IT'S like this: you've heard of telematics; read about the advantages that it can offer your business van fleet; but you've never been convinced it's really worth it. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles telematics in brief New telematics system available from February 2015 Can be fitted to almost any vehicle; in other words you can have a mix of different van brands [...]
Toyota Proace proves perfect for GCM Services IF you work in demolition you know you’re going to give out some knocks, and your vans must be capable of coping. That’s how GCM Services Scotland came to select Toyota’s Proace as robust and reliable solution for its transport needs. Falkirk based GCM Services is a specialist in demolishing and [...]
The Vito has been the most popular choice MERCEDES-BENZ vans are the rolling stock of choice for Rail Safety Solutions. Protection for its employees was top of the agenda and the new fleet vehicles is used to transport safety contractors and other workers to and from job sites on the railway network across the country. Since joining the Auctus [...]
WHEEL alignment specialist Pro-Align has appointed Brett Hickey as commercial vehicle specialist to head up its new commercial vehicle division.
The Santa Cruz concept from Hyundai IF only your everyday working pick-up looked like the Hyundai Santa Cruz! This Hyundai Santa Cruz concept, on show at the Detroit Motor Show, will turn heads and send you spinning with its looks and specification. This fresh concept reflects a completely new interpretation of truck utility for a new generation of [...]
NEW Vauxhall Movano? What new Vauxhall Movano? You may well be asking yourself this question, as despite the fact that Vauxhall's heavy contender has been upgraded, very little publicity has been given to it.
Euro-6 compliance technology has helped but many more measures will be open to debate at the event SME fleet runners could be joining a debate on how air quality improvements can be made by operators of bus, coach and commercial vehicles. The Society of Motoring Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) will host a debate in February aimed at national [...]
Alex Wright, managing director of Shoreham Vehicle Auctions: it’s a win-win for used van values, he says WHATEVER happens to the UK economy and new van market in 2015 the used market will remain in a ‘win win’ position. If the economy slows down and companies start to feel the pinch the majority of SMEs who buy the [...]
NOW in their second year, the Business Van of the Year Awards, sponsored by Low Cost Vans, have become THE premier awards for the light commercial vehicle industry. And this year competition was even more fierce as the manufacturers battled it out for the top honours. 2014 saw an unprecedented number of new vans launched, while others were treated to [...]
Citroen Berlingo 1.6HDi L1 Enterprise 75bhp Gross vehicle weight: 1,945kg Payload: 635kg Load volume: 3.3 cu m Fuel economy (combined): 55.39mpg CO2 emissions: 131g/km Price (ex-VAT): £14,135 LOOK down any street in the country and the chances are you will see a Citroen Berlingo. Launched back in 1995, this van has almost become the default vehicle for operators wanting a [...]
REGULAR servicing and maintenance is crucial if vans are to stay on the road. A van in the garage is a van which isn't earning its keep. Once again Volkswagen has proved that its aftercare offering is the very best by winning this award. Volkswagen has an extensive network of 100 Van Centres and Authorised Repairers nationwide. To ensure that [...]
THE economy may be booming at present but for many firms, money is still incredibly tight. For that reason, when buying new vans, getting the right finance package is an important consideration – and Volkswagen has proved that its offering is best in the business. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles offers a comprehensive, competitively-priced range of finance products to help UK business [...]
Volkswagen Transporter Kombi Gross vehicle weight: 3,000 kg Payload: 1,007 kg Load volume: 5.8 cu m Fuel economy (combined): 39.7 mpg CO2 emissions: 187 g/km Price (ex-VAT): £23,720 If there is any van that needs no introduction, it must be the Volkswagen Transporter, which can trace its roots right back to the VeeDub Splitty of the 1950s. But winning this [...]
Nissan e-NV200 Electric Gross vehicle weight: 2,000 kg Payload: 703kg Load volume: 4.2 cu m Fuel economy (combined): n/a CO2 emissions: 0g/km Price (ex-VAT): £21,775 HUGE strides forward have been made in the world of electric vans in the past few years, with Government incentives and the promise of low running costs with zero emissions. The battle for acceptance of [...]
Volkswagen Amarok 2.0 Trendline 180PS 4Motion Gross vehicle weight: 3,170kg Payload: 1,187 kg Load volume: n/a Fuel economy (combined): 35.2 mpg CO2 emissions: 211 g/km Price (ex-VAT): £22,745 THE Volkswagen Amarok well and truly shook the double-cab market up when it was first launched in 2011, being the first off-roader to offer car-like levels of comfort, plus of course Volkswagen's [...]
