Terrie Clifton Following several key staff appointments in 2011 within the sales and marketing organisation at commercial vehicle company Euroway Group, the company has started 2012 with a further new sales team appointment. Terrie Clifton has joined the expanding sales team at Euroway in the position of Strategic Business Development Manager, reporting directly to Group [...]
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The DAF European Technician of the Year 2012 Award has been won by Rinze Louwsma of the Netherlands. The single runner-up, beaten into second place only narrowly, was Tom Yelland from UK dealer Wessex DAF, headquartered in Newton Abbott, Devon. The European final, which consisted of ten parts, took place at DAF Trucks in Eindhoven. [...]
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Nissan has gone all heavyweight to help publicise its new Nissan NV400 panel van range to potential business customers. Fifteen HGV and trailers are emblazoned with 96-sheet High Dimension truck wraps of the new Nissan van under the titles of ‘The New NV400 – Speaks Volumes’ and ‘The New NV400 – We’re Changing the Face of [...]
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West Yorkshire-based haulier James Wilby has taken delivery of the first Iveco Stralis to join its current fleet, supplied by local dealer Northern Commercials. The arrival of the Stralis Active Space Super³ tractor unit introduces a second truck marque into the 38-strong fleet, which comprises tractors, rigids and drawbars. Keith Shaw, Managing Director of James [...]
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VW Transporter Double Back Overlander motorhomes has worked together with Cardiff-based Sinclair VW centre to create the VW Transporter Doubleback. The vehicle is a 140PS LWB Transporter with an electrically-driven pod and elevating roof inside. Launched last month at Sinclair VW centre, the extra pod gives an added 2 metres of extra space. The Pod [...]
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• January sales up by 10.5 percent in 2012 In January 2012 Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles continued last year’s upward trend in deliveries. In the first month of the current business year, Europe’s leading manufacturer of light commercial vehicles delivered 39,500 units worldwide. This represents an increase for the Brand of 10.5 percent over January 2011 [...]
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The new SwingLift FV995 vehicle mounted crane has been introduced by Penny Hydraulics to meet demand from customers for a fully hydraulic crane with near one-tonne maximum working load but who do not want or need the added cost and complexity demanded by the new EN12999 regulations. These stipulate that any cranes with a maximum [...]
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The New Fiat Strada has been available from Italian dealerships from the end of January. The Brazilian-made pick up has sold more than 127,800 vehicles worldwide, the Strada was the second most popular Fiat vans model after the Fiat Ducato in 2011. The New Fiat Strada comes in three outfits (Working, Trekking, Adventure) and three [...]
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Following its inaugural purchase of Renault Trucks in 2009, leading British food retailer, Iceland, has placed a major order for a further 80 vehicles through Renault Trucks UK. Nine more 18t 270.18 Renault Midlum rigids with Optitronic gearbox and refrigeration bodies went on the road in July, with 71 Renault Premium 4×2 460.18 EEV tractor [...]
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Isuzu Denver Max Sales of Isuzu Rodeo pick-up vehicles in the UK rose by 11 per cent last year, putting the UK market firmly at the top of the brand’s European sales chart. A total of 2,431 Isuzu Rodeo pick-ups were sold by the 97-strong UK dealer network, up by 11 per cent compared to [...]
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