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Mark Ovenden appointed as president and CEO of Ford Sollers
Mr Ovenden was previously managing director and president of Ford Russia, as part of a three-year assignment, but returned to Britain as managing director in August 2011.

Avis Budget names Nina Bell as new MD, Northern Region
Ms Bell succeeds Mark Servodidio – who has taken up the newly created role of managing director, Europe – and will report to him. In her new

Focus on China
China is without doubt the largest automotive market in the world with sales in 2014 of around 23.5 million light vehicles. But given the population

Road Test: BMW 2 Series Cabrio
SECTOR: Convertible PRICE: €32,200–€51,350 FUEL: 4.1–8.5l/100km CO2: 108–199g/km With over 130,000 sales globally, BMW’s old 1 Series Cabrio was the world’s biggest-selling premium compact

Volvo syncs with Apple Watch for latest version of On Call smart app
The move means that Volvo drivers with the Volvo On Call app can control settings, lock/unlock, locate and utilise many other Volvo services from their

Audi and RAC team up for fuel efficiency world record attempt
The #RecordRoadTrip – which is announced as Honda reveals its own record-breaking attempt – will see the RAC and Audi join forces and will begin in Maastricht in the

Honda to undertake 8,500-mile drive across Europe in bid for record fuel efficiency title
The title attempt will see two members of Honda's European Research & Development (R&D) team climb into a Honda Civic Tourer and set out from

GE in "advanced" talks with Element Financial Corp to sell fleet management
According to Bloomberg, sources close to GE said that a deal for the $9bn vehicle fleet management business has not been reached yet but GE

Hertz advances online
Rental giant Hertz is updating its 24/7 van rental service across Europe, by equipping all vehicles with a windscreen‐mounted PIN code access pad. The

EU commercial vehicle registrations up 12.2% in April
April data shows that registrations rose 12.2%, totalling 169,746 units. Growth was sustained across all commercial vehicle segments. The UK (+22.8%) and Spain (+18.5%) posted double-digit growth,

Facelifted Volkswagen Tiguan gains new, lower-CO2 engines
The updates see power increase for the two-litre diesel engines. The 140PS unit now offers 150PS whilst output for the 177PS unit rises to 184PS.

VW expands Chinese production with new Changsha plant
The plant in Changsha, southern China is being run by the Shanghai-Volkswagen (SVW) joint venture and will initially produce the Volkswagen Lavida four-door compact sedan

ICC partners with Novatel Wireless for new EMEA telematics solution
The firm has adopted specialised cellular solutions from Novatel Wireless, a leading provider of wireless solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). As a result,

Road deaths fall 42% in IRTAD countries but disparities remain
The figures have been compiled by IRTAD, the permanent working group on road safety at the International Transport Forum, with provisional data for 2014 showing

FTA publishes annual European Road Transport Guide
The 450-page guide has new sections on Incoterms and Safe Loading, and the main updates include: Driving bans and public holiday information; Toll updates

Renault-Nissan to provide 200 EVs to UN COP21 climate conference
The fully electric car fleet will shuttle delegates 24 hours, seven days week to key venues around the conference, as a complement to public transportation.

Enterprise Holdings expands into Saudi Arabia under new partnership
The newly created vehicle rental business, Al Jomaih Auto Rental (Ajar), will open a network of branches at major airport, city and community locations in

Interview: TomTom's Jan Maarten de Vries
TomTom Automotive announced a string of new business deals at the Geneva Motor Show including a deal with Volkswagen for TomTom Traffic and Maps, extending

Skoda takes wraps off new Superb Combi
Making its debut this autumn at the Frankfort Motor Show in September, the new model goes on sale the same month in the first markets,

Ford starts public testing of London GoDrive car sharing scheme
The service is said to be the only car-sharing service offering one-way trips with guaranteed parking and started as one of more than 25 experiments

UK's used commercial vehicles seeing increased demand from overseas buyers
According to the firm, UK vendors who sell their used vans and trucks via online or physical auction should not be surprised if their vehicles

New real-world emissions tests to bring “marked reduction” in NOx emissions
From 2017, part of the type approval process for passenger cars in Europe will include a compulsory real-world test using a portable emissions measurement system

Audi fast-tracks connectivity in China with Baidu & Huawei agreements
The carmaker has partnered with Baidu to integrate CarLife, a smartphone integration tool similar to Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Audi is also developing a

Rocky road: Advice on driving in Canada
Canada is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. For a holiday, taking a leisurely drive across hours of freeway enjoying the scenery

Audi to launch three new SUVs by 2020
Audi is planning three new SUVs by the end of the decade, including a Q1 crossover, luxurious Q8 and a model with an electric drivetrain.

New Fiat Aegea project debuts at Istanbul Motor Show
Designed in Italy at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Centro Stile, and developed in Turkey together with Tofaş R&D, one of FCA's largest research and development

Interview: Infiniti's Roland Krüger
Infiniti was launched in 1989 in North America as Nissan’s premium brand at around the same time that Toyota launched Lexus as its premium

Avis Budget Group appoints Mark Servodidio as MD for Europe
Mr Servodidio will report to Larry De Shon, president, international and will assume responsibility for all aspects of the company's vehicle rental operations, including customer

EU gives go-ahead for real-world emissions testing
The Real Driving Emission (RDE) test procedure will require vehicles to be tested on roads rather than in laboratories, replacing the New European Driving Cycle

White Clarke Group opens new office in Stuttgart
The company already has established offices in Munich and Vienna, and said the new location affirms White Clarke Group’s expansion in Europe and its support

Renault targets Indian market with new Kwid A-segment hatchback
The Kwid brings SUV styling with generous cabin space and a compact footprint of 3.68m long and 1.58m wide. Interior features include a modern Media-Nav

Takata airbag recall extends to 34m vehicles in US
The recall of the defective airbags – which have been linked to six deaths and more than a hundred injuries worldwide – will now be

Nearly 10% of lease drivers interested in corporate car sharing, finds LeasePlan
Based on a survey by TNS among 3,377 lease drivers in 20 countries worldwide, the research finds that nearly 10% of lease drivers are interested

New car sales rise in all ‘Big 5’ EU markets in April, reports JATO
Continuing the trend of recent months, all of the Big five markets (France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain) recorded greater registration volumes than a

TomTom Telematics paves way for latest fleet connected applications at Developer Conference
Now in its second year, the conference will take place on 9 June in Amsterdam and will help delegates make best use of the APIs

EU passenger car registrations up 8.2% in last four months, reports ACEA
Data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) shows that demand last month rose 6.9%, totalling 1,166,482 units and recording the best result in terms

Chevin introduces cross-border fleet KPI standards
Forming part of the company’s FleetWave fleet management software, the changes mean that KPIs can be put in place for organisations running a fleets across

All-round support: the Eco-driving Roundtable Conference
ecoDriver Project Established in 2011 with a budget of €15.5m (including a European Union contribution of €10.7m), the four year ecoDriver Project targets a 20%

“No reason” to change Renault-Nissan partnership, says Ghosn
Last month saw the government double its power in the carmaker by doubling the number of votes they get for each share. As reported by

Google self-driving vehicles to take to roads this summer
Although the company has been testing the vehicles at its facilities since 2009, the move marks the first time they’ve hit public roads. We’ve been

Decline in Russian new car sales could be bottoming out, says industry officials
The AEB figures showed that sales of new passenger cars and LCVs in Russia decreased by 41.5 % in April 2015 to 132,456 units –

Recent fuel price drops unlikely to have affected fleet green car take-up
Nick Salkeld, chief commercial officer at LeasePlan, said: "The main reasons why fleet managers are interested in hybrids/electric cars are cost control and the fact

Mike Nigro becomes SVP of European operations at Enterprise
His appointment comes less than six months after Enterprise Holdings terminated a Master License Agreement that Europcar held to operate the National Car Rental and

Milan police fleet adds BMW EVs
The fleet comprises four BMW i3 electric cars and six BMW C evolution electric scooters, all of which feature police livery, and the force will

Ford’s European sales rise 11.2% in Q1
The carmaker’s sales rose 7.2% in April – broadly in line with industry growth of 7.3% – and 11.2% in the first four months of

City of Olympia implements integrated fleet management software from Chevin
The city maintains a diverse municipal fleet of approximately 450 pieces of equipment, fire apparatus and support vehicles. It previously used a financial management system

Honda & Daihatsu join vehicle recall
Honda confirmed today that its recall would cover almost 4.9 million more cars fitted with the airbags. Manufactured and supplied by Takata, the airbags have

Advantage operational leasing
Operational leasing always makes sense when compared with the outright purchase of cars because it means you get to keep your money in your

Lexus to launch in Turkey
The carmaker said it aims to establish as a significant player in the Turkish premium automotive market, combining unparalleled customer experience and a competitively priced

Fuel efficiency for new vans increases 2.4% in Europe
The data also shows that new vans now emit almost 6 grams of CO2/km below the 2017 target. Around 1.4 million new vans were registered

TÜV SÜD Auto Service acquires TCOPlus and FleetVision
The two companies, which are based in Belgium and specialists in consolidated fleet reporting, TCO forecast solutions and international fleet consulting, are now 100% affiliates
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