Vans
Trafficmaster and Citroen make a green sweep at awards
Trafficmaster, a leading provider of intelligent driving solutions and Citroen Vans have both been recognised in the prestigious 2008 Green Fleet Awards - winning awards for their commitment to provide products that help reduce the impact of driving on the environment and improve business performance.
Modec to make its mark on courier and parcel logistics industry
Modec, the UK-based manufacturer of innovative zero emission light commercial vehicles, is set to make its mark on the courier and parcel logistics industry at this year’s CPL Expo.
Citroen GreenFleet LCV Manufacturer of the Year
Citroen keeps on winning! The company has now won the prestigious GreenFleet LCV Manufacturer of the Year award – just days after the Citroen Nemo van became International Van of the Year 2009.
More space for Handistep at CV Show 2009
Since its launch to the UK market in 2001, Handistep has gone from strength to strength and with safety as one of the ‘big issues’, it is now recognised as an OEM approved key safety-related product for the light commercial van market.
Credit crunch, what credit crunch? BRICs prop up CV makers
Commercial vehicle makers took a bullish stance at the Hanover Commercial Vehicle Show despite the credit crunch, with most predicting a rise in sales in 2008 rather than a fall.
F-A-B – Nissan NV200 is go!
Nissan’s NV200 concept van was one of the undoubted stars of the Hanover Show – and designer Ryoichi Kuraoka found an unlikely inspiration for its innovative demountable pod system. “It’s based on Thunderbird 2, the one with the pod,” he said.
Green is the theme
From the lightest vans to the heaviest trucks and buses, ‘green’ thinking was, inevitably, one of the main themes of just about every manufacturer’s display at Hanover.
Volkswagen takes on Japanese in the pick-up sector
Volkswagen will next year become the first European automaker to enter the 1-tonne pick-up market with an original design.
Ford quick off the mark with new Fiesta van
Ford has wasted no time in developing a van derivative of the well-received new Fiesta hatchback. The new van will provide strong competition for the VW Corsavan and Peugeot 207 van.
Global demand fuels Nissan shift away from badge engineering
The next-generation of Nissan panel vans will be stand-alone Nissans, not rebadged Renault Trafics and Masters, and the launch of the Nissan NV200 compact van signals the first step in the Japanese brand’s move away from badge-engineered vans.
Positive future for Birmingham van plant
Russian automaker GAZ has moved to quash rumours that the Washwood Heath plant in Birmingham would be closed, and all production of Maxus vans shifted to Russia. While Maxus is now being made at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod, UK production will continue, and will serve Western European markets.
LDV rebrands and looks for light van partner
GAZ, the Russian automaker that bought LDV two years ago, will rebrand the company Maxus “in the near future”, according to marketing director Guy Jones.
A new niche – 4x4 panel vans
As the van market fragments, manufacturers are looking for new niches. And an emerging niche at Hanover seems to be all-wheel drive versions of panel vans, with a number of manufacturers showing 4x4 vans.
All-new Ford Fiesta van revealed at Hanover show
The all-new Ford Fiesta van has made its public debut at the 2008 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, bringing practicality, style and fun to the light commercial vehicle segment.
Fiorino is International Van of the Year 2009
Fiat’s new Fiorino has been named the International Van of the Year 2009 – with 112 points out of a possible 140 – by a jury consisting of journalists from 20 European countries, specialists in the commercial vehicles sector.