New Vauxhall Movano
The NEW Vauxhall Movano van was launched at the Commercial Vehicle show last month and is now available for advanced orders.
The Movano continues to share the same platform as the Renault Master and this fantastic large van has been given a facelift and some great standard equipment (and a whole host of new options) in an upgarded interior.
Vanguard - The Transit & Ford Top The Ratings!
Vansdirect has already asked why we love the transit, but this week, we’ve found another reason. The “backbone of Britain” is appareantly “the most reliable van on the market” according to Fleet News.
Their FN50 reliability survey included more than 100,000 vans operated by British fleets and assessed the reliability of both the manufacturer and model. The table is based on “the number of breakdowns per 100 of each vehicle on the fleet.”
GM - Glum Mood?
General Motors, owners of Chevrolet, Daewoo, Vauxhall and Saab to name a few, have reportedly called “for coordinated federal action to assist the ailing U.S. automobile industry” according to Reuters. This is of course in response to the slump in markets and credit markets. The US car giant insists that bankruptcy is not an option asserting that such action “would not benefit our customers, our dealers or our employees.”
Vansdirect recently brought you news of Ford’s plan to cut production and jobs in Southampton, and now Vauxhall appear to be following suit. Whilst there is allegedly no immediate threat to the future of GM’s Luton van plant, production will be cut to align supply with the falling demand.
The factory in Luton currently makes Vauxhall’s Vivaro as well as Nissan’s Primastar and Renault’s Trafic vans. Whilst output is still set to beat 90,000 units this year, GM are taking the unusual action of ceasing production for eight days this month to align the supply and demand of UK and other European markets. The same practice may be adopted by GM’s sister plant in Cheshire which manufactures both the Astra and Astravan albeit not to the same degree.
Registrations Fall In September
Vansdirect recently reported on the SMMT’s assessment of falling car registrations during September 2008. Today, the same organisation published its assessment of the commercial vehicle market.
In short, registrations are down 19.2% for September but down a massive 22.1% in the case of vans only. These figures are hardly surprising, but given the apparent unwilling nature of the government to commit to any substantive rescue plans or to speculate on potential solutions, the figures do not make pleasant reading for the manufacturer or van retailer.
Transport News Network report this week on data produced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. These statistics apparently show “van and truck registrations down 20.7% in August” but, as also reported by Works Management, registrations are up 1.9% for the rolling year to a staggering 387,645.
The decline in van registrations accounted for much of the slump with van registrations being “down 24.7% for the month and down 0.8% to 329,092 for the rolling year”.
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