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 [...]
LET’S be honest, we’d all love a new van, but sometimes that’s just not possible – for example when you’re starting out on a new business venture and money is tight. This is where these bargain vans can offer an affordable, but still practical van solution. So, Business Vans has picked five of the best and cheapest vans on sale. [...]
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 [...]
FORD Transit’s all-wheel drive capability has won a new order from the Environment Agency, which is taking 55 of the model. The Ford Transit AWD models will go into service across England assisting with the agency’s flood and coastal risk management programmes, for which AWD traction is vital. Bott provided the racking for specialist tools and light bars “Our [...]
RECENT research has revealed that on top of delivering goods and services to our homes, light commercial vehicles - such as the best-selling Ford Transit van in the bigger picture - are also making a significant contribution to the UK economy. According to the research with areas such as home deliveries last year, van business boosts the economy by £120BN. This is [...]
MANHEIM has announced that its fortnight of 50th birthday celebrations for the Transit have raised an impressive £14,050! From the 3rd until the 14th August, each of Manheim’s commercial vehicle auction centres pledged £10 for every Transit sold, with £5 donated to Macmillan Cancer Support, a charity long-supported by Ford UK and £5 going to the Manheim Foundation. In those [...]
IN the market for a five-year old Ford Transit? Fancy helping raise some money for charity at the same time? Well, Business Vans hopes you made it down to Manheim’s Haydock site to buy this Ford commercial! Why? Well, you’ll have already read about how Manheim, the UK’s number one commercial vehicle auction company, is celebrating the Ford Transit’s 50th [...]
IN case you hadn’t realised, despite all the press at the moment, the Ford Transit is 50 this year. Anyway, Manheim, the UK’s number one commercial vehicle auction company, is marking the iconic Ford commercial’s 50th birthday, by calculating it has sold over 500,000 used examples since its launch. Since 2007 alone, Manheim has sold over 84,000 Transit vans, with [...]
FORD is taking the lead with driver-assistance and connectivity technologies on Transit Connect vans, by introducing advanced new features to the segment, including Traffic Sign Recognition - a Lane Keeping Aid, and offer Ford’s voice-activated SYNC 2 connectivity system and innovative MyKey technology. Traffic Sign Recognition provides the driver with the latest detected speed limit, cancellation signs and overtaking restrictions via [...]
BUSINESS mobility specialist Alphabet has supplied new mobile workshops to enhance services to wheelchair users in Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. Technicians from the Trust's wheelchair and special seating service helped to specify the Ford Transits, which feature tail-lifts, workbenches, task lighting and storage space for wheelchairs and spare parts.
Ford launched the Transit Centre network to enhance their commercial vehicle range New Transit models • Transit Courier • Transit Connect • Transit Custom • Transit ONE hundred “Transit Centres” offer excellent levels of customer service, extended opening hours and dedicated after sales teams. The 100 Ford Transit Centre sites form part of the company’s on-going investment into [...]
Designed Travel Transit, one of five Ford commercials on show at SEMA this week AT the SEMA Show in Las Vegas this week, heads have been spinning at the sight of five heavily customised Ford Transit vans. Five Transit project vehicles were crafted to showcase the van’s toughness and flexibility for customers looking for a vehicle that can fit [...]
Ogilvie has celebrated it 60th anniversary, by taking delivery of 40 Transit Custom models Scottish-based Ogilvie Group has renewed its links with Ford and taken delivery of 40 Transit Custom models as it celebrates its 60th anniversary. Ogilvie Group started life in the construction industry and an on-going diversification strategy has seen the Stirling-headquartered company transformed into an organisation [...]
Duncan Ogilvie with the restored Model T and one of the new fleet of Transits HISTORY is being made in Scotland this week – and that’s not the devolution decision but the return of an landmark vehicle to the roads around Stirling. To mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Ogilvie Group, the Stirling-based business has undertaken [...]
