• LCV values reach record high in June
    • 26/07/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    LCV values rose sharply in June to reach an average price of just under £10,000 at BCA. Prices rose by £558 to reach an average value of £9,933, the highest recorded average monthly value on record at BCA. Bidding from over 2,000 different buyers during the month pushed prices up, aided by a rise in demand of [...]
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  • TrustFord reports profits of £13.6m
    • 22/07/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    TrustFord has recorded its strongest ever first six months, delivering a pre-tax profit of £13.6m on a turnover of £1bn. Stuart Foulds, chairman and chief executive officer of TrustFord said: “I am really proud of every one of our 3,000 colleagues who, through these difficult times, stepped up to the mark and [...]
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  • RHCV names new H&S manager
    • 22/07/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    RHCV has appointed its first in-house group health, safety and facilities manager. The independent Renault Trucks distributor, which has added two new sites to the group in the past three months to become one of the largest independent Renault Trucks dealers in the country, has named George Richardson in the new [...]
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  • RHCV expands service with sixth site
    • 09/07/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    RH Commercial Vehicles has launched its new site in Newark. The 20,000 sqft site features a new 8,000 sqft workshop with three high bays, as well as sales support for new and used vehicles and rentals. The site brings to six the number of RHCV locations across the Midlands, as well as the recently added [...]
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  • Rob Holdcroft steps into new VW fleet role
    • 25/06/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has named Rob Holdcroft as head of fleet. He will step up from his position as national sales manager next month, replacing Claire English, who is moving to Audi UK. Director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Cian O’Brien said: “I’m pleased to see Rob stepping up to a new [...]
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  • Shocking cost of wing mirror repairs revealed
    • 17/06/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has revealed the shocking cost to van drivers of repairs to wing mirrors. It has found that UK van drivers have paid £655m in repairs, with additional losses racked up due to vehicle downtime. According to the research, a total of 62% of van drivers have had their wing mirrors [...]
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  • Six of the best for RHCV
    • 02/06/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    RH Commercial Vehicles has acquired WTL Truck & Van Centre in Peterborough, meaning it now has six sites across the East Midlands. WTL Truck & Van Centres has a 10,000 sqft modern building facility on a one-acre site with six service bays, an MOT prep and testing centre, and two service vans for additional [...]
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  • English solution for German brand
    • 26/05/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Audi UK has named Claire English as new head of fleet, replacing James Buxton who will be leaving the business. She takes up her role on July 12, moving across from the equivalent position at VW Commercial Vehicles. Andrew Doyle, director of Audi UK, said: “We are delighted to welcome someone of Claire’s [...]
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  • LCV values remain strong
    • 25/05/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    BCA has reported that average LCV values remained above £9,000 for the fourth consecutive month. Values continue to outstrip guide prices, continuing the well-established trend seen over the past year and sale conversion rates remain incredibly strong, with significant levels of demand for any vehicle that can be [...]
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  • CV share of car parc hits new high
    • 21/05/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Commercial vehicles now account for 13.1% of all vehicles on UK roads. According to the annual automotive census carried out by Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), there were 4,604,861 vans, 589,445 trucks, and 73,608 buses and coaches on the road at the end of 2020, out of a total of 40,350,714 [...]
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