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  2015 Peugeot Partner and Peugeot Partner Electric on sale
  Read more: Peugeot Expert upgraded for 2015 Peugeot has announced that order books for both the 2015 Peugeot Partner and Peugeot Partner Electric are now open. Only minor alterations have been...
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  Vans and pickups in high demand
  Growth in the UK’s economy has spurred on the demand for light commercial vehicles, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Sales increased 20.9 per cent in April...
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  Parkers Van Deal of the Week 29/05/15
  The focus of this week’s Deal of the Week is on heavy vans, with this superb offer on the Fiat Ducato. The Fiat Ducato is well refined and the most...
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  Mercedes-Benz Citan now Euro 6 compliant
  Mercedes-Benz has upgraded the specification list on its small van, the Citan, and modified the engine and exhaust system to help it achieve the Euro 6 emission standard ahead of...
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  VW Commercial Vehicles launches digital radio service
  Volkswagen has been working closely with Pure audio systems to offer high-quality DAB radios in each of its vans. All 71 dedicated Volkswagen Van Centres are now fully approved by...
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  Parkers Van Deal of the Week
  For this Friday’s Parkers Van Deal of the Week, we are looking at the small van sector. Better handling, lower running costs and a bigger load area means this new...
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  Mercedes-Benz VanExperience coming to Millbrook
  Merc’s well established VanExperience Live is moving from Prodrive in Warwickshire to its new home at Millbrook Proving Grounds in Bedfordshire. Almost 2,000 people attended last year’s event, and this...
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  Toyota Hilux 2016 to get new engines
  When we broke the news of an All New Toyota Hilux hitting the market in 2016, we were sceptical about which engines the Japanese manufacturer would be using. It has...
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  Parkers Van Deal of the Week 24/04/15
  For this week’s van deal, we’re focusing on small panel vans. We consider the latest generation of Ford Transit Connect to be the best small van on the market, and...
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  Mercedes-Benz Vito nationwide tour
  Also read: New vans for 2015 and 2016. The new Mercedes-Benz Vito will be hitting UK dealerships this month (April), and to gain publicity, Mercedes-Benz is embarking on a nationwide tour....
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  Isuzu D-Max Utah long-termer – Country Life
  Living in rural Lincolnshire for the past 18 months, it’s become clear that there are three vehicle types to help blend in with the locals. I’m not a biker so that...
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  Ford Transit celebrates 50 years
  A convoy made up of the Transit Courier, Transit Connect, Transit Custom and Transit departed the CV Show last week on a tour of all Ford’s commercial vehicle dealerships. The...
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  Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles to update range by 2016
  Also read: New vans for 2015 and 2016. Volkswagen is to update or replace its complete commercial vehicle range by 2016. The Volkswagen Amarok pickup, is to receive a minor facelift...
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  Parkers Van Deal of the Week 17/04/15
  This week’s special deal comes from ‘Trust Ford’, with its attractive deal on a new Ford Transit Courier. The asking price is just £9,440 plus VAT for the 73bhp, 1.5-litre...
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  Volkswagen Transporter T6 unveiled in Germany
  Update (July 2015): Read 2015 Volkswagen Transporter T6 review The sixth generation of the Volkswagen Transporter was unveiled this week in Germany. Dubbed the T6, it replaces the aging T5, which...
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  Peugeot to build next Vauxhall Combo
  Parent company of Peugeot and Citroen, PSA, has announced that it will build the next-generation Vauxhall Combo. The current model is built by Tofas, in Turkey, and shares the same...
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  Ford rolls out Transit24 dealerships
  Following the complete rejuvenation of its CV line up over the past three years, Ford has rolled out 105 new Transit24 dealerships across the UK. The dedicated CV network is...
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  Dacia to launch Duster commercial in the UK
  The first big news story to come out of the CV Show in Birmingham is that Dacia will be launching a commercial variant of the Duster later in the year....
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  Blade becomes flagship trim level for Isuzu D-Max
  The Blade trim has replaced the Utah to become flagship trim level on the Isuzu D-Max pickup truck. Originally just a limited edition, the hugely popular model helped Isuzu achieve...
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  All-new Ford Ranger unveiled in Thailand
  Ford has finally unveiled the 2015 Ranger at the Bangkok International Motor Show. The new model, which is a facelift and specification upgrade of the current Ford Ranger, is due...