New VW Crafter safety advance All Crafters fitted with latest autonomous braking systems since June City Emergency Braking and Front Assist now standard on all Volkswagen vans Thatcham Research brings insurance group drop ‘Trailblazing’ move means fewer accidents and lower costs for operators NEW Crafter insurance costs will drop, with ratings reduced by up to four groups, thanks to the standard [...]
SolarFrame order Volkswagen vans chosen for quality and reliability 8 Crafter and 5 Caddy vans selected for flexible load areas Vans will support SolarFrame’s conservatory installation service New vehicles supplied by JCT600 Volkswagen Van Centre, Sheffield SOLARFRAME Direct has taken delivery of eight new Crafter panel vans and five Caddy panel vans as SolarFrame selects VW for its conservatory installers. [...]
THINK you’re looking at a clone of the latest all-new Crafter on the MAN stand at this year’s CV Show? Well, you’re right, as Crafter clone the MAN TGE is basically a re-badged and re-nosed version of Volkswagen’s biggest new commercial range and built in the same factory. This is a good thing, as Business Vans already rate the new [...]
THE new Volkswagen Crafter UK debut came on Commercial Vehicle Show 2017 press day - exactly 11 years to the day after the first Crafter made its international debut, also at the NEC. This year, just after its UK launch, CV Show visitors had the chance to experience the new, second-generation Crafter on the Volkswagen CV stand. Volkswagen had three Crafters on [...]
New VW Crafter Orders open for all-new large van, starting at £23,920 (ex VAT) Four new EU6 diesel engines from 102 to 177PS Front, rear or all-wheel drive, manual and automatic Three vehicle lengths and three roof heights PRICES have been announced for the new Volkswagen Crafter, with UK Van Centres taking orders ahead of the van’s official launch at the CV [...]
Gilgen Door Systems VW vans deal Replacing mixed fleet with Volkswagen vans through Ogilvie Fleet 20 Transporter and four Crafter panel vans ordered for service teams Vehicles supplied direct with full livery and racking GILGEN Door Systems is continuing its partnership with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles by adding 24 new VW vans, supplied fitted with full livery and specialist racking. The latest agreement [...]
THE IAA in Hanover is the place to see next year’s must-have Business Van launches. There were more than 2,000 exhibitors from 50 countries at the German crowd-puller, but here’s five of what we believe are the biggest van debuts at the Hanover Show. Ford Transit Ford Transit and Transit Custom The Transit and Transit Custom might seem all conquering in [...]
The Ogilvie Fleet deal for Gilgen 75 service vans and 43 company cars operated on four-year/ 100,000-mile contract hire with maintenance Business anticipates expansion will trigger a 25% increase in the number of vans and a 10-15% rise in company cars Gilgen chose to switch to an all-Volkswagen fleet of Crafter and Transporter models from mixed-badge First 20 VW Transporter [...]
Zenith Crafter solution Converted high roof Crafter caters for all Zenith’s roadshow needs Vehicle chosen for its size, load capacity and blank canvas for conversion Crafter provides Zenith with ‘substantial point of difference’ A CRAFTER conversion solves Zenith roadshow needs since the leasing and fleet management provider turned to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles to provide an innovative solution for its mobile exhibition [...]
FIRST sketches of the new Volkswagen Crafter, due to be launched this autumn, clearly show it as the ‘big brother’ of the T-series Transporters. The new Crafter is a completely new vehicle. Experts at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles have worked closely with current customers, accompanying them during their daily routines, to explore their needs and find out what they wanted the new Crafter to [...]
FIGURES released by the SMMT (Society of Manufacturers and Traders) prove that the number of vans on British roads is at an all time high with over 4 million pounding the tarmac and to quench the thirst of UK buyers, there’s been a bumper number of new launches at this year’s CV Show 2016 at the Birmingham NEC. Business Vans worked [...]
MAN's van plan Andrew Taylor heads up MAN van project MAN TGE 3.5t van twin of VW Crafter to be built in Poland TGE launch at 2016 IAA Commercial Vehicle Show TGE range on sale 2017 MEET Andrew Taylor, who's the man tasked with heading up the project putting van into MAN as the truck and bus specialist expands into [...]
We know exactly what our customers need and which areas they operate in, and the vehicle solutions and bodies we will offer them will be a perfect fit to their needs and applications - MAN Truck & Bus CEO Joachim Drees. MAN Bus & Truck is expanding into the light commercial vehicles sector by launching a van range - and [...]
Volkswagen Crafter Luton 163 LWB NEED load space? Want a vehicle that looks as though it would plough through a house without being damaged? In that case let us introduce the Volkswagen Crafter Luton which not only swallows a massive 17 cubic metres of cargo but feels as though it could do battle with a Sherman tank! The Crafter and [...]
Despite new vans launched this year, you'd be wrong to dismiss the Volkswagen Crafter with its Euro VI engine Business Van Review of the Volkswagen Crafter Euro VI WITH so many new van launches this year, Volkswagen has remained somewhat in the shadows recently. But behind the scenes, there are some big things going on in the German camp at [...]
