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Masternaut has appointed Olivier Mansard as vice president of global sales.

Hitachi Capital Corporation has signed a deal to acquire Noordlease in the Netherlands, becoming the first Japanese leasing to company to enter the market.

Citroën’s C4 Cactus range will now be available with the brand’s EAT6 six-speed automatic gearbox .

Car sharing specialist Ubeeqo, which is owned by Europcar Group, is to expand into the Italian car sharing market with the acquisition of GuidaMi.

Skoda has unveiled another new addition to its Kodiaq line-up in the form of the Sportline model.

Nissan and BMW have teamed up with EVgo to install a total of 174 50kW DC Fast charging stations across 33 states in the US.

Skoda has revealed its Kodiaq Scout model, which brings offroad styling and all-wheel drive as standard.

Demand for commercial vehicles in Europe rose for the fifth year running in 2016, up by 11.6% to 2,324,371 million commercial vehicles.

The PSA Group is planning to return to producing vehicles in India under a new joint venture agreement.

Euro NCAP has released its latest safety ratings, with Volvo’s recently launched S90 and V90 models scoring a maximum five-star rating while Ford’s European Mustang

French routing specialist Mappy is deploying TomTom live traffic information for the whole of Europe as it extends its partnership with the firm. 

Ebbon-Dacs, which specialises in e-procurement for major leasing and fleet management companies, has reported a doubling in the number of vehicles being delivered and collected

European fleets with drivers travelling to France are being warned of a new vehicle emissions sticker system introduced in Paris, Lyon and Grenoble to tackle pollution.

According to the latest data released by JATO Dynamics, EU new car registrations totalled 15.14m units last year, a 6.5% increase over 2015. The results

Employee benefits specialist Edenred has said it will launch dedicated light fleet solutions in several European key countries after taking a majority shareholding in fuel

Preston Feight, president of DAF Trucks, has been elected as the chairman of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Commercial Vehicle Board for 2017.

Driverless car technology specialist RDM Group is opening its Asia-Pacific headquarters in South Australia, marking its expansion into the region.

Michelin Solutions has expanded the roles for its UK commercial director Paul Davey and sales manager Richard Dale to cover North Europe too.

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed a seven-month investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) feature following

J.D. Power has developed a new in-house Residual Values product suite. The new resource draws on sales transaction data gathered by the Power Information Network

True fleet registrations in the UK largely remained positive during 2016 despite economic and political conditions.

Fleets have just weeks until the entire city centre of Antwerp in Belgium and part of Linkeroever will become a Low Emission Zone.

BMW’s updated 4 Series range will bring refreshed styling and revised handling when it goes on sale this spring.

TomTom has made a new acquisition to strengthen its position in autonomous driving technology.

True fleet registrations in France hit a new record last year, Dataforce reports, with SUVs seeing particularly strong take-up.

Kia will equip the Stinger, its rear-wheel drive sports saloon, with a 2.2-litre diesel engine when it launches in Europe at the end of this

Toyota and four other carmakers have teamed up with oil companies including Royal Dutch Shell and Total to form a new global initiative on hydrogen

Alphabet has expanded into China, launching a range of financial leasing and business mobility solutions.

According to figures published by ACEA, car registrations in the EU rose 6.8% in 2016, marking the third year of growth, despite political instability and

Asset finance software provider White Clarke Group has appointed Julie Weems to its North American team as vice president, marketing.

The International Accounting Standards Board has issued implementation advice for the new IFRS 16 Leases Standard, one year after it was introduced.

Audi is to launch five new electric vehicles in China by 2022 in partnership with Chinese joint-venture production firm FAW.

Vodafone Qatar has teamed up with the Qatar Mobility Innovations Center to launch a fleet telematics service.

German true fleet registrations put in their best-ever performance last year, new figures from Dataforce show.