Nissan is continuing its drive into the LCV market with the re-introduction of its legendary workhorse pickup model, re-named NP300. Making its debut at the Commercial Vehicle Show on April 15th, the NP300 will be available in three bodystyles; Single Cab, King Cab and Double Cab, with the latter being available from late summer.
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has released prices and specifications for the new Caddy Maxi range which goes on sale on 18 February and creates a new class of compact van for Volkswagen between its existing Caddy and Transporter models.
Ready to take the challenge to its rivals from the beginning of the year, Renault is launching two new Kangoo Van and Trafic versions to further broaden its already comprehensive range.
New Kangoo Van Extra special edition
Even in its final year in the UK before the arrival of the all-new two-model Kangoo Van range in a few months time, Renault’s current version continues to appeal to a wide cross-section of customers. Following the success of the Venture special edition, another version, the ‘Extra’ special edition now joins the fold, with particular appeal for small business users.
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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles achieved its eighth consecutive year of increased sales in the UK in 2007. In addition, with total registrations of 27,777 commercial vehicles, Volkswagen’s market share grew to over eight per cent for the first time plus it maintained its position as number one van importer.
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Czech Republic truck manufacturer Tatra a.s. is set to investigate the potential market for factory-built international rally-raid and rally assistance FIA category T4 and T5 vehicles. To gauge response, it has supplied Bowler Off-Road Ltd, the UK designers and builders of the Range Rover Sport based Nemesis competition vehicle, with a Tatra prototype T5 class support truck for use on the 2008 Paris-Dakar rally-raid event run from Lisbon in January of this year.
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For the second year running, the Volkswagen Caddy DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox) has achieved honours at the What Van? magazine Van of the Year Awards.
The Caddy DSG, which uses twin clutch technology to provide faster gearchanges than a conventional automatic gearbox, received the exclusive Editor’s Choice award at the magazine’s 2007 awards ceremony in London on Wednesday 28th November. Last year the Volkswagen DSG won the What Van? Technology Award.
‘More and more manufacturers are offering an alternative to the conventional manual gearbox as an extra-cost option. Nobody, however, has come up with a solution that is quite as novel – or quite as effective – as Volkswagen’s DSG. It’s so impressive that it’s a worthy winner of the What Van? Editor’s Choice Award for 2007,’ said Neil McIntee, the Editor of What Van? magazine.
Gemma Cox, Product Manager, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles said: ‘The What Van? awards are a great testament to Volkswagen’s advanced and efficient technology in the Caddy DSG and the quality Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles provide.’
The efficient, six-speed Volkswagen DSG uses two clutches which allow gear changes to occur in less than four hundredths of a second, enabling it to achieve the same 0-62 mph time of 13.3 seconds as the manual transmission with the same 1.9-litre, 104 PS TDI PD engine.
For the driver, the DSG is as easy to use as a conventional automatic transmission with added bonus of being able to select a manual mode and change gear by simply nudging the gearlever up or down.
The DSG is unique in the commercial vehicle market and is exclusively available in the Volkswagen Caddy van with an on the road price of £12,836.28 excluding VAT – a premium of only £1,000 over the equivalent model with manual transmission.
Other recent awards for the Volkswagen Caddy include Best Small Van from Van Fleet World and Professional Van & Light Truck magazines.
Full information of the Volkswagen Caddy van range is available from www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk or by calling 0800 717131.
Nissan is launching a comprehensive range of ‘off the peg’ commercial vehicle conversions offering the convenience of instant availability backed up by the reassurance of Nissan’s reputation for quality.
The Nissan Good-To-Go range is to be offered from stock through its network of specialist CV dealers, providing an instant solution for the operator who needs to be on the road immediately.
The line-up includes tippers, dropsides, box vans and fridge vans which perfectly complement one of the most comprehensive ranges of light commercial vehicles on the market today.
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Renault Trucks has launched a new bodied vehicle programme covering its Delivery range products, (Renault Master, Renault Maxity and Renault Mascott). Working in partnership with four key UK bodybuilders, the new programme offers customers high quality, ready to work bodied vehicles for refrigerated, tipper, dropside, box, luton, curtainside and hookloader operations.
The offer has been designed to provide rapid solutions to users in key sectors of the light commercial market, where the requirement for short lead times is apparent, such as the building and construction, urban delivery and wholesale food trades.
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Renault is strengthening its number one status in the European LCV segment with the launch of its New Kangoo Van Compact, a new concept in the commercial vehicles sector, designed for urban driving.
Unveiled at the start of the European Road Transport Show in Amsterdam last week, this agile, compact and stylish compact van shares the key strengths of its larger New Kangoo Van sibling, as well as its distinctive personality. It uses space particularly efficiently, with a maximum load capacity of between 2.3 and 2.9m³ (depending on version) from an overall length of just 3.83m. (more…)
The latest addition to the fleet of Dudley-based, international heavy-haulage operator TDR Transport Services Ltd, is the company’s first 200 tonne GCW Volvo FH16-660, 8 x 4 tractor unit.
Purchased as an additional vehicle to cope with growing demand for the family-owned business’s specialist heavy-haulage services, the FH16-660 - which joins a 15-strong fleet - was supplied by Volvo Dealer Hartshorne Motor Services in Walsall. (more…)
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