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New Citroen Cachet range

Get a spring in your step with the new special edition range from Citroen – it’s called Cachet. The new range is sure to brighten up any fleet – and if you want to check car leasing offers then log on to www.contracthireandleasing.com
The French maker has made the special edition available on C2, C3 and [...]

Author: Simon McBride, March 31, 2008
Filed under: Latest news

Kia pro_cee’d

The Kia pro-cee’d has been has been getting lots of interest in the user-chooser end of the business car sector.
Lower, longer and lighter than the five-door, the pro-ceed is aimed at the more style conscious driver.
The only parts carried over from the five-door cee’d are the bonnet and the front wings. The side window, C-pillar [...]

Author: Simon McBride, March 30, 2008
Filed under: Latest news

Freelander 2 goes commercial

4X4 Specialist, Land Rover has given in to customer demand and will introduce a a commercial version of the Freelander 2 to its product line-up.
The Freelander 2 Commercial goes on sale in the UK this month and will be priced from £20,775 on the road. As a commercial vehicle, it will benefit from being VAT [...]

Author: Simon McBride, March 29, 2008
Filed under: Latest news, Vans & commercial vehicles

Skoda’s budget busters

Motorists need look no further than Škoda after the penny pinching budget was announced. With bigger cars firmly in the firing line, Škoda offers some budget busting options thanks to a range of models that produce less than 151g CO2/km.
From 2009, cars producing less than 131g CO2/km will be exempt from road tax for the first year [...]

Author: Faye Sunderland, March 28, 2008
Filed under: Fleet news, Green cars, Latest news, Skoda

Proton extends Gen-2 range

Malysian maker Proton has extended the Gen-2 range with the addition of the Persona and has sent it to boot camp.
That’s right the new four-door saloon comes with a neatly styled boot and is based on the same platform as the five-door version.
Under the bonnet, power comes from a 112PS 1.6-litre engine that has a [...]

Author: Simon McBride,
Filed under: Latest news, Proton

Civic Type R is Britains hottest hatch

The Honda Civic Type R is a common sight on UK roads and the numbers confirm that it is the biggest selling 3-door hot hatch in the UK.
From its launch in March 07 to the end of February, a total of 5192 customers got hold of the keys to a Type R, making it Britain’s [...]

Author: Simon McBride, March 27, 2008
Filed under: Fleet news, Latest news, Popular leasing searches

New Car Tax rules will hit residual values – once buyers comprehend the additional tax burden

According to EurotaxGlass’s, the 98 per cent increase in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), recently announced by the Chancellor for a selected group of used cars, is certain to have an impact on their residual values – but only when potential buyers make sense of the complex new rules, and identify those vehicles worst affected.
The cars [...]

Author: Faye Sunderland,
Filed under: Fleet news, Latest news, Vans & commercial vehicles

“Don’t use fuel duty postponement as an excuse to delay action” warns cfc warns fleets

Fleets should not use the delay on fuel duty included in the Budget as an excuse to postpone action on petrol and diesel costs, warns cfc solutions.
The April 1 fuel duty rise previously announced by Chancellor Alistair Darling has been put back to October 1 in recognition of recent spiralling fuel costs – since the [...]

Author: Faye Sunderland,
Filed under: Fleet news, Latest news, Vans & commercial vehicles

Peugeot Partner Van to be renamed- Peugeot Origin

• Current Partner Van renamed to distinguish it from New Model to be launched in June 2008
• Available in one version, based on the Current L model
• Two payloads to be offered – 600 kg and 800 kg
• Powered by Peugeot’s 1.6 litre HDi 75 diesel engine
Peugeot has renamed the current Partner Van and rationalised the range in preparation [...]

Author: Faye Sunderland,
Filed under: Latest news, Vans & commercial vehicles

Renault places accent on cars with genuine character and sporting appeal.

• Renault steals Geneva show limelight with four world debuts: Twingo Renaultsport, Koleos, Laguna GT with four-wheel-steer chassis honed by Renaultsport, plus awe-inspiring Mégane Coupé Concept.
• Stunning Mégane Coupé Concept (pictured) stuns the show with “dragonfly wing” doors and squat, aggressive styling. Latest Renault showcar previews future production model and continues new design language of fluid, sporty [...]

Author: Faye Sunderland, March 26, 2008
Filed under: Latest news, New car launches, New cars, Renault

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