Hyundai i40 Tourer crowned Best Estate Car

The Hyundai i40 Tourer has held off well-established rivals to take the overall title of Best Estate Car in Business Car Manager’s annual awards. The awards identify the top company cars across nine distinct categories, and the Hyundai i40 was chosen as the

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Promising future for Bio-DME as a vehicle fuel

The Bio-DME project aims to assess whether there is a market for Bio-DME (Di-Methyl-Ether) for commercial vehicles. Now, halfway through the two-year project, the preliminary results show that Bio-DME already functions in daily commercial operations. If diesel

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Ford fuel economy strides protect family budgets

Ford can offer motorists some good budget news with the announcement of a new Ford Fiesta capable of returning over 85 mpg.

The latest Ford Fiesta ECOnetic model now on sale emits just 87 g CO2/km – meaning free road tax and no London Congestion Charge

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Kia Rio EcoDynamics wins Business Car Manager Environmental Award

The Kia Rio 1.1 CRDi EcoDynamics has picked up a further prize for its environmental credentials having been awarded the title of ‘Best sub-100g/km business car’ in the Business Car Manager Best Business Car 2012 Awards.

Available with CO2 outputs as

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Citroen Berlingo winning the high cube van sales race

In the high cube F1 van segment (up to 2,500 kg gvw), Citroen’s Berlingo has convincingly beaten its rivals to gain top spot for the first two months of 2012. During January and February, Citroen sold 1,345 Berlingos to take the leading position - and an amazing

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Class-leading Seat Alhambra is Fleet News’ favourite

The multi award-winning Seat Alhambra continues its unprecedented awards success with news that it has been named ‘Best People Carrier’ by the highly-respected industry title Fleet News.

The Seat scooped the coveted honour during 2012

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Mercedes-Benz C-class crowned Best Premium Car at Fleet News awards

Mercedes-Benz is celebrating a spectacular win for C-class in the 2012 Fleet News Awards, taking top honours in the Best Premium Car category, during the ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane.

Now in their 24th year, the Fleet News

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Abarth 500 among the lowest depreciating cars in the UK

A new survey of the UK’s lowest depreciating cars puts the sporting Abarth 500 in the top three, bringing to fruition the brand’s hard-fought strategy to build long-term value into its cars.

The findings, by valuation specialists CAP, and published in this week’s (March 21)

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Double delight: Two more Fleet News awards for Skoda

Skoda has scooped two honours at the annual awards presented by company car publication Fleet News.

Judges voted the Superb Estate number one in the ‘Best Estate Car’ category, the first time it’s taken the title.

The Superb saloon was also recognised, receiving a

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Mazda MX-5 GT steps up for 2012

Mazda’s iconic roadster, the MX-5, will take on the might of the supercar brands in the British GT Championship in 2012.

Sponsored by SMH Fleet Solutions, Mazda Financial Services and Jota Aviation, the Mazda MX-5 GT will compete in the GT4 class against

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Record year for Kia’s European production facility

The Significant demand for Kia vehicles in Europe has led the company’s European manufacturing facility in Zilina, Slovakia, to post record production and investment figures during 2011.

The Kia facility produced more than 252,000 cars and 359,000

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