OPERATORS are urged to sharpen van safety and cut overloading after latest statistics showed that nine out of ten businesses checked last year were guilty of it. Venson’s vehicle loading safety tips Know the weight and weight limits of your vehicle. Maximum permitted axle weight and Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) can be found in your driver handbook or sometimes on a [...]
LIKE car manufacturing, British commercial vehicle manufacturing is on the upward curve. According to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today, commercial vehicle production grew by more than a quarter in the first six months of this year. Almost 50,000 CVs were built between January and June – a 29.9% growth compared to the same [...]
Bigger is better at least when it comes to van registrations BIGGER vans are carrying off more sales, according to the latest CV registrations analysis. Commercial vehicle market grew 25.3% in March to 67,965 units, due to positive van and truck performance. Van registrations led by 2.5 – 3.5t vans were up 23.8% to 34,007 in March. It [...]
Nine out of 10 vans stopped by the DVSA at the roadside were overloaded I MET up with Mike Hawes, boss of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders at the CV Show today (14 April). While pleased with the increase in van sales over Q1 of 2015, he was concerned that van safety is being compromised. Not [...]
Mike Hawes, Chief Executive of SMMT who released the figures today Figures from the SMMT show 321,686 new vans registered in 2014, the highest for seven years. With big truck sales slumping by over a quarter it shows that the van industry has driven the UK automotive recovery even more than cars, which saw a sales rise of [...]
September van registrations rose by 1o.8% to 54,497 units September registrations rose 10.8% to 54,497 units, mean 269,456 commercial vehicles have been added to UK roads so far this year, a 12.6% increase on the same nine months in 2013. Van market continues to drive growth; up 18.1% year-to-date to 242,071, and 14.1% in September to 49,123 units. [...]
According to SMMT results, the commercial vehicle marker grew by 11.9% STRONG demand for vans continues to carry commercial vehicle market, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It reports commercial vehicle market grew 11.9%, increasing registrations to 214,959 for the year-to-date, up 13%. Continued growth seen in van market; up 22.3% in August and 19.1% [...]
Peugeot enjoyed a 144.3% increase on February 2013 sales IT seems business is good – if van sales are anything to go by. You continued to buy new vans in February, with strong demand driving the entire commercial vehicle market. The month saw a substantial increase of 28.2% over February 2013, with 11,731 registrations, boosting the rolling 12-month [...]
Ford was the top sellling brand with over twice as many sales as the next best seller WE'RE told that the economy is picking up, and it seems a good start to the New Year for van sales is bearing this out. You were certainly in the mood to buy – van sales increased in January by 12.9%, [...]
The Ford Transit topped the sales charts in the best van market for 5 years. The new Transit Custom found 11,000 buyers on its own EVERYONE wants to buy a new van it seems. While the UK car industry is celebrating an almost 11 per cent rise in registrations in 2013, van dealers did even better. According to [...]
