Sales of Ford medium commercials, headed by Ford Transit and Ford Transit Custom, are also up from 3,492 to 4,416, and Ford’s share of MCV sales is 33.3%, up from 30.4% in January 2013. Ford Fiesta Van, Ford Transit Custom and Ford Transit were also leaders in their respective segments in January 2013. According to […]
Van registrations also rose 12.9% on the back of the robust business confidence, accelerating the 12 months to January by 13.2%. As predicted, however, truck registrations stalled following the hand-over to Euro-6 legislation. Commenting on the figures, Mike Hawkes, SMMT chief executive, said: ‘The overall commercial vehicle market grew 4.4% in January as more robust […]
Designed to complement the physical auction programme, Manheim Online is offering a number of closed events throughout February and will be launching its open event programme from 1st March 2014. In addition, the “Bid & Buy Now” functionality enables dealers to purchase stock 24 hours a day, seven days a week via the Manheim Remarketing […]
Speaking of the findings, MyCarCheck.com/Trade’s LCV expert, David Hill, said: ‘The LCV market was up to speed from the first day back in January, and just kept on going. This immediate return to brisk business was even faster than anticipated, and we see it continuing well into March. Prices will stay strong as the trade […]
Since agreeing a three-year contract to become one of Europcar’s fleet funding providers in 2012, Lex Autolease has so far provided the company with more than 4,000 cars and vans, including the latest batch of Vauxhall Movanos. Commenting on the partnership, Ken McCall, managing director of Europcar UK Group, said: ‘Lex Autolease has developed a […]
The all-new Vivaro will be one of 2014’s most anticipated new launches, and boasts more economical and higher performance engines, as well as ultra-modern technologies and equipment that promise to bring typical passenger car amenities and features into the LCV segment. The new Vivaro also gets a more modern look, with Vauxhall aiming to integrate the signature […]
Commenting on the evidence of increased demand, Peter Davenport, managing director of vehicle solutions firm Motiva Group, said: ‘Demand for vans has shot up massively in recent months. That part of our business was busy throughout 2013, but things really picked up around the end of last summer and there has been a noticeable difference […]
Launched at the company's London offices on 30th January, Allianz Commercial, in partnership with leading law firm DAC Beachcroft, has published a white paper aimed at prompting awareness about motoring offences and their penalties amongst fleet managers and business drivers. The Motor Prosecution White Paper identifies the various fatal and serious driving offences and outlines […]
The business, which is based in Newton Abbot, Devon, purchased its new pair of Sprinter 313 CDIs from Exeter Dealer City West Commercials, with funding support from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. The new model claims fuel efficiency improvements of 7% over the outgoing Sprinter, and boasts a host of new features including Crosswind Assist, which detects […]
Through TRACKER, Cento also aims to significantly improve its fleet security and productivity and reduce fleet mileage, operational costs and fuel consumption. ‘Our fleet vehicles bear the Cento brand, so it’s essential that our drivers are ambassadors out on the road,’ explained Collette Murphy, commercial manager for Cento Engineering Company. ‘TRACKER’s cutting edge fleet telematics […]
