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Volkswagen Amarok Power set to rock-out GTI festival

By |2015-09-15T16:32:28+01:00May 31st, 2014|Van News|

VW is sending a pimped up Amarok to its Worthersee GTI festival in Austria THERE'S a lot to be said for having a decent sound system in your van or pick-up and many tradespeople are prepared spend a fair wodge of cash on their in-vehicle entertainment. So how about a 500-watt sounds system? You might think that's taking [...]

New Vauxhall Vivaro prices undercut the outgoing model

By |2015-09-15T16:32:28+01:00May 30th, 2014|Van News|

The new entry level Vivaro is £450 less than the outgoing model VAUXHALL'S all-new Vivaro has gone on sale with impressive starting price tag – it's actually cheaper than the outgoing model. The entry-level Vivaro will cost £17,995 (ex-VAT) – £450 less than the van it replaces. The new Vauxhall Vivaro will be available in four body styles [...]

Ford Transit Custom is a hot buy for Vaillant

By |2015-09-15T16:32:28+01:00May 30th, 2014|Van News|

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 [...]

Pricing and spec revealed for all-new Renault Trafic

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

The new Renault Trafic starts from £18,245 - you can order one now but deliveries are from September RENAULT'S all-new Trafic, which made its UK debut at the CV Show in April, is now available for order with pricing starting from from £18,245 (ex-VAT) for the short wheelbase Business trim model rising to £25,595 for the LWB Sport [...]

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 [...]

London’s first hydrogen-hybrid business vans go into service

By |2015-09-15T16:32:29+01:00May 28th, 2014|Van News|

Filling the first of the six hydrogen fuel-cell powered vans at Heathrow WHEN it comes to green transport, it doesn't get any more environmentally friendly than hydrogen power – the only emissions when you drive are water. Hydrogen could have a vital part to play in the UK’s future energy mix Now a fleet hydrogen-hybrid delivery vans is [...]

Rent out your van when you’re not using it

By |2015-09-15T16:32:29+01:00May 23rd, 2014|Van News|

easyCar Club was the brainchild of Easyjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou - now they're branching out into vans. If you own one, but don't use it all the time, why not rent it out? EVER thought how good it would be to make money from you van when you're not using it? Here's your chance. Car hire service easyCar [...]

Chris Black appointed head of fleet at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

By |2015-09-15T16:32:29+01:00May 22nd, 2014|Van News|

Chris Black: appointed to new role as head of fleet for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles FORMER Lombard Vehicle Management man, Chris Black, has been appointed to the newly created role of head of fleet at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Chris, who spent 17 years at Lombard Vehicle Management, takes up his new role at Volkswagen on 09 June 2014. Chris [...]

BRAKE seminar on keeping your business vans fit for the road

By |2015-09-15T16:32:30+01:00May 21st, 2014|Van News|

Businesses have a duty of care to ensure that they take every precaution to ensure their vehicles are safe HOW safe are your business vans? And do you understand your duty of care to ensure that your business vehicles are safe and fit for purpose? All at-work drivers and business van managers have a responsibility to make sure [...]

April used van values boosted by younger vehicles on sale

By |2015-09-15T16:32:30+01:00May 21st, 2014|Van News|

Car-derived vans like the Corsavan accounted for 42% of all the vans sold by Manheim in April USED van values have put on spurt, bouncing back to near-record levels, according Manheim. The average value of vans sold at auction in April reached £4735. A slight decrease in average mileage from 80,302 to 80,191, together with a two-month drop [...]

New Ford Transit Courier prices start at £11,050

By |2015-09-15T16:32:30+01:00May 20th, 2014|Van News|

High hopes that in the Transit Courier Ford will have a genuine contender in the urban delivery market THE new Ford Transit Courier van will start at a price appealing £11,050 (ex VAT) and will be available from the second half of June (price list on the next page). Mark Easton, Ford's LCV product manager believes the [...]

Nissan announces prices for e-NV200 electric van

By |2015-09-15T16:32:31+01:00May 20th, 2014|Van News|

If you take advantage of government grants and Nissan's battery leasing scheme you can get an all electric e-NV200 for £13,393 NISSAN has just announced prices and specs for the Nissan e-NV200 range of electric vans which will be available from July.  Nissan says that the e-NV200 costs 2 pence per mile to run Prices start from a [...]

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