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Inchcape has added a Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle workshop to its existing VW car site in Colchester. The centre, located just off the A12 by Colchester United’s stadium, will operate as an authorised repairer and features three workbays and an MoT facility. It will also offer extended opening hours to meet operators’ needs. Van customers would previously have had to have ...

Van dealer David Spear has appointed Laurence Winmill as CEO. Winmill has been working as a consultant at the group since May 2016. His new position as CEO will see him develop and manage the group’s business strategy and growth plans over the next few years. “This is an exciting new challenge in a new role. I am delighted to ...

Puegeot is aiming to boost sales of light commercial vehicles through the network by increasing the number of sales outlets actively selling the product. Of the overall 211 dealers in the network in 2016, 75% of them were not selling any light commercial vehicles at all. Now 93% are selling light commercial vehicles, albeit some of them in very small ...

Ford is rolling out its Ford Mobile Service programme nationwide after a successful trial around Greater London The idea of a national mobile service operation was first mooted a year ago at the official opening of a Trust Ford commercial vehicle dealership in Dagenham, East London. Over 100 Ford Mobile Service vans with Ford qualified technicians, will operate from more ...

Online specialist iVendi is targeting van dealers with its online finance checker. The product can be used by van buyers online to prequalify themselves for motor finance with each dealer’s panel of lenders, showing the likelihood of approval for an application with each different finance provider. It was launched into the car dealer sector more than years ago. James Tew, ...

BCA is building an auction centre in Manchester to cater for the booming used van market. The centre, on a 6.5-acre site adjacent to the existing 32-acre auction facility at Belle Vue, will open for business in the third quarter of 2017. It features open plan auction lanes with undercover viewing for 400 vehicles and Live Online support. It is ...

Spire Automotive has opened a new Volkswagen Van Centre in Hatfield. This brings the number of outlets in the Volkswagen network to 72 full dealerships with 24 additional authorised repairers. Richard Blunden, national network development manager for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, said: “The new Van Centre in Hatfield will offer customers a fantastic new showroom and continue to deliver excellent customer ...

UK dealers sold a record number of new vans and pick-ups in 2016 despite the economic and political uncertainty in the second half. According to the SMMT, a record 375,687 new light commercials were registered, marking the fourth consecutive year of growth. The record was achieved despite a 10.4% downturn in December, when registrations fell for only the fourth time ...

The UK’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market soared in November with a record 29,784 units sold. The market saw a 43.1% uplift in smaller vans weighing 2.0-2.5T while demand for heavier vans, meanwhile fell for the second consecutive month, with registrations of 2.5-3.5T vehicles down -4.4%. However, year-to-date this segment remains strong, up 7.0% in the first 11 months ...

BCA has warned of rising levels of used vans at auction amid  concerns of the quality of vehicles on offer. The average van sold at BCA in August sold for £6,089, a rise of 2.6% compared to July and 10.5% year-on-year. BCA’s head of commercial vehicles, Duncan Ward, said: “The LCV market in August was particularly strong at BCA considering ...