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  Mule Tippers Inserts now available for pickups
  A new company has been launched which specialises in fitting tipper bodies to pickup trucks without the need for adapting the body. Mule Tippers shapes the tipper body around the...
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  GM to review its pickup strategy
  Could Vauxhall be planning to re-enter the UK pickup market? It’s now looking a distinct possibility, after parent company General Motors announced it was reviewing its global pickup strategy. Currently, the...
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  Bri-Stor launches Contego canopy for pickups
  With over 30 years of experience, Bri-Stor is one of the UK’s leading conversion companies specialising in in-vehicle storage. The company has recently launched the Contego canopy range, which has been...
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  Cartwrights Conversions launches new racking ranges
  Trailer manufacturer Cartwrights recently tapped into the LCV market with its Cartwrights Conversions division which specialises in high-quality LCV conversions. Less than one year after its formation, the Doncaster-based company...
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  New Toyota Proace arrives September 2016
  The second-generation Toyota Proace is set to make its UK arrival in September 2016, alongside its siblings the Peugeot Expert and Citroen Dispatch. It features its own distinctive front end...
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  Renault vans now Euro-6 compliant
  Renault has updated all of its vans so they all now meet the Euro-6 emissions standard. The Renault van range, which consists of the Kangoo, Trafic and Master now emits lower...
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  Mazda BT-50 returning to UK
  The Mazda BT-50 will be returning to European shores, with the launch of its Isuzu-based third-generation around 2018. The first-generation Mazda BT-50 was sold in the UK from 2006 until...
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  Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles launches online configurator
  Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ website features a new vehicle configurator, helping customers decide which van or pickup is best suited to them. The configurator is fully responsive and makes light work...
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  MAN to launch TGE van
  MAN Truck & Bus will re-enter the European van market with the MAN TGE van. The German manufacturer will sell a rebadged version of the VW Crafter that will be...
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  Renault Alaskan arrives 2018
  UPDATE: contrary to earlier indications, the UK launch of the Renault Alaskan has been delayed, and it now won’t arrive until 2018. For full details of this development, read the news...
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  Mercedes-Benz Sprinter gets a Premium upgrade
  Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a second special edition model called the Sprinter Premium. It follows the 20th Anniversary model launched in 2015, but this one’s comfier and features even more styling...
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  Fiat Fiorino 2016 prices and specification
  Fiat Professional has announced prices and specification for its Euro-6 compliant 2016 Fiat Fiorino. Very few changes have been made with a marginal list price increase to £11,315 plus VAT,...
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  Mercedes-Benz upgrades its ‘Approved Used’ scheme
  Mercedes-Benz Vans has upgraded its Approved Used scheme, with vans of up to six years old and 150,000 miles on the clock now eligable. The programme is designed to give...
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  VW and Truckman offer new range of Amarok hardtops
  Volkswagen is collaborating with hardtop specialist Truckman to offer a new range of Amarok canopies. The stylish and practical covers can be ordered from any of Volkswagen’s 73 specialist Van...
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  Fiat Ducato is now Euro 6 compliant
  Fiat Professional has announced that its Ducato large van will be using EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) technology only to achieve the Euro 6 emission standard, which comes into law in...
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  Van registrations set for record year
  This year is still set to surpass 2015’s record number of 371,870 LCV registrations, with May figures up 1.9 percent to 28,480. The growth is driven by the continued success...
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  New automatic transmission for Ford Transit and Transit Custom
  Ford is launching a new automatic transmission for the Ford Transit and Ford Transit Custom. The six-speed transaxle (transmission, differential and driven axle components) will be available to order in the...
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  Transit and Transit Custom now Euro-6 compliant
  Ford has replaced its ageing 2.2-litre diesel in the Ford Transit and Transit Custom with the new 2-litre Panther engine, which has been designed and developed at the firm’s Technical...
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  Mercedes-Benz Citan automatic now on sale
  Mercedes-Benz is now offering the petrol version of its small panel van, the Citan, with a six-speed automatic transmission. The Mercedes-Benz Citan dual-clutch automatic has been developed with urban delivery drivers...
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  Nissan NV300 due autumn 2016
  Nissan has finally given us a glimpse of its next-generation medium panel van, the NV300. Built in France by Renault and based on the 2014 Renault Trafic, the new NV300...