Vans
Renault Trafic triumphs at Professional Van and Light Truck Awards
Renault’s New Trafic has only been on sale for a matter of months and already it has collected its second magazine award. Picking up from where it left off at the What Van? 2006 Awards in November, Trafic has just scooped the Standard Panel Van award at the Professional Van and Light Truck Awards 2007, held recently during the CV Show at the NEC, Birmingham.
Citroen pushes for more minibus sales
Two further passenger-carrying derivatives from Citroen’s van range have been added to the company’s model line-up and made their debut at the NEC show in Birmingham.
Vauxhall follows Renault on biofuels
Following a similar announcement by Renault last December, Vauxhall introduced B30 biodiesel compatible versions of its equivalent van and chassis-cab models at the NEC show.
Wide single rear tyres boost Sprinter payload and loadspace
Buyers of the 4.6 tonnes gvw Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van can now specify single in place of twin rear wheels. The option, introduced at the NEC show, brings a modest 10kg tare weight saving, but more importantly the loadspace width between the wheelboxes is increased from 978 to 1220mm to accommodate 1m-wide pallet loads.
Ford Rangers are in the pink
A fleet of tough Ford Ranger pick-ups has hit the streets of Salford, painted in a pink livery.
Citroen Dispatch - Compact Van of the Year
The exciting new Citroen Dispatch has been crowned Professional Van and Light Truck’s Compact Van (4.1 – 5.0cu.m) of the Year in a prestigious awards ceremony held at the Commercial Vehicle Show (NEC, April 24-26).
Volkswagen Commercial vehicles scoop double award
The Volkswagen Caddy was awarded the best small van honour and the Crafter won the hard fought best large panel van title at the prestigious Professional Van and Light Truck Awards, held in Birmingham recently.
Chassis-cab Maxus at last from LDV
Since production of its Pilot and Convoy ended last year, LDV has been badly handicapped in the light commercial vehicle market by its lack of a chassis-cab model in its new-generation Maxus range.
Speed-limited Transit lowers costs and emissions
Ford is showing fleet operators how a road speed limiter can reduce their carbon footprint. Fitted to the new Transit the device can make sound business sense, as well as reducing CO2 emissions.
LDV demonstrates minibus leadership
LDV is underlining its minibus market-leadership with the launch of a new 17-seat MAXUS minibus – on display for the very first time at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show.
LDV doubles Maxus engine variants
The Commercial Vehicle Show sees LDV double the engine variants available for its MAXUS range with the launch of a further two new engine ratings.
New investment, new vision, new drive and new orders
Less than a year on from its acquisition by Russian firm GAZ, LDV have demonstrated its new confidence on the opening day of this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show.
Top award for new Corsavan
It may only have been on sale for a short while, but already New Corsavan has picked up some prized silverware.
Buoyant LDV launches more new product as sales grow
Birmingham van manufacturer LDV is surging ahead with renewed confidence, an expanded model range and growing sales.
Peugeot returns to CV Show with exciting new LCV range
As the number one supplier of light commercial vehicles in Europe, a position the PSA Peugeot Citroën Group has held since 1997, and the start of a complete replacement cycle for the whole Peugeot LCV range, there seemed no better time for Peugeot to return to the CV Show than 2007.