Van Guard News

LDV may soon have a new owner in the shape of Russian car, van and truck manufacturer GAZ, potentially giving it much needed longer-term stability. An agreement has yet to be reached, but preliminary talks are now underway with a decision expected at the end of July.

Several manufacturers are planning the launch of new utility vans on the European market in the wake of a recent boom in the market segment.

The latest version of the Mercedes Sprinter has been available at the dealers for several weeks with upgraded technology and equipment. It is the bestselling van in Europe with some 1.2 million units sold during the past 10 years.

Competition is rife between manufacturers in all sectors of the light commercial vehicle market, but occasionally a neglected niche is identified and targetted. Resultant sales volumes may not be high, but if R&D and additional build costs are kept low, these are sales that would not otherwise have been achieved profitably.

(this article was written by Easier.com)

Nissan is bringing value to small and medium businesses with modern and smart transport in the fast growing vans market.

Nissan will introduce new versions of its Primastar and Interstar vans in October as part of a commercial vehicle offensive beginning this autumn.

Due to be unveiled at the international CV Show in Hanover in September the new Nissan Cabstar will go on sale officially in the UK on 2 January 2007.

It remains a forward control layout — ie. the engine resides under the cab — and there will be three Euro 4 common rail turbodiesel powerplants on offer.

Two more Isuzu NQR 7.5-tonners have gone into service with Merseyside-based King Construction. The firm already runs three and points to reliability and a generous payload capacity — over 480kg more than the vehicles previously operated — as the reasons for its choice.