Van dealers enjoy record business
Rocketing UK van sales have driven a record half year for CV market. Van registrations for June climbed 16.4 per cent to 35,742 units.
Van market slows but remains buoyant
The UK’s commercial vehicle market saw its slowest growth of the year in May – but it was still more than 17 per cent up on the same month in 2014.
UK’s van makers boost CV production
The UK’s van producers are helping to fuel a strong rise in commercial vehicle manufacturing.
Show offers Drive it chance to van users
Light CV users will get the chance to analyse the top models in one place in July. The DRIVEit@ event will be taking place at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground.
Van sales still soaring in strong market
Britain’s van market is still enjoying strong growth, rising 21 per cent in April, and the truck market also soaring 43.5 per cent.
Home market drives up van production
Britain produced 9,648 vans and trucks in March, 43.3 per cent more than in March 2014, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
CV Show – specialists line up
The CV Show is about much more than the unveiling of new vans and trucks from major manufacturers. TheCarExpert checks out a few of the specialists.
Dire van safety could prove costly
Van users need to sharpen up on safety, or face the costs. That’s the warning from SMMT, which is launching a maintenance campaign at the CV Show.
Van sales soar in confident market
According to SMMT, the continued upturn and consecutive growth in the market can be attributed to higher levels of consumer and business confidence.
CV factories boom as car plants slow
Britain’s commercial vehicle plants enjoyed a strong boost in production in February, while their car equivalents faltered.
Van market sees ten months of growth
Britain’s van sales market has climbed strongly once again in February, some 13,832 new vehicles registered in the month.
Car production dips, CV factories slide
Output at the UK’s car manufacturing plants dipped by 1.2 per cent in January. Manufacturers are revising their production lines for forthcoming new models.
Soaring start to 2015 van market
Van sales have maintained the strong growth into the first month of the year. According to figures by SMMT registrations of vans totalled 22,049 in January.
Strong van sales pump up UK commercial market
The UK’s van market has its foot firmly on the accelerator – registrations of LCVs jumped 28.2 per cent in February 2014.
Vans drive strong start to UK CV market
Van registrations jumped again in January, helping to keep the overall commercial vehicle market climbing despite an expected drop in truck figures.