THE roads are alive with new van and pick-up models, not to mention the new era of Euro 6 emissions regulations, so let's have a look at six of the best business vans. No better place to start than this year's Business Vans Awards 2016, dominated by the Luton-built Vauxhall Vivaro. What is Euro 6? The Euro 6 EU Legislation [...]
UP TO WIN a van or £5,000? Good news - in the race to find Vanarama's Van Hero 2016 entries are extended by an extra week. Vanarama launched the celebration of independent van and pick-up driving businesses across the country last week but the closing date was this Thursday, June 30. However after a flood of entries the deadline has been [...]
THE race is on to find Vanarama's Van Hero 2016 and reward them in celebration of independent van and pick-up driving businesses across the country. The carrot is the great title Van Hero 2016, a free three-year lease on a Ford Transit Custom or £5,000, with small awards for regional winners. No hanging about on this job either - entries close on [...]
Ford vans May 2016 highlights on SMMT data: Transit Custom and Transit lead CV sales Ford van sales of 9,218 up 19% on May 2015 Fiesta Van, Transit Connect, Transit Custom, Transit and Ranger lead their respective segments In the UK top 20 Transit Custom 6th, Transit 20th Ford total vehicle sales 32,935 and a sales share of 14%, 5.6 [...]
Ford Transit 2.0 EcoBlue 105PS What is it? We review the Ford Transit 2.0 EcoBlue 105PS version as the multiple award-winning Transit Custom receives its first significant upgrades since its 2012 launch, with the most important being a new range of Euro 6-compliant 2.0-litre EcoBlue engines in 105, 130 and 170 PS outputs. We’ve got what is expected to be [...]
Ford sales and share increases based on SMMT figures Ford CV sales are close to triple those of its nearest rival Transit Custom and Transit 1st and 2nd in CVs Ford leads all market sectors: total vehicle, cars and CVs Combined Transit range sales rank a clear 2nd in UK total vehicle sales, behind Fiesta SOARING van sales lift Ford [...]
THE Transit badge has to be the most iconic and recognised in commercial circles, with the Ford celebrating its 50th birthday in 2015. The Custom, our Best Small Trades Van, is the mid-sized Transit and adds this award to an impressive back catalogue dating from its launch in 2013. So why is the Ford Transit Custom our favourite? Well it [...]
Ford's Transit fleet order for the AA 400 Transit Custom fitted out for recovery 70 Transit Custom for Battery Assist 9 Transit Custom for Fuel Assist duties 70 Transit Courier for membership sales FORD is celebrating an AA order for over 550 Ford Transit vans - Custom and Courier models - maintaining its half share of the motoring organisation’s distinctive 3,000-vehicle fleet. The [...]
Top CV sales up to 3.5t by brand Jan-Nov 2015 Ford - 92,311 Volkswagen - 40,610 Vauxhall - 37,879 Peugeot - 32,075 Citroen - 28,224 Mercedes - 27,776 Renault - 21,231 THE British commercial vehicle market is booming with Ford's van sales best in 30 years and more than double its nearest rivals as confident SMEs invest in their fleets. For November 2015 [...]
DESPITE worries that the market would be slowing down in 2015, instead the UK commercial vehicle market has had an excellent year. Registrations are expected to total 375,000, an increase of 16.4 per cent over the 2014 volume. A majority of commercial models have made up this growth - but what were the best-selling vans? We count down the top [...]
FORD has maintained its ACFO awards commercial vehicle categories domination with the blue oval's ubiquitous Ford Transit winning the Large Van of the Year title - over Mercedes-Benz Sprinter - for the fifth consecutive year and the 19th time in the history of the awards. Making it a double tops for Transits was the Ford Transit Connect, which returned to [...]
EXPECT to see more Thames Water liveried Ford vans over the next three-years, after Ford's 900-van Thames Water order. The single badge deal between Ford and the UK’s largest water and wastewater services provider takes vans from across the commercial range including the Fiesta Van, Transit Connect, Transit Custom, Transit and Ranger. The first 223 of the 900 to be [...]
Keith Mathers says Vaillant picked the Custom because of ease of use and repair, and comfort THE new Ford Transit Custom is on the shopping list for heating technology manufacturer Vaillant Group. The company is replacing its existing 230-strong fleet of Transit vans with the new medium-sized Ford model. The Belper-based company will take on 110 Transit Customs [...]
Ford Retail fleet director Tony Dray: we'll have an SME sales team of 12 knocking on doors FORD showed the full suite of its revised van range at this year's CV Show (29 April) from its all new Courier and Transit Connect to the new Transit Custom and Transit 2 Tonne and the Ranger pick up. "Everything has [...]
The Ford Transit Custom for greater aerodynamic efficiency and better fuel economy This content was submitted on behalf of Macklin Motors Ford Transit Custom 2.2 The Ford Transit Custom is widely regarded as one of the best vans in the world currently. The van comes with Ford's 2.2 TDCi engine available in 100bhp, 125bhp, and 155bhp guise. All [...]
