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5 Oct 15Autoglass trials smart windscreen replacement service
Windscreen specialist Autoglass are trialing a service to replace windscreens equipped with Advance Driver Systems and recalibrate the high-tech safe... -
1 Sep 15Smart introduces new Fortwo Cabrio
Smart has taken the wraps off the new Fortwo Cabrio, following the introduction of the revised Fortwo Coupe two-seater earlier this year. Sharing the ... -
22 Jul 15Highways England confirms new smart motorways
Highways England has confirmed nine new 'smart' motorway projects to add hard shoulder running and variable speed limits to boost road capacity. Over ... -
22 Jun 15Highways England to introduce variable speed limits as part of smart motorway on M1
Highways England is pressing ahead with turning the M1 into a smart motorway with variable speed limits and an all lane running scheme between junctio... -
20 Feb 15Smart Fortwo Test Drive Review
Due to its size, the three-door Smart Fortwo is really limited to those firms wanting to make a specific statement, and the new design certainly does ... -
7 Jan 15Ford launches seven UK projects with Smart Mobility Plan
Ford has announced it is to conduct 25 mobility experiments around the world - seven of which will take place in London - this year to test innovative... -
26 Nov 14Toyota reveals smart tech to cut road accidents
Toyota has revealed new technology with the intention of cutting road accidents that will feature in production vehicles from 2015 onwards. The Jap... -
14 Nov 14Electric Smart lives on despite new model's imminent arrival
Smart has confirmed that the electric version of its current-generation Fortwo will continue on sale for the next two years, even though the regular p... -
7 Nov 14New Smart Forfour Test Drive Review
Smart is back. Though it technically it's never gone away, the current Fortwo is the only Smart still on sale, and in 2013 only 304 cars were register... -
26 Aug 14Techies 2014: Innovation Award - Arval Smart Experience
Highly Commended: Vauxhall Fleet Toolbox Arval overhauled its customer service and marketing offering this year after reacting to its customers increa... -
12 Aug 14Smart answer to uni's air pollution challenge
A fleet of electric vehicles is being used to measure air pollution as part of a project in Leicester. Scientists from the University of Leicester hav... -
4 Aug 14Smart Alex bags VW passenger car job
Alex Smith has taken over the reigns as director of Volkswagen Passenger Cars. Smith, 39, begun the job on 1 July and leaves a similar role at Volkswa... -
18 Jul 14First pictures: New Smart Fortwo and Forfour
Smart has revealed its new Fortwo city car and has also brought the four-seat Forfour (last seen in 2006) back from the ashes to challenge the likes o... -
4 Jun 14Paul Barker's blog: 4 June 2014 - Looking like a pretty smart move
Arval was recently kind enough to give BusinessCar a guided tour around its new online, mobile and tablet-based offering, all coming under the Arval S... -
28 Apr 14Mercedes to tackle public sector with Smart
Mercedes is gearing up to take on more business in the public sector head of the launch of a new generation of Smart models. Smart, a subsidiary of M... -
12 Dec 13Arval to release Smart Experience in 2014
Top five leasing firm Arval is to launch an online customer service and marketing initiative in 2014 aimed particularly at businesses and drivers usin... -
22 Nov 13Arval to launch online 'Smart Experience' service
Leasing firm Arval is to launch an online customer service initiative known as Smart Experience in March 2014. The move sees the company step up its ... -
10 Feb 11Mike Waters' blog: 10 February 2011 - Park smart or risk a fine
The job of the traffic warden has been around for more than 50 years. and they're not getting much more popular I'm afraid. No one likes being caught ... -
11 Nov 10Nothing smart in iQ recall
Toyota is recalling around 12,000 iQ models in the latest recall saga to hit the Japanese brand this year. Versions of the city car built between 11 S... -
20 Aug 10In-car 'smart' camera for fleets launches
A smart camera has been launched to protect fleets from bogus insurance claims and incorrect driving convictions.The Smart Witness Vehicle Journey Rec... -
20 Aug 09Roddy Graham's Blog: 20 August 2009 - Smart traffic
We've often heard people talk about 'intelligent highways' in relation to information technology but it seems we may soon be broadening our interpreta... -
23 Jul 09Smart starts round two of electric Fortwo trials
Smart is aiming to have its latest electric Fortwo model on general sale in the UK in 2012, following on from a second wave of trials with the car tha... -
12 Feb 09Smart ForTwo Pure 71PS MHD: Test Drive
Smart has added a new stop-start system to its ForTwo city car.Called Micro Hybrid Drive, the system is claimed to reduce fuel use by "up to" 24%, whi... -
3 Feb 09Mike Waters' Blog: 3 February 2009 - Get smart to beat the queues
To get from A to B on time, planning your journey has never been more important. Drivers up and down the country are frustrated on a regular basis by ... -
12 Jan 09YOUNG AT HEART: Smart wasted on the UK taxation system
Having just driven the new Smart diesel it's brought home how far off the pace the Government is with its 'green' taxation.To explain, benefit-in-kind... -
5 Jan 09Smart Fortwo Pure CDI coupe: Test Drive
From March Smart will bring the diesel version of its ForTwo city car to the UK, a vehicle with a CO2 output of just 88g/km.That's lower than any othe... -
12 Jun 08EXCLUSIVE: 88g/km Smart to become UK's cleanest car by 2009
City car brand Smart will have the lowest-emission conventional-engined car on sale in the UK from early next year.A diesel CDI version of the two-sea... -
18 Mar 08Toyota IQ to rival Smart
Toyota has confirmed a new city car measuring less than 3m in length set to rival the Smart ForTwo will go into production later this year. The big di... -
2 Jan 08First electric Smart delivered
Coventry City Council has taken delivery of a new fully electric smart car.The delivery is part of a UK based trial for the introduction of a fully el... -
20 Sep 07Electric Smart Fortwo trial charges off at last
Local authorities in London and Newcastle, police forces, a fleet services agency and a sustainable property developer will be among the first people ... -
18 Sep 07Smart Fortwo: Test Drive
When we first drove the new Smart Fortwo, in left-hand drive, we were impressed with how it felt much more grown up than the previous version, thanks ... -
18 Sep 07Smart Fortwo: Test Drive (continued)
Costs, though, have improved.Like the Mini, the Smart has a high list price but the RV experts have set impressive predicted residual values. There ha... -
12 Mar 07Warning over not-so-smart repairs
Fleets are being warned to be clever about smart repairs, after Arval claimed botched work is costing hundreds of pounds per vehicle. The leasing, fue... -
22 Feb 07Smart ForTwo: First Drive
Mercedes-Benz must have had elephant-sized testicles to give the original Smart program the nod. Whether through sheer arrogance or a healthy dose of ... -
19 Feb 07Smart to import LHD Fortwos but no diesel
Smart will mirror the launch of its original City Coupe by importing a small number of left-hand drive Fortwo models ahead of the September launch.The... -
10 Nov 06Smart shows off new Fortwo
Smart has released the first picture and details of its new Fortwo, which arrives in the UK next autumn.The DaimlerChrysler-owned company claims the s... -
23 Oct 06Alfa's smart new dealer image unveiled
A major step in the fight to make Alfa a credible prestige brand again took place this month, as the Italian brand officially unveiled its new showroo... -
26 Jul 06Smart fleets pick new electric vehicles
Fleets will lead the way in a 200-car trial of electric Smart Fortwos.DaimlerChrysler-owned Smart has developed an electric version of its two-seat ci... -
19 Jul 06Smart Electrics
UK fleets have been selected as a trial market for Smart's new fully electric Fortwo EV. The citycar has a range of 72 miles, and Smart bosses are aim... -
5 Jul 06Smart future secured
The future of DaimlerChrysler's ailing Smart subsidiary looks to be secure, after the parent company last week confirmed the brand's launch into the A...