Building the right van – VW, best manufacturer conversion

By |2023-04-12T10:02:00+01:00April 3rd, 2023|Business Van Awards, Business Van Awards 2023, Van News|

VOLKSWAGEN Commercial Vehicles has a dedicated network of professionals in its UK network of over 60 Van Centres and almost 30 Authorised Repairers, trained to support the needs of operators running two or 2,000 vans. Through its Working With You promise, the brand offers bespoke support to its customers, including tools to help choose the right van, as well as [...]

VW adds tail lift as standard for Crafter Luton

By |2022-05-10T10:46:05+01:00May 10th, 2022|Van Accessories, Van News|

The Crafter Luton tail lift conversion is built on the brand’s innovative chassis cab. Underpinned by an extendable ladder frame, this chassis cab allows the van to be easily and safely adapted into multiple variations, including Dropside, Tipper and Luton, each with extensive wheelbase (from 3.65m to 4.49m), payload (up to 1,562kg), and engine combinations.

Operators buy smaller used vans in March to combat rising fuel prices

By |2022-03-30T09:43:09+01:00March 30th, 2022|Van News|

Since fuel prices have dramatically risen, there has been a market shift towards smaller vans that are most cost effective to run. Demand still exceeds supply across the entire used market, but Aston Barclay seen a noticeable change in the current buying strategy from dealers towards smaller vans in March

Volkswagen Crafter range extended with a host of new models and options

By |2017-10-10T12:09:36+01:00October 10th, 2017|Van News|

YOUR choice of van is now a little broader thanks to a series of new models joining the latest Volkswagen Crafter range. When the Crafter was launched in April it only came in front-wheel drive versions up to 3.5 tonne with a choice of three engines and a manual gearbox. The new models now bring available gross vehicle weights up [...]

Reliability and payload makes the VW Crafter right for Highlands and Islands deliveries

By |2015-09-15T16:32:28+01:00June 3rd, 2014|Van News|

The Crafters lined up for delivery duty across the Highlands IF you're delivering parcels to remote addresses in the Scottish Highlands and Islands the last thing you need is an unreliable van. That's why AJG Parcels, based in Inverness, has just acquired 30 VW Crafter vans to replace a quarter of its delivery vans. AJG works around some [...]

VW Crafter Luton bodied version launched

By |2015-09-15T16:32:29+01:00May 29th, 2014|Van News|

The new Crafter is now being offered with high capacity 'Luton' bodies for businesses that need to carry bulky loads IF you  been considering an all-new VW Crafter for your business but could do with a bit more load capacity, you'll be pleased to hear that Volkswagen has added a Luton-bodied model to its Engineered-to-Go line-up. The Crafter [...]

Why North Lanarkshire Council chose 224 new VW vans

By |2015-09-15T16:34:54+01:00April 4th, 2014|Van News|

The flexibility of VW's offering was a big factor, but VW's strong residual values clinched the deal RELIABILITY, attractive service, maintenance and whole life costs were the top considerations for North Lanarkshire Council when it came to selecting 224 new vans for its 500-strong business van fleet. The criteria were all significant in VW's success in our Business [...]

Worldwide VW Crafter production moves to Poland

By |2015-09-15T16:34:57+01:00March 21st, 2014|Van News|

Production of the next generation VW Crafter will be a new plant at Wrzesnia in Poland VOLKSWAGEN is to move production of the next-generation Crafter to a new plant in Poland. The new model will start to come off the line in the second half of 2016 after completion of the new facility at Wrzesnia, in the country's [...]

VW Crafter gets Euro 6 compliant engines

By |2015-09-15T16:35:01+01:00March 3rd, 2014|Van News|

New Crafters will be Euro 6 compliant for selected medium and long wheelbase models THE new VW Crafter line-up now meets the most stringent European exhaust exhaust standards for commercials with the introduction of Euro 6 engine technology. According to Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, this puts the VW Crafter panel van, chassis and double-cab models among the cleanest and [...]

Best Heavy Van Award won by VW Crafter

By |2015-09-15T16:35:22+01:00January 16th, 2014|Business Van Of The Year, Van News|

Large loads over high mileages - that's the lot of the heavy panel van, and the VW Crafter excels IN this sector, build quality and reliability are everything – and the Volkswagen Crafter excels in both. These vans can be seen thrashing up and down the motorways of Britain carrying large volumes of cargo undertaking high mileages and [...]

Volkswagen beefs up EU Type Approved dropside and tipper ranges

By |2015-09-15T16:35:37+01:00December 4th, 2013|Van News|

The VW Engineered to Go range has been extended with dropsiders and tippers based on the VW Crafter now available off-the-shelf from VW dealers IF you're after a builder's truck with a tipper or dropsides, there are several to choose from, but it's important nowadays with the new EU Type Approval rules in place that you buy them [...]

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