Alex Smith, director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, holds the trophy for Business Van of the Year, alongside Business Vans editorial director Ralph Morton HERE'S a look behind the scenes at the Business Van of the Year Awards 2014, supported by MAGMA Automotive, as the winners receive their prizes. The awards luncheon was held at Corrigan's Restaurant in Mayfair, [...]
By careful planning of your in-van storage you can make the most of limited space. You might even be able to work with a smaller van - saving cash This content was provided on behalf of M4 Sales YOUR van isn’t getting any bigger and therefore you need to learn how to make the most of the storage [...]
In spite of the raucous appearance, it's closer to the road-going pick-up than you might think THE many farmers and builders who choose an Isuzu pick-up for its ruggedness might not have considered they were driving a sporty racer – but they can now. During the Autosport International Show, held recently at Birmingham’s NEC and regarded as the [...]
Expect to see more wild animals on the roads as Sky gets another 1120 VW vans decked out in its bold livery EXPECT TO see more wild animals, Olympic athletes and footballers leaping out from the side of vans as Sky confirms a 1120 vehicle deal with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. The satellite broadcaster will soon be taking delivery [...]
The Van Excellence scheme is an FTA initiative to promote best practice in van management. Now it has a new high profile partner in Lex Autolease THE Van Excellence industry best practice scheme has a new high-profile partner in Lex Autolease. One of the UK’s leading commercial vehicle suppliers, in Lex Autolease has signed up to Van Excellence [...]
Truckman hard tops fit all the major pick-ups and can be fitted out with racking and storage just like a van THE weather’s pretty poor right now and if you use a pick-up, you probably don’t appreciate the effect of the seemingly endless rain on what you carry in the back. Well hard top specialist Auto Styling Truckman [...]
VW has picked up Awards not just for vans, but for the Amarok pick-up, and for its service package THE results have been announced for the 2014 Business Van of the Years Awards run by Business Vans, in association with MAGMA Automotive. And it's Volkswagen which has marched off with the most trophies. The German manufacturer clinched 'Van [...]
The VW Transporter has genuine cachet. It comes from its quality and drivability, both of which contribute to unbeatable residuals - a comfort when you come to part with it TAKING the title of Business Van of the Year 2014 is the Volkswagen Transporter, a commercial vehicle which has become a true legend in its own lifetime. Most [...]
Small, but perfectly formed. The Corsavan's ride is brilliant, and so is the economy - Land's End to John O'Groats on a tankful if you're very careful THE stylish and highly competent Vauxhall Corsavan is the winner of the Best Delivery Van title. It captivated the judges with its dashing good looks, low running costs, competent road manners [...]
Small van, big load. The Citroen Nemo is one of the few vans in this sector to offer serious carrying capacity and that, plus its excellent driving qualities, clinched it for the judges CITROEN well and truly shook up the city van sector when it launched the Nemo back in 2008. Until then most manufacturers offered only car-derived [...]
Last year's upgrade has turned the Renault Kangoo into an even more attractive package - plus there's that 100,000 mile/4 year warranty WHEN looking at the needs of trade users, the Renault Kangoo has an awful lot to offer. Its win was even more impressive as the judges all said this sector was the hardest of all to [...]
The VW Transporter is a very old campaigner indeed in this category. Utterly dependable and flexible, and with great residuals when you want to move on WHEN it came to judging the Best Large Trades Van category, the judges had an easy time deciding the winner once they knew the Volkswagen Transporter was one of the shortlisted vehicles. [...]
Large loads over high mileages - that's the lot of the heavy panel van, and the VW Crafter excels IN this sector, build quality and reliability are everything – and the Volkswagen Crafter excels in both. These vans can be seen thrashing up and down the motorways of Britain carrying large volumes of cargo undertaking high mileages and [...]
The VW Amarok takes both pick-up awards for its combination of tough, practical working vehicle and comfortable car-like driving qualities THERE are any number of smart double-cab pick-ups on the roads nowadays, many driven by office-based professionals saving themselves a load of benefit-in-kind tax. But other trade users need pick-up trucks for more essential purposes – builders, farmers, [...]
The VW Amarok has all the usual VW hallmarks of quality and durability, but the clincher was the combination of tough working truck with a smooth car-like drive THE double cab pick-up sector emerged in the UK only in 2002 when benefit-in-kind tax rules finally classed pick-ups as commercial vehicles for the first time – and a cheaper [...]
