Toyota will showcase its Yaris Hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show next month ahead of its launch in June. Europe’s first full hybrid supermini will be the second Toyota model to include the brand’s Hybrid Synergy Drive following the Auris [...]

It’s Valentines Day this Tuesday (hmm, crept up hasn’t it?) but before you rush out for that card and box of choccies, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has a few words of advice to ensure the safety of your [...]

Time is running out for businesses to submit their entry for the European Transport Safety Council’s (ETSC) road safety awards. Fleets have until 15 March to put into words how they integrate risk assessments and formal structures, set and monitor [...]

Young drivers are more than a third more likely to crash in rural areas than in the city, according to new research. Road Safety Analysis compiled collision risk rates for young drivers supplied by local authorities, finding that young rural [...]

Ford’s new B-Max model is to benefit from a new easy access door system that is designed to give an unrivalled access for passengers to get in and out and for loading purposes. The car maker promises that the new [...]

British manufacturers were behind half of the top ten best selling fleet cars of 2011. In a list of the top 50 fleet cars of last year – published by BusinessCar magazine with the help of SMMT data – Ford [...]

Another week has passed by in the fast lane so slow down and ‘take five’ with this week’s News Round-up, for all things fleet related that really matter… – Further to the DfT’s recent announcement regarding the imparity of falling [...]

The Saab production line may have stopped long ago but a recently formed parts division hopes to keep Saab owners on the road for many years to come. Formed on New Years Day, Saab Parts UK will write a new [...]

SEAT’s revised executive class Exeo has hit showrooms this week. The new look saloon and ST estate – which features in our ‘Top 5 fleet saloons’ list – has been relaunched with a few vital engineering upgrades to go with [...]

Europcar is now offering its London customers the opportunity to experience electric motoring after securing a batch of Nissan LEAF. Five of the popular EVs are now available from the hire firm’s London and Paris bases for short term hire as [...]