October 2015

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    ECO Stars and Route Monkey form commercial partnership

    ECO Stars provides advice to commercial fleets on how to reduce environmental impact, achieve financial savings and gain positive recognition. Through its partnership with Route Monkey, ECO Stars members can now access route optimisation and scheduling solutions, which Route Monkey claims can reduce fleet costs by up to 20%. Route Monkey’s algorithms are capable of […]

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    Fraikin to double mobile service fleet by 2017

    Fraikin currently operates a 30-strong fleet of service vans, which support its 10 in-house workshops and network of more than 600 third party maintenance providers nationwide. Together, these three service channels support more than 9,200 commercial vehicles on contract with Fraikin across the UK. Managing director Hugh Cole has set a goal for the business […]

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    Isuzu Truck (UK) Ltd migrates to i2i maintenance package

    Along with using the core r2c Online platform, Isuzu has integrated i2i throughout its dealer network to further streamline operations and to keep up with the differing requirements of its customers. Over 10,000 fleets currently use the r2c Online system, which was launched at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2015. Nick Walls, managing director of r2c Online […]

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    Specialist sales opens new niche for CD Fleet Services

    The two funeral hearses and accompanying custom-built stretched limousines sales saw a fierce bidding competition for the niche vehicles and were bought at substantially over the vendor’s estimated value. With worries over demand for used electric vehicles, eight 2014 Renault ZOEs were also snapped up by dealers. The same occurred with the unusual request to […]

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    GAZ Group begins production of GAZelle NEXT panel van

    GAZ Group enters the segment of vans with body capacity of over 13 cubic meters what makes GAZ the first Russian brand competing with foreign vehicles in this market. GAZ carried out a large-scale production modernization while preparing for the production of a new model. Investment to the project has reached around 9 billion rubles […]

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    Demand for commercial vehicles in EU increases for ninth consecutive month

    ACEA found that growth was sustained across all commercial vehicle segments. Spain (+53.2%) and the UK (+19.9%) confirmed the positive momentum posting double-digit percentage gains, followed by France (+9.7%) and Italy (+4.9%), while Germany remained stable (+0.6%). Over nine months in 2015, the EU market expanded (+12.2%), totalling 1,517,247 commercial vehicles. During the same period, […]

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    ATS Euromaster opens new flagship facility in Dartford

    ATS Euromaster has invested more than £320,000 in this new site, which has been equipped with tyre fitting, maintenance and vehicle diagnostic equipment. The modern premises occupy a 6,000ft² site and has been selected for its strategic location bordering East London, coupled with its close proximity to the A2 and M25. In addition to expert […]

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    Hydraquip expands van operation with Ogilvie Fleet

    The current 93 mobile engineers’ vans, almost exclusively Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 313 CDI hi-roof models operated on three-year/120,000-mile contract hire with maintenance replacement cycles, are supplied by Ogilvie Fleet. When delivered the new vans will be fully-equipped mobile workshops capable of manufacturing hydraulic hoses and fitting on-site reducing down time of customers’ plant and machinery operating […]

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    Allianz partners with Lightfoot for improved fleet driver safety

    The partnership with Lightfoot enables Allianz’s Fleet and Motor Trade policyholders to purchase Lightfoot at a discounted rate. Lightfoot’s small in-cab device can be fitted to any vehicle’s dashboard to provide real-time audio and visual feedback and coaching for drivers. The product has the ability to improve driving in real-time, in the vehicle, rather than […]

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