Slatcher is now responsible for helping to develop new truck sales through the eight dealerships within ITUK’s “central” region. Slatcher joins ITUK with a long pedigree within the commercial vehicle industry having entered it almost 40 years ago. In recent times, he has been working in both the Iveco and Mercedes-Benz dealer groups, in a […]
DL4B claims that the App, which is free to download, could help fleets save up to 15% on van insurance costs by tracking a vehicle over 300 miles. Once 300 miles are logged, users will be provided with a driving score out of 100 (with 100 being the safest) and a promotion code to redeem […]
Weak demand in Europe produced a difficult environment for CV manufacturers, and the SMMT expects output to stay subdued into 2014. ‘Production of commercial vehicles struggled in 2013, due to restructuring of manufacturing operations and difficult economic conditions across Europe,’ said Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive. ‘With early signs of recovery on the continent and […]
Vauxhall manufactured 44,657 Vivaro vans at its Luton plant in 2013. UK Vivaro sales, up 34% year-on-year to 18,180, helped drive production. Vauxhall believes it’s offer of four years’ 0% APR finance, four years’ free servicing, a four year warranty and four years’ AA cover also contributed to the popularity of the brand. ‘We are delighted […]
When combined with the independently carried out BCA Assured 30-point mechanical check, the company believes the Video Appraisals will offer an exceptionally high degree of transparency and confidence. BCA uses the latest generation tablet technology to produce a 360-degree video of the vehicle’s interior, exterior, roof and loadbay condition. The video runs in HD format […]
David Hill, LCV expert at MyCarCheck.com, said that the December marketplace was strong almost until the last day, with one auction house even having a sale on Christmas Eve to try and catch the last of the buyers.' He added that January started slowly, with the bad weather persisting, but should gradually build up as […]
The conference will give good vehicle operators information and guidance about how to adapt to the potentially difficult transport situations before and during the Games, which take place from 23 July – 3 August. Entitled, “Managing deliveries and servicing during the Commonwealth Games 2014”, the conference will be sponsored by ATS Euromaster and Volvo and […]
The brand added that when every vehicle sold by FIAT Professional is factored in, including those classified as passenger cars and Ducato vans with a GVW of four tonnes, the brand's market share is closer to 5.1%, its largest ever portion of the UK's LCV market. With more than 13,500 sales in total in 2013, […]
Ford awards presented in 2013 include: Transit Custom: Van Fleet World Honours – Best New Van Van Fleet World Honours – Best Medium Van Van Fleet World Honours – Innovation Award ALD Automotive/Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon – Class 9 Award Transit Custom ECOnetic Transit Connect: ACFO Awards – Small Van of the Year (11th successive […]
The company is now running three Long-bodied Citan 109 CDIs and a single Extra-long variant powered by the same 66 kW (90 hp) engine. Assigned to members of M&P’s sales team, each will cover up to 50,000 miles per year, delivering Swiss Leica Geosystems surveying equipment to customers throughout the UK. The Citan range combines […]
