer and deliveries starting from September, the updated model brings new exterior lighting and alterations to the styling in

Europcar moves into Spanish car sharing market with acquisition of Bluemove
Europcar Group has expanded its presence in the Spanish car sharing sector with the acquisition of Bluemove.

Russian car market down 14.5% in May
In total, 107,665 cars were sold – down by 18,203 units. Year to date, 548,119 cars were sold – a drop of 14.6% from

10 EU member states still breaching air pollution legal limits, finds EEA
The National Emission Ceilings Directive sets out individual air pollutant emission limits for states, focused on nitrogen oxides (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), sulphur

Largest Shell fuel retail site in the world opens in Luxembourg
30 times larger than the average European fuel retail site, the upgraded forecourt brings a wider entrance for customers driving large vehicles, and a triple

Volvo awards navigation deal to TomTom
The deal applies from 2019 for all models on the SPA and CMA platforms, and will cover automotive-grade digital NDS Maps, with incremental real-time map

UK’s Asda orders 550 new Mercedes-Benz Sprinters for home delivery fleet
UK supermarket chain Asda, which is owned by US retail giant Wal-Mart, has placed an order for 550 new Mercedes-Benz Sprinters for its home delivery

More information sells used cars
The Swedish new car market is on fire with February celebrating the market’s 26th consecutive month of growth and 2016 already looking set to beat

UK refrigerated vans specialist appoints European distributor
Netherlands-based ClimaRunners, a specialist temperature controlled converter, has been appointed as an authorised distributor of Coolkit products in the Benelux region. CoolKit managing director

VW gets approval to fix further 1.1m group vehicles
The latest modification applies to Volkswagen Tiguan models and of the Caddy from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles – all fitted with the EA 189 2.0-litre TDI

The key to growth
How do you communicate the theme of growth? That was personified by what the OEMs showed at Geneva in March. The first was by expanding

Arval car sharing solution to be adapted for Chinese market
The Chinese authorities are planning to turn the south district of Shanghai, called Lingang, into a Green Zone, together with a restriction on combustion vehicles’

Global autonomous vehicle sales to reach 21 million annually by 2035, says IHS
It added that between now and 2035, IHS estimates that nearly 76 million vehicles with some level of autonomy will be sold globally. “Global sales of

Take-up of car2go service in China exceeds expectations
Daimler’s car2go car sharing has seen significant take-up in the first two months of launch, exceeding expectations, the carmaker has reported.

Western European car market up 14.4% in May
In total, 1,221,610 units were registered according to the latest IHS Automotive forecast. The result was bolstered by a positive calendar effect of two

New partnership with HERE provides free map updates for Hyundai cars in Europe
Under the partnership, all new Hyundai vehicles with built-in navigation system in Europe will come equipped with the latest map content powered by HERE.

Ford launches budget KA+ five-door hatchback in Europe
The KA+ is priced from €9,990 in Germany and will provide a rival to models such as the Dacia Sandero and Opel Karl/Vauxhall Viva. Ford

New Mercedes E-Class Estate revealed
On sale from later this year, the sixth-generation model offers a cargo volume of 670 litres up to 1820 litres along with headroom and elbowroom in

First Drive: Ford Mustang
Sector: Coupe/Convertible Price: €38,000–€49,000 Fuel: 8.0–13.6l/100km CO2: 179–306g/km Conceived as an affordable everyday performance car for mid-1960s America, the Mustang’s enduring appeal has made it

Driving in Austria
If you are required to drive in Austria you will be lucky enough to drive in one of the most driver-friendly countries in the world;

VW given green light to fix more than 800,000 cars
The KBA has approved the technical solutions for the Volkswagen Passat, CC and Eos models with 2.0-litre TDI EA 189 engines. In response, VW

Petrol cars offering increasingly competitive proposition, finds Alphabet Belgium
The firm’s annual study on the turning point between driving on petrol, diesel or electricity is based on purchase price, tax, non-recoverable VAT, consumption and

Fleet market drives UK new car growth in May
Following the trend set in the previous two months, an 8.8% rise in fleet registrations helped offset a -3.0% fall in registrations to private customers

Audi previews new A5 Coupe
The newcomer is based on the latest A4, and will get assistance and connectivity systems shared with the saloon, including Apple and Android smartphone connectivity

Volkswagen Group details plans for Gett ride hailing partnership
The group previously announced that it’s investing $300m (€269.2m) in Gett, formerly known as GetTaxi, in a move to expand on-demand mobility services in Europe.

Freight Transport Association publishes 2016 European Road Transport Guide
The guide offers essential information including public holidays, weekend lorry bans and toll prices. The European Road Transport Guide has an extensive section of

KAR Auction Services acquires GRS Remarketing
Jim Hallett, KAR CEO and chairman, said: “During the past 20 years, GRS has established a successful online vehicle remarketing business in the UK through

Lincoln Medical implements Cool Track solution for pan-European deliveries
The UK-based company, which runs a fleet of Mercedes Sprinter and Ford Transit vans, undertook the move to gain full peace of mind about the

Take them on or buy them up: Developments in car sharing
“If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em – or buy ‘em’”. That appears to be the approach taken by the major daily rental operators

Updated Opel Zafira Tourer to bring new technologies
The latest MPV will take the fight to newcomers such as Renault's striking new Grand Scenic, as well as established compact seven-seaters in the form

Infiniti EMEA appoints Olivier Marion as corporate sales general manager
Effective immediately, Mr Marion will be based in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France and will be responsible for planning and implementing sales strategies that ensure business continuity, managing

Jeff Andrews appointed business development director for White Clarke Group
The role, which is effective immediately, sees Mr Andrews focus on managing and building the company’s expanding operations in the Asia Pacific region. “This

Quartix appoints head of French operations
Mr Quagliariello brings to Quartix an extensive track record of success in international business development. He spent the first decade of his career with ExxonMobil where

Volkswagen profits fall following emissions scandal
The carmaker has reported that pre-tax profits fell to €3.2bn from €4.0bn for the previous year. Group sales revenue was down 3.4% on the prior-year

Belgium and Netherlands bring mixed results for true fleet market
Within Belgium, after a really solid first quarter with a growth of 5.7% the true fleet market saw a strong result in April. Compared to

BCA to expand pan-European solutions under new strategic development director
Effective from 1 June, the role will see Mr Zwirner report to Jean-Roch Piat, EU COO remarketing, and will develop a three-year business plan for

Bridgestone to acquire Speedy
Bridgestone said the acquisition would increase its direct access to end-users in France, one of its core European markets, and would expand its network to

First Drive: Ford Ranger
Sector: Pick-up Price: €23,400–€37,675 Fuel: 6.5–8.9l/100km CO2: 171–234g/km Ford unwrapped the face-lifted Ranger pickup at the Frankfurt Show in September 2015. There were no

Intelligent charging
Autonomous driving, where vehicles use sensors and computers to automate the driving of a vehicle is perhaps the ultimate use of telematics. What is certain

First Drive: Toyota Prius
Sector: Upper Medium Price: €28,150–€32,150 Fuel: 3.0–3.3l/100km CO2: 70–76g/km Arguably launched before its time, the first Prius was a 20th Century solution to 21st Century problems.

EU CV registrations up 14.6% in April
Latest figures from the ACEA show that growth was sustained across all segments of commercial vehicles. Looking at the largest markets, Italy recorded the highest

New partnership launched to bring transparency to fleet insurance
Between them, the two companies are providing consultancy for fleet clients to help to identify a proper fleet insurance strategy which takes into account a

DS to lead PSA Group plug-in hybrid and EV launches
Announced at the carmaker's Innovation Day held yesterday (25 May), the plans will see the group's first plug-in hybrid arrive in 2019 as a high-performance

European new car registrations up 8.9% in April
In total, 1.32 million units were sold in April across the 29 European markets measured, up by 8.9%. This was higher than the growth seen

Uber Kenya and Sidian Bank collaboration targets fleets
The two firms have partnered for a Vehicle Solutions Programme for driver-partners and investors in Kenya. The initiative includes a vehicle finance component delivered
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