Vauxhall Movano 3500 2.3 CDTi (145PS) Bi-Turbo L3H2 S/S Euro 6 THIS year the award-winning Vauxhall Movano kept its Best Heavy Van title, pipping its nearest rival the Citroen Relay in the 2017 Business Van of the Year awards for the second year. Richard Lofthouse put it through its paces with a hectic day of moving and a nifty bit of logistics. Starting out from [...]
VAUXHALL again takes the Best Heavy Van crown in the Business Van Awards with the Movano for the second year in a row - and its second commercial winner in the 2017 Business Van awards. The familiar Movano won Best Heavy Van because it continues to offer the essential features needed for a van in this class. That's a good [...]
VAUXHALL vans are number one choice for small businesses in the UK. In a record-breaking year for light commercial vehicle sales - with 375,687 registrations - Vauxhall was the best-selling manufacturer to small businesses and trades in the retail segment of the van market. Though a competitive segment of the market, the Luton-based manufacturer sold 12,569 vehicles to small businesses. As a result, [...]
Emergency vehicle centre for Luton Largest police car factory in Europe opens in Luton 2,500 vehicles per year converted for police, fire and ambulance 50 new jobs in Luton after production moved in-house UK supplier firms benefit with 90% material sourced locally EUROPE'S largest police car and van factory has opened in the UK with a new Vauxhall 999 plant dedicated to the [...]
NEWCASTLE Council has ordered 105 Vauxhall vans - 81 of Business Vans' Best Heavy Van 2016 the Vauxhall Movano and 24 Combo vans. The Movano provides one of the widest ranges of body variants on the market, offering a body style for any fleet, and Newcastle City Council has taken advantage of this versatility by ordering not only the Movano Panel Van, [...]
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 [...]
MOVANOS star as Fleet Alliance supplies CET's new 70-van fleet with a mix of Vauxhalls and Fords, replacing in one go the bulk of the vehicles for CET which provides specialist outsource services to the insurance and construction markets. Fleet Alliance has managed the CET fleet since 2007, and was recently voted the company’s National Supplier of the Year for Outstanding Performance in [...]
Penny Hydraulics crane on Movano dropside: PH270L crane weighs 245kg Light weight offers minimum emissions and maximum economy and payload for Movano Maximum working capacity 2030kg At maximum reach of 5.2 metres can lift 400kg A VAUXHALL Movano's new crane is raising highways safety as the dropside highways vehicle is used to handle data display signs on UK highways for Swarco. The equipment [...]
Breezemount's new Movano MaxiQubes 47 ultra-high payload Vauxhall Movano MaxiQube panel vans Supplied by T.O.M Vehicle Rental Vehicles based on a Vauxhall Movano chassis Maxi-Low's lightweight conversion Payload benefit over a regular 3.5t panel van Improved fuel economy and reduced road miles 4.2m internal load length and 1.951m internal load height Features include lightweight rear container-style barn doors, LED rear [...]
Driving a minibus A full car licence obtained before 1997 entitles the holder to drive a minibus under 3.5 tonnes with up to 16 passenger seats like the Movano conversion Anyone who passed their car test after 1997 will need a D1 licence for Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) to drive a minibus, even if they’re not driving for hire or reward [...]
TAKING over from the 2015 winner, the Citroen Relay, is Vauxhall’s second commercial winner in the 2016 Business Van awards - as the Movano takes the Best Heavy Van award. The familiar Movano won Best Heavy Van because it has key features needed for a van in this class – tough but still reliable and able to cover long distances [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
WORKING "on site" and need just some basic home comforts? Call for a Clarks-converted Movano welfare van! Vauxhall Movanos are being converted by Doncaster-based Clarks Vehicle Conversions to create a welfare vehicle, offering the perfect solution for a transient workforce. Canteen seating for four Based on the front-wheel-drive Movano L3H2 van, the approved conversion provides canteen seating for [...]
VAUXHALL commercial vehicles have made strong gains across the entire van range this year, and Vivaro stars with sales up 50% making Vauxhall number one manufacturer for retail customers. Vauxhall van facts: Brit-built Vivaro accounts for more than one in ten of all retail vans sold YTD For January to September 2015, Vivaro sales up 50% over same period in 2014 Sibling [...]
