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  New Arctic Trucks Stealth: the most exclusive and expensive Isuzu D-Max ever
  Are you in the market for a £44k Isuzu D-Max? That’s before tax, by the way. No? That probably explains why there’s only ever going to be 10 of these...
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  Toyota launches Hilux AT35 at CV Show 2018 – new Arctic Trucks built monster pickup
  Forget the facelifted Toyota Hilux Invincible X for 2018, the CV Show is also hosting a new Toyota Hilux AT35 model, which looms large over everthing else on the Toyota...
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  Toyota Hilux Invincible X - new look for new range-topper at CV Show 2018
  Toyota has launched a facelifted Hilux pickup truck at the CV Show 2018, but the revised styling has only been applied to new range-topping Invincible X trim level. Appearing at the NEC Birmingham alongside the new...
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  New range-topping 258hp VW Amarok driven – review of the most powerful pickup you can buy
  VW Amarok 3.0-litre V6 TDI 258 review on Parkers Vans. Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz are engaged in a power war for premium pickup supremacy. We’ve had the first skirmishes – VW upgraded every...
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  PSA Peugeot-Citroen saves Vauxhall's Luton van factory
  Vauxhall’s Luton manufacturing plant has been saved by new owners Groupe PSA. The factory will receive additional funding to boost its output by 2019. PSA Peugeot–Citroen, the second largest car manufacturer...
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  Audi plans pick up penetration
  Audi’s surprise from New York International Auto Show Slipped into the press materials for the RS 5 Sportback, Audi also announced the release of the new 3X pick up. Designed...
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  Peugeot launches Boxer Built for Business conversion range
  Peugeot has launched a new range of Built for Business van conversions that will be available to buy direct from Peugeot van dealers, complete with the same three-year, 100,000-mile warranty...
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  New Ford Transit Custom MS-RT for 2018 – first pictures and details
  Serial Ford van customiser MS-RT has released new images and details of its uprated version of the facelifted Transit Custom. You can see the 2018 Ford Transit Custom MS-RT is...
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  New business packs for VW vans mean better value
  Volkswagen is using the CV Show 2018 as the launching ground for a new range of money-saving ‘business packs’ for its cheapest vans. The new business packs include a number of...
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  Clean, green, eco-friendly vans to save on tax? Chancellor’s Spring Statement announces new consultation
  UK chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a new consultation on van tax, which could see buyers of new, less polluting models pay less in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). The news came...
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  New 2018 Mercedes Sprinter full details – including UK prices, tech specs, pictures and latest innovations
  UPDATE: We have now driven the 2018 Mercedes Sprinter – click here to read our full review The new 2018 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is on sale now – and should start arriving...
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  First official pictures, details of 2018 Citroen Berlingo, Peugeot Partner and Vauxhall Combo
  At last we have official details and images of the proper van versions of the 2018 Citroen Berlingo, Peugeot Partner and Vauxhall Combo – and you can read the full...
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  New entry-level 163hp VW Amarok priced from £24,510
  Volkswagen has announced a new entry-level version of its Amarok pickup truck for the UK market. The cheapest VW Amarok is priced from £24,510, but still powered by a 3.0-litre...
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  Ford Transit Custom MS-RT R-Spec automatic review – a week at the wheel
  ‘The trouble with this van,’ remarked colleague Richard, after about 10 minutes of travelling in it, ‘is that it’s so nice inside, no-one will want to get out to do...
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  Mercedes Vans launches pop-up store in Manchester Trafford Centre
  Well, this is a novelty – Mercedes-Benz Vans is launching a pop-up store in a shopping centre, in a move it believes is a first for the van industry. No...
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  Renault Pro+ launches EasyLife van servicing plan but ends four-year warranty – plus £2k scrappage discount on Kangoo ZE electric van and other offers
  Renault’s Pro+ van business has announced a new fixed-price servicing scheme called the EasyLife Plan – which gives buyers three years of servicing for £99, a saving of up to...
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  Van scrappage scheme 2018 round-up
  While most scrappage schemes were originally slated to end in December 2017, a few van makers have elected to extend their scrappage discounts into 2018. Parkers Vans has all the...
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  Mitsubishi L200 upgraded to tow 3.5 tonnes
  Mitsubishi’s impressive L200 pickup truck – runner up in the pickup category of the 2018 Parkers New Car Awards – has been upgraded, and can tow up to 3.5 tonnes...
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  LDV scrappage scheme – save £8,500 on the V80 van until 31 January 2018
  LDV has launched a van scrappage scheme, offering an astonishing £8,500 off the already budget bargain priced V80 large van. This brings the cost of the short wheelbase SLR model down...
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  UK-built diesel engine to power iconic Ford F-150 pickup truck
  Ford has announced that in 2018 its hugely popular F-150 pickup is to get a diesel engine for the first time ever – and that engine will be built right...