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  New Saturn City Van electric van delivers super-low running costs
  If you’re interested in a low-cost electric van solution, and don’t need a vast amount of payload capacity then the new Saturn City Van range from Saturn EV could be...
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  Vauxhall van factory workers now building ventilators
  While van production at Vauxhall’s Luton factory is currently on hold, some of its staff are going to be busy over the next few months helping a local firm increase...
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  Van service centres still open during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
  If there is one thing that’s certain about the current coronavirus situation, it’s that vans, pickups and businesses need to keep moving. We’ve already covered coronavirus (COVID-19) hygiene advice for van...
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  Keep calm and colour in a D-Max
  If you’re already struggling for ways to keep the kids entertained as we all endure this period of social distancing and self-isolation during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Isuzu has come...
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  VW e-Bulli – a classic VW Transporter converted to electric power
  This might cheer you up: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Germany has gone and converted a classic Samba Microbus into an all-electric vehicle called the e-Bulli, doubling its power and torque...
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  CV Show 2020 cancelled - official statement
  The 2020 Commercial Vehicle Show has officially been cancelled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Due to take place at the Birmingham NEC on 28-30 April, the CV Show is...
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  Budget 2020 – tax relief for electric vans and everything else you need to know
  The 2020 Budget brings good news and bad news for van owners and operators in the UK, as the government moves to incentivise the sale of electrified vans and has...
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  ‘Augmented reality’ to help Volkswagen fix vans faster
  Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is to start using so-called ‘augmented reality’ headsets across its entire Van Centre network as a means of resolving complex repairs more quickly and getting customer vans...
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  New Peugeot Landtrek pickup born from Chinese partnership
  Groupe PSA – the parent company of Peugeot, Citroen and Vauxhall has revealed the first fruit of its partnership with Chinese manufacturer Changan Automobile. It’s created a pickup under the...
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  Top spec Nissan Navara N-Guard pickup gets even posher
  In a bid to become the ultimate lifestyle accessory, Nissan’s range-topping pickup is getting even posher. The new Nissan Navarra N-Guard now comes with four colour choices, blue stitching for its...
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  Dacia at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2020 - what's coming?
  It seems obvious that Dacia, a brand focused on practicality and low cost, would fit into the light commercial vehicle market quite nicely – yet in the UK, it has...
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  Nikola Badger electric pickup promises 600 mile range and 906hp
  UPDATE: The Nikola Badger pickup project is dead, as Nikola concentrates on supplying hydrogen technology to existing manufacturers. Read our guide to all the best electric pickups coming soon instead!   We’re...
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  LDV to be rebranded as Maxus when new vans launch in 2020
  LDV will be renamed Maxus in the UK as the Chinese-owned van maker begins to introduce an entirely new generation of light commercial vehicles. The Maxus name is already in use...
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  New Abt VW Transporter T6.1 tuning upgrade with 226hp
  If there’s any new van that’s going to attract the attention of tuning companies it’s surely the facelifted Volkswagen Transporter T6.1 – there are decades of history and lifestyle culture...
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  Shots fired: how Ford plans to sell even more vans in the future
  The Ford Transit Custom was the third bestselling vehicle of any kind in the UK in 2019, while one out of every three pickups sold in Europe last year was...
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  Ford Ranger 3.2-litre discontinued in May 2020
  While this doesn’t come as quite the surprise that the end of Mercedes X-Class and Volkswagen Amarok production may have done, Ford has now confirmed that the 3.2-litre Ranger will...
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  Volkswagen Amarok discontinued - production ends in May 2020
  The Mercedes X-Class isn’t the only pickup truck that’s getting the chop in 2020 – Volkswagen is also about to stop selling the Amarok in Europe. First launched back in 2011,...
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  Mercedes X-Class discontinued – posh pickup production ends
  It’s been rumoured for months, but now it is official: Mercedes-Benz is to end production of its X-Class pickup in May 2020. The Mercedes X-Class, which entered the UK market as...
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  New Mitsubishi L200 Trojan costs under £25k
  Mitsubishi is adding an extra trim level to its latest L200 Series 6 pickup range – and for once it’s not a high-priced special edition. Instead the new L200 Trojan becomes...
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  Pickups among the worst performers for MOT failures
  Vehicle information service KnowYourCar has been crunching DVSA data on MOT pass rates and come up with list of the cars most and least likely to pass their first MOT...