Van Guard News

Refrigeration specialist RVL has added another vehicle to its demonstration fleet. With a gross vehicle weight of 6.5 tonne it features a single compartment insulated box body mounted onto a Renault Mascott chassis cab. It debuted at the CV Show earlier this year.

LDV had plenty to shout about at this year’s Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Show, held as usual along the seafront at Paignton. The Birmingham-based manufacturer’s products have always sold well to local authorities — one of the event’s main target audiences — and this year it was able to display the all-new Maxus. To read more about the show and see images of the vans presented, follow this link to the article on the What Van website (link will open in a new window).

Motor Trader has announced its winners of the 2005 Motor Trader Industry Awards at a dinner at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel last night. The annual awards are in their fifteenth year and cover 19 categories recognising best practices in the retail motor trade.

Exceptional sales for the month of June 2005, has given Suzuki every reason to celebrate.
Whilst much of the sales success can be attributed to the popular light passenger car, the Suzuki Swift, retail sales of other Suzuki models have also been strong, including the APV Commercial Van launched on 24th June 2005.

Firefighters are using Ford Ranger pick-ups to support incidents at remote fires in rural areas. Five 4×4 Double Cabs, which can carry five firefighters, are being kitted out and will be based in Shropshire.

In a move that could have interesting long-term implications for van drivers and operators, Nissan is developing a system that will eliminate all blind spots from around vehicles during low-speed manoeuvring. It provides drivers with a bird’s eye view of the surrounding area on a central monitor.

Sneaked first shots of the new Mitsubishi L200 show a radically different design for the replacement to Britain’s best-selling pick-up, on sale February next year.

Over 200 Volkswagen Caddy vans will be delivered to Glasgow City Council this year by local dealer Verve Volkswagen Centre. Set to clock up from 15,000 to 25,000 miles annually apiece, they’ll be employed by almost all of the authority’s departments, including cleansing and environment protection services.