Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VW CV) is cautiously optimistic about its fortunes this year given the strength of its product range, but has no plans to expand its network dramatically. Instead it is...

Emerging largely unscathed from the emissions scandal that has tarnished the VW brand, having reported record registrations in 2015, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VW CV) is now forging ahead into...

Commercial vehicle demand reached an all time high in 2015, according to figures the SMMT. A steep curve in growth since 2012 has seen the CV market overtake pre-recession levels with a total of...

Fiat Professional is strengthening its retailer network in a bid to build on the success it enjoyed in 2013. Last year saw its registrations up to 3.5 tonnes jump by 70% compared with 2012’s...

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is aiming to fill eight open points in its network and take the total number of outlets from 69 to 77. “We’ve had a lot of interest expressed in all of these...

Of the 67,000-plus 3.5-tonners sold in the UK last year, over 6,500 were bodied as tippers and nearly 4,400 as dropsides according to the SMMT. Some of these vehicles will have been supplied to local...

Nearly 50% of vans between 3.0 and 3.5 tonnes gvw failed to pass their MOT first time, according to official figures for 2012/13. It was the worst failure rate for any class of vehicle and is likely...

The Volkswagen Van Centre in Bury St Edmunds has seen a boost to business since it launched a new rental division about a year ago. Most of the business has been captured by the dealership’s senior...

Tackling a sector of the market you have not competed in before can be a daunting prospect, but it is not a challenge that disconcerts Andrew Sparshatt. As dealer principal at Mercedes-Benz van and...

While Renault’s aim in 2013 is to hang on to the 6% share of total van sales that it achieved in 2012, it will be doing so in a shrinking market believes sales director, Darren Payne. He...

Dealers expecting the light commercial market to recover strongly in 2013 look set to be disappointed. While significant launches from Ford (the new Transit Custom) and Mercedes-Benz (Citan, a...

Martin Taylor has been appointed to the post of Aftermarket Director at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre London, one of the busiest regions in the Volvo network with 10 dealer points. He comes to the...

Average values for LCV’s at BCA slipped by £65 in September, largely as a result of a changing model mix that saw volumes of cheaper P/X vehicles increase by 25% over the month. The...

by Steve Banner Ford’s 550 dealerships need to put their commercial vehicles “on show” if they want to sell more vans in what remains a tough economic climate, says Steve Clary, Ford...