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i-Van2011 - February - Week - 2
Local and Regional Transport Minister Norman Baker is planning to give local authorities greater control over how their roads appear on maps and SatNav devices, which should be good news for van drivers and route planners. At present, if a council wants to change the classification of a road - for exam....
i-Van2011 - February - Week - 2
Organic food delivery specialist Abel & Cole has switched its fleet requirements from standard refrigerated van conversions to custom built box bodied fridge vans. Following successful trials, the company has ordered 45 additional new vehicles with a Paneltex 3.8m box body on Iveco Daily chassis. Nick Ca....
i-Van2011 - February - Week - 2
It may be hard to believe, but Toyota’s Land Cruiser is 60 years old this year. To celebrate this landmark, Toyota is launching new top-of-the-range 60th Anniversary versions of both its standard five-door Land Cruiser and the flagship Land Cruiser V8. The 3.0-litre D-4D diesel engine has also been re-engin....
i-Van2011 - February - Week - 2
UK market leader Ford is celebrating its centennial by boosting shares across its range in a weakened January market. Compared with January 2010, both sales and market share are up with Ford currently selling five CVs for every three CVs sold last year! Ford van sales were up last month from 2,779 to 4,675 a....
i-Van2011 - February - Week - 2
Penny Hydraulics will use the forthcoming CV Show to highlight its full range of vehicle mounted load handling capabilities, including an innovative combination for the new Volkswagen Amarok. The company has Accredited Converter status with Renault Commercial Vehicles, Nissan Commercial Vehicles and Volkswa....
i-Van2011 - February - Week - 2
Vauxhall is to offer an ‘eco’ model across its whole van range with the launch of ecoFLEX Commercial Vehicles. The range includes two new Luton-built Vivaro ecoFLEX vans, a 2.0CDTi (90 PS) and a 2.0CDTi (115 PS), both with CO2 outputs of just 185 g/km despite being able to carry payloads of up to 1254 kg. Va....
i-Van2011 - February - Week - 2
Not content with having one of the biggest ‘off-the-shelf’ ranges of converted vehicles ready to start work as soon as they are wheeled out of the showroom, Citroën has added three more tasty conversions to its menu. As part of its ‘Citroën Vans - Business Class’ programme, Citroën’s Ready to Run specialist vehicle range now includes a Dispatch Cre....
i-Van2011 - February - Week - 1
The Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles network has added a new branch with the opening of the Greenhous Van Centre in Bilston in the West Midlands. The new site opened for business on 4 January and is managed by Head of Business, Ray Coates and his team. The new showroom displays the latest models in the C....
i-Van2011 - January - Week - 3
The new Caddy range has been expanded at Volkswagen Van Centres across the UK with the passenger-carrying Caddy Life and Caddy Maxi kombi models being added to the CV displays. Prices for the five-seat Caddy Life start at £19,415 RRP on the road while the Caddy Maxi kombi is available from £14,450 plus VAT.&....
i-Van2011 - January - Week - 3
Suddenly, the 2011 CV Show is just around the corner. Until recently, we were saying “next year’s show” but now it’s only a few weeks away. Registration is now open and intending visitors can book their tickets and catalogues online. For the first time, Show passes will not be posted in advance, but visitors....