Contract Hire and Leasing News - Diesel

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles latest manufacturer to dump diesel, while Porsche is on pause

FCA will stop producing diesel passenger vehicles by 2022 while Porsche announce they won't bring diesel engines to America again

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Not leading by example: more than HALF of government cars still powered by diesel

In a classic case of  ‘do as I say, not as I do’ research has revealed that more than HALF of the government’s ministerial car fleet are still diesel powered. An investigation by Car Dealer magazi...

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Negative headlines about ‘dirty diesel’ pushing fleets to switch

Negative media coverage about so-called ‘dirty-diesels’ has led to businesses debating their next vehicle choice, according to new research. A survey of 1,000 UK firms carried out by RAC Business ...

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SMMT: Slow progress on Brexit is undermining automotive industry

The Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has called on the government to speed up progress on Brexit, and criticised new punitive measures against diesel-powered cars during its annua...

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Has the Autumn Budget left you discombobulated about diesel? Allow us to clear the air…

This week’s Budget was always going to be a tightrope effort from the chancellor. Never mind his political career supposedly hanging in the balance, Philip Hammond was trying to please so many comp...

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Autumn Budget 2017: Will the government clean up diesel misinformation, or just offer more punitive measures?

Bob Lutz is a man with vision. You might not like what his view is or agree with his predictions about our automotive future, but he has a record of being right. Admittedly, many of his prediction...

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Post T-Charge, switch from ownership to usership in cities is needed, say industry experts

Following the introduction of the T-Charge in central London, the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has published a blueprint on how to move away from diesel vehicles in urban ...

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ALL diesel and petrol cars to be banned in Oxford by 2035

Oxford will become the world’s first zero-emission city under new council-backed proposals, which could ban ALL petrol and diesel vehicles from the city by 2035. Unlike the government’s plan to st...

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New tougher car emissions testing from 1 September: what will it mean for road tax, fleets and consumers?

Stringent new emission regulations will be introduced across Europe from 1 September, following concerns that the ageing New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) doesn’t accurately reflect real-world leve...

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When it comes to emissions, rather than demonise diesel, let’s all do our bit

Few subjects have become so emotive in such a short space of time as vehicle emissions. When you see headlines about cars being unclean in a way that a Medieval leper would find distasteful, this i...

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