2014

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    Fuso Canter

    Setting out your stall to sell vans or light trucks on the other side of the world certainly gets a boost if you build locally. Daimler’s Fuso brand retails mainly through Mercedes commercial dealers in Western Europe, so to establish that local footprint and to save shipping costs, the company uses a factory in Tramagal, […]

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    Safer, More Efficient Trucks

    Not many people would claim that trucks are their favourite vehicles. That might not change, but even so the familiar brick shaped truck is going to become a thing of the past before long. The overall length of an articulated truck has been limited to 16.5m in the European Union for over 20 years, giving […]

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    Average value of new vans dropped in May 2014, finds DrivenData

    In contrast, average annual price since May 2013 has increased by 1.171%, or £470 (from £27,379 to £27,849). The company also found that that the underlying pace of inflation in van prices has increased over the past 12 months, to 1.2%. Inflation fell by 0.7% between May 2012 and May 2013. Commenting on the findings, […]

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    Police launch summer drink-driving crackdown

    The campaign will see police stepping up roadside alcohol and drug checks, and warning the public about the risks. In response, Brake is urging drivers to pledge not to drink any alcohol before getting behind the wheel this summer, particularly with the World Cup taking place. As part of last summer's campaign, 100,892 drivers were breathalysed, […]

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    Ford Retail rebrands as TrustFord & launches new services

    The new services and rebrand are part of an on-going strategy to align the business’ regional dealerships and ensure a joined-up customer experience at all TrustFord sites across the UK. The TrustFord identity will now rolled out across the network of 65 sites in the UK, which previously operated under a variety of local brand […]

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    Selsia reports repair costs below industry average

    The company's latest figures show that its average repair costs across all of its approved repairers is now £1,018.00. This compares to an industry average of £1,332.00 (source: Auto Body Professionals Club Ltd 2013). Average breakdown by job comparison for Selsia and other repairers include: labour content: £485.00 (Selsia: £375.00), paint & materials content: £275.00 […]

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