Vans
4 x What Van? success for the Piaggio Porter LTV range
Proving the old adage that ‘great things come in small packages’, the Piaggio Porter light commercial vehicle range can now boast 4 x What Van? success with the recent news that Porter has once again been awarded the title What Van? Best Microvan for the fourth successive year.
MacNeillie leads with innovation and technology integration
MacNeillies, the leading West-Midlands based specialist vehicle converter, integrator and bodybuilder, shows two compact and highly sophisticated operational vehicles at this week’s Emergency Services Show at Stoneleigh.
LDV assists AA to launch new service
Motorists who inadvertently fill their vehicles with the wrong fuel can now call upon the new AA Fuel Assist service launched by the UK’s biggest breakdown provider. Its specialist, dedicated fleet includes 13 liveried MAXUS vehicles, supplied by light commercial specialist, LDV.
Which van is right for your business?
SMEs keen to find the right van for their needs should take note as BCA, Europe’s largest vehicle auction group, reveals some of the best selling commercial vehicles.
Volkswagen Transporter passes production milestone
A remarkable milestone has been reached as Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has now produced in excess of 10 million examples of the iconic Transporter. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the creation of the model.
Newham makes an environmental clean sweep with Translinc
TransLinc has won the contract to replace the London Borough of Newham’s current fleet of road sweepers with 21 brand new units.
Shift loads with Nissan Good-To-Go
Nissan is launching a comprehensive range of ‘off the peg’ commercial vehicle conversions offering the convenience of instant availability backed up by the reassurance of Nissan’s reputation for quality.
Citroen Berlingo order reduces Integra’s carbon footprint
Integra Utility Services has just taken delivery of 62 Citroen Berlingo Enterprise vans – its third major order for this popular model since 2002. By specifying the latest Euro 4 1.6HDi 75hp powered Berlingo vans to replace all of its small van fleet, the company can considerably reduce the “carbon footprint” of this part of its operations.
A continuing PSA Peugeot Citroen success story
Citroen Berlingo and Peugeot Partner, the PSA Peugeot Citroen LCV, is the UK’s best selling small van. With 19,111 sales (to the end of October 2007) Berlingo and Partner sales have eclipsed their nearest rivals, the Ford Transit Connect and Vauxhall Combo.
Commercial vehicle fleets are overweight and under-laden
Fleet operators should review their commercial vehicle needs in order to save themselves money and improve business efficiency, according to EurotaxGlass’s.
Record sales for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Internationally, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles set a new sales record of 356,000 vehicles in the first nine months of the year, an increase of 11.4 per cent compared to 319,650 vehicles sold in the same period in 2006. This has increased total turnover by 12.1 percent to 6.6 billion euros.
Migration of workers into UK helps bolster used van prices
The UK’s leading leasing company, Lex, which disposes of over 10,000 used vans at auction each year, has seen a large demand from migrant workers for used vans to enable them to re-establish their trades in the UK.
Modec welcomes initiative to encourage greater use of greener LCVs
The announcement by Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick, of a multi-million pound procurement investment in low carbon vans has been welcomed by Modec, the Coventry based manufacturer of purpose built zero emission vehicles.
Multi-million fund for low carbon vans
Cleaner, greener van fleets could be a reality on our roads, thanks to a new Department for Transport fund outlined by Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick today.
Strong van and truck registrations continue the good news
“October’s truck registrations were back to the medium term average,” said Christopher Macgowan, SMMT chief executive. “As the big distortions caused by the introduction of digital tachographs and Euro 4 cleared, truck demand held firm at levels little changed since 2003.