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consumption of 42.2mpg, so it’s not fuelthirsty. It features sports suspension, deluxe wood interior, coloured autolux leather upholstery and a sliding sunroof blind, and has a maximum loading weight of 883kg, allowing plenty of room for everyday purposes while offering a bit of luxury to each journey. Type bit.ly/TranSeptDeal into a web browser for more details.
VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER FOR a deposit of £671.37, Volkswagen’s 2.0-litre TDi Transporter is now available from just £223.79 per month plus VAT over a course of a 36month period. This deal is based upon a 10,000-mile warranty over the course of the three years. It has a fivespeed manual gearbox, which produces 84bhp and has an average combined fuel consumption of 37.7mpg coupled with a
loading weight of 749kg. When it comes to fuel efficiency and load capacity, the Transporter is not at the top of our list, but it does come with a few interior benefits. Inside, the Transporter does feature a few luxuries, coming equipped with a CDR 500 radio and personal line interior range with twin storage bins in the boot. Type bit.ly/VWdealSept into a web browser for more details.
NISSAN NV400 NISSAN’S bold-looking Nv400 is priced at a competitive £15,999 and comes with a standard manufacturer’s warranty of three years and 10,000 miles. The 2.3-litre dCi H3 SE van produces 145bhp and is mated to a six-speed manual gearbox. It has a combined fuel consumption of 30.5mpg and a maximum loading weight of 1176kg, making it one of the largest
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Bucking the trend
FORD TRANSIT CUSTOM FORD’s Transit remains the backbone of British businesses and the new Transit Custom TDCi is now on offer to business users only for £193 per month plus VAT. This deal is built over a 24-month payment period and a 10,000-mile warranty for a deposit of £1,930. The six-speed manual diesel can produce 125bhp and has a combined fuel
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options on this month’s list. The NV400’s striking looks certainly differentiate it from its competitors, with its distinctive grille and lights. It’s an ideal contender for business customers looking for a heavy-duty vehicle in which to transport their everyday items back and forth to each job. Type bit.ly/NVdealSept into a web browser for more details.
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ccording to the latest figures from the ACEA, European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association (think SMMT but for Europe), the new commercial vehicle sales figures make for some depressing reading. They show a market in steady decline, June figures were down 4.8 per cent compared to the same month last year and the over the first half of 2013 the market has contracted by 6.9 per cent. Breaking those figures down to individual countries showcases some really horror stories – France down 9.4 per cent, Spain down six per cent, Italy down 19.5 per cent and even Europe’s economic powerhouse, Germany, saw 10 per cent fewer commercial vehicles sold. However, the UK experienced a growth of 7.2 per cent. SMMT figures reported a first half increase of 11.18 per cent in the sub 3.5t van market. Leading the pack was Ford (who else?) which saw tremendous growth rates of 26 per cent over the first six months of the year. The Blue Oval now outsells its nearest competitor two-to-one, if you happen to be a Ford commercial vehicle retailer you’re entitled to feeling a little smug right now. Just why is the UK bucking the trend? There’s no silver bullet, there’s likely to be a variety of factors at work not least the market is in bouncing back from a significant depression brought on by the wide economics stagnation. There are also the recent changes to whole vehicle type approvals which might have meant that larger fleets have speeded up their fleet replacement cycle. The final major reason is that after five long hard years it would appear that UK plc, and let’s whisper this, is finally coming out of the doldrums.
‘Whisper it: UK plc is finally out of the doldrums’
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