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The latest draft standard follows several years of re-considering proposals to change the international accounting standard for leases and rental transactions. Although the boards have

The company, a leading international player in full-service car leasing, financing and rental as well as mobility solutions, is expanding its Group Management Team with

The company’s latest new car sales analysis shows that the year-to-date downturn in European car sales continues, with a decline of 7.1%. This is despite

CarCharging will also be tasked with helping Nissan to educate consumers about electric vehicle charging, particularly those who cannot install their own home units, and

At a special launch ceremony, the government was provided with 59 Zero S motorcycles, forming Zero's single largest fleet sale to date. The majority of

Speaking at the 124th Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of the company in Neckarsulm, CEO Rupert Stadler stated: ‘We are now in a crucial phase, because we

‘In a quarter of traditionally low activity for our industry and in a challenging economic environment, Europcar succeeded in improving its Corporate EBITDA despite a

The association’s latest data shows that the EU market for new passenger cars grew 1.7% in April to 1,038,343 units, marking the first growth since

The plant is located in Changsha in the province of Hunan, south-central China and is being built in cooperation with VW’s Chinese joint venture Shanghai-Volkswagen

Dacia currently has 33 points of sale in the country using existing Renault retailers. The brand has already reported strong interest in its Lodgy C-segment

The carmaker says its Plug-in Hybrid is seeing increased demand, especially in Holland, Belgium and Italy. As a result, production at its Torslanda plant in

European anti-trust regulators raided the offices of BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Norway's Statoil yesterday (Tuesday 14th May) due to concerns that ‘the companies may have

‘Our fleet customers have asked us for an entry in the commercial small van segment, so this addition to the Chevrolet portfolio will strengthen our

The latest Kangoo range features a new front-end in line with the brand’s new styling as well as a number of design changes to distinguish

Highlighting fleet managers’ increased focus on keeping operating expenses in check, additional concerns include meeting cost savings goals (24%) and understanding the impact of new

This year’s guide includes updated country sections with amended information on public holidays, weekend lorry bans, toll prices and other useful facts for fleet operators

This year’s show will open to the public from Saturday 23rd November 2013 through to Sunday 1st December at Tokyo Big Sight and features the

The company saw net revenues of €90.17bn, with net income of €3.21bn. The company announced an operating profit of €4.90bn and an ordinary profit of

The Volvo Engine Architecture (VEA) engines deliver higher performance than today's six-cylinder units, while offering lower fuel consumption than the current generation of four-cylinder units.

The new centre expands the carmaker’s Middle East test programme and will offer a comprehensive range of tests including durability, calibration and hot weather testing

The model, which makes its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, is slightly shorter and lower than the previous version and also employs

The changes also see Seita Kanai promoted to vice chairman. His previousa role of executive vice president will be filled by Akira Marumoto, formerly director

Powered by a 6.2L V8 engine, the Camaro SS will be used a high-performance patrol car, offering a top speed of 250kph and acceleration of

He succeeds Tony Lewis, who has moved to another position within the company, and will be based at the regional office in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Oliver

Dubbed Zem2All (Zero Emissions to All), the project brings together Spanish utility provider Endesa with Mitsubishi and will see an investment of €60m over four

A total of 24 countries took part in the operation, which uncovered a total of 104,838 offences, of which 3,245 related to children not wearing

According to the firm, car-sharing member numbers increased by over 90% between 2008 and 2012, growing from 500,000 to over 940,000, and this trend is

The company said its new Eco-Log Assist solution will offer integrated, in-depth driver behaviour analysis, empirical risk/rate evaluation to support forensic accident reconstruction and to reduce

The SMMT data shows that total new car registrations were up to 163,357 units last month, with April having secured the strongest growth in 14

T&E clean vehicles policy officer William Todts said: 'Vans were the only commercial vehicles that were not speed-limited. Limiting the speed of vans to 120kph

SMMT data shows that total new car registrations rose 14.8% last month to 163,357 units, with April having secured the strongest growth in 14 months

The carmaker has laid the first stone for its new plant, which is sited in San José Chiapa, Mexico, and will see investment of over

The latest additions give Zipcar members on-demand access to nearly 10,000 vehicles in 20 cities, at over 300 universities and now in 11 airports, including:

In line with plans from parent company, the Volkswagen Group to be the world's largest auto-manufacturing conglomerate by 2018, Skoda is looking to increase sales

The carmaker is targeting sizeable expansion, with 1.5 million unit sales globally as a goal for 2018 from 230,000 last year. A third of its

‘We are in the midst of perhaps the most intense transformation in the group's history,’ said Håkan Samuelsson, president and CEO of Volvo Cars. ‘Despite

The new 2.1 version will see a host of enhancements and additional functionality including a more sophisticated report writing tool, which will enable faster and

Under the partnership, Europcar provides Michelin with a complete range of mobility solutions, designed to address the specific travel needs of its employees around the

Part of the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety, the focus of Road Safety Week this year is pedestrian safety. Pedestrians are a high-risk group making

The carmaker said the opening of the showroom is the next move in its quest to establish a strong presence in Hong Kong, ‘which bridges

Zanframundo takes the new role after more than two years as general manager of Iveco Acentro Spa, the joint venture multi-brand Iveco, Irisbus and New

The move will bring Jaguar and Land Rover products together under one roof in a dedicated Jaguar Land Rover dealership. David Blackhall, managing director, Jaguar

Under the proposed changes, carmakers will have to meet fuel efficiency targets by both 2020 and 2025. Although the decision still has to be confirmed

In his forecast of future drive system technologies, Prof Winterkorn stressed that the need for a variety of different drive system technologies over the medium

The organisation says that improved technology and an increase in the share of diesel cars are the main reasons behind the fall in average CO2

So says LPG supplier, Autogas Limited, which points out that no carmakers offer an LPG variant in their UK ranges now. This compares to Europe