EU growth in new commercial vehicle registrations

By |2016-01-19T13:35:47+00:00January 19th, 2016|Guest blog|

THE European Automobile Manufacturers Association have released the 2015 commercial vehicle registration figures with the UK seeing growth of 16.4% in total new commercial vehicles registered over the previous 12 months to the end of November. It was also positive news for the European Union as a whole with a 12.2% rise and every member country having an increase in the [...]

Sophisticated new LDV vans to make UK return in weeks – targeting SMEs

By |2016-01-18T16:37:40+00:00January 18th, 2016|Van News|

The LDV package for the UK LDV V80 vans priced from just over £17,000 3 vans - short wheelbase low roof, long wheelbase medium and high roof - plus chassis cab to follow Engine 2.5-litre 136bhp turbo diesel 5 years /200,000-mile warranty 5 years' roadside assistance SOPHISTICATED new LDV vans to make UK return in weeks line up in Dublin with the [...]

Five reasons to favour Vauxhall Movano as the heavy van of choice

By |2016-04-12T12:16:05+01:00January 15th, 2016|Van Chooser, Vauxhall|

THE recently refreshed Vauxhall Movano is like the Swiss Army knife of the heavy van market, offering all the attributes that we think make up the perfect package - and Business Vans has picked what we believe are the five reasons to favour Vauxhall Movano. It was the Best Heavy Van in the 2016 Business Vans Awards. For the Business Vans review on the [...]

Volkswagen Transporter Kombi T30 Highline 2.0 TDI 140 DSG: Second long-term report

By |2016-01-15T14:52:10+00:00January 15th, 2016|Van Reviews, Volkswagen|

Volkswagen Transporter Kombi T30 Highline 2.0 TDI 140 DSG Facts, Figures Official MPG: 36.7mpg Our Average MPG: 28.6mpg Our Best MPG: 28.6mpg CHRISTMAS has been and gone, we’ve welcomed in 2016 and it’s hard to believe that I’ve been behind the wheel of our Transporter  for just over a month. Not long after I’d filed the first long-term report on [...]

Sign up free now for the Commercial Vehicle Show 2016

By |2016-01-11T15:05:38+00:00January 11th, 2016|Van News|

 THE UK’s biggest and best event for the road transport, distribution and logistics industries is now open for visitor registration - and the Commercial Vehicle Show is still FREE to attend! All you have to do to sign up free now for the Commercial Vehicle Show 2016 is register via the official website cvshow.com. The 2016 CV Show, which takes place [...]

Hitachi donates a fully refurbished Transit to Re-Use Community Project

By |2016-01-11T14:19:49+00:00January 11th, 2016|Van News|

Hitachi's donated fully refurbished Transit Recipient the Re-Use Community Project in Milton Keynes Donation made on the ITV show Surprise Surprise Vehicle for local project to collect and deliver donated goods A FULLY refurbished van could not have been a more appropriate gift for a re-use community project - and it's where Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions came up trumps for a Milton Keynes charity. [...]

Vauxhall leads retail van sales in record year

By |2016-01-08T13:29:14+00:00January 8th, 2016|Van News|

Vauxhall on top in retail van sales Vivaro best selling retail van Retail van sales of 13,000 for 16.2% market share Vivaro sales up 28% with more than 27,000 sold Total Vauxhall van sales up 28% with over 41,000 sold VAUXHALL leads retail van sales in the UK with more customers in 2015 than any other manufacturer,  and the Luton-built Vivaro [...]

Ford’s 50 years of van domination round off on a high

By |2016-01-07T17:15:24+00:00January 7th, 2016|Van News|

Ford's CV market domination Ford’s CV range took 24.8 per cent market share in 2015 Fords have been UK's favourite CVs for 50 years Blue oval van sales are second highest ever, comfortably exceeding 100,000. FORD'S 50 years of van domination were rounded off on a high with the blue oval’s second best ever commercial sales in 2015, up 22.9% on the year [...]

Double cab delight for Invincible winner Darren

By |2016-01-03T17:51:59+00:00January 3rd, 2016|Van News|

 ELECTRICIAN Darren Lawton is getting behind the wheel of a brand new Toyota Hilux Invincible X as part of his reward for winning the 2015 Britain’s Top Tradesperson competition. Invincible winner Darren, from Newcastle, will be picking up the keys to a top-of-the-range double cab provided by Toyota in its ongoing support for the nationwide contest presented by Screwfix. Winner [...]

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