Volkswagen triumphs at Fleet World Honours
Volkswagen cars and commercial vehicles have scooped a trio of awards at the Fleet World and Van Fleet World Honours ceremony. The Volkswagen Caddy and Crafter vans collected awards as ´Best Small Van´ and ´Best Large Van´, while the Golf was named Best Fleet Car. These achievements come hot on the heels of two accolades claimed last month in the Professional Van & Light Truck Awards.
Commenting on the vehicles, Van Fleet World editor, John Kendall said: ´Drawing heavily on the Volkswagen Golf´s technology, it is hardly surprising that the Caddy is a good drive and has the quality feel of the company´s car range. That has proved good for residual values.´
Regarding the ´Best Large Van´ award, Kendall said: ´This gave us one of the toughest choices this year, but the Volkswagen Crafter is a worthy winner. From launch last year, Crafter featured standard load-sensing ESP, recognised as a significant safety enhancement for any vehicle.
´For a large vehicle, too, Crafter is extremely user friendly, offering one of the best driving experiences of any large van,´ he continued.
These latest awards continue a winning streak that only last month saw the Volkswagen Caddy and Crafter collect trophies for ´Best Small Van´ and ´Best Large Panel Van´ at the Professional Van & Light Truck Awards.
The trophy cabinet at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles also houses two awards from What Van? magazine in 2006 which named the Crafter ´Van of the Year´ and gave a ´Technology´ award to the Caddy for its advanced and efficient DSG gearbox.
Ralf Schueler, head of marketing for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles said: ´To win so many awards is a great honour and underlines the strengths and popularity of the latest Volkswagen van range. The Caddy continues to beat its competitors, the Transporter remains a best-seller and the Crafter is already proving a great success since its launch last year. With a model to offer every customer, it looks like it will be another record breaking year for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.´
Volkswagen passenger cars rounded off the Fleet World awards success as the Golf scooped the Best Fleet Car honour.
Commenting on the award Fleet World editor, Ken Rogers commented: ´You could say that the Golf is virtually all the car that most drivers need. Also, although it is a high volume product seen every day on the road all around the world, the Golf manages to be uniquely ´aspirational´ in its sector of the fleet market.´
This article was taken from: Easier Motoring
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