Car and Van News

Skoda expects a significant improvement in its UK fleet business from its new Superb.

The updated car arrives in July in hatchback and estate versions, promising several gains including lower emissions.

The average values of used vans rose in April for the third consecutive month.

Used car values, however, are continuing to slide, down for four months running.

Van operators have been urged to consider renting, rather than buying their vehicles after a safety survey produced shocking results.
Data collected by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) concluded that half of all vans more than three years old in use today are unroadworthy.

BMW is promising buyers more choice than ever before in its 3 Series range.

By the time the range is complete it will boast more body styles and a greater diversity of trim packages than seen before, and the availability of four-wheel drive for the first time.

The first of 13 new engines to be fitted to Vauxhall Opel cars are now being rolled out.

All of the units will be in vehicles by 2016 as the brands try to address criticism of their current powerplants.

Kia is planning to be in the UK’s top-five selling brands before the end of the decade.

The Korean brand is targeting annual sales of 100,000 cars, compared to the 70,000 it is expected to sell in 2013.

Nissan has brought its new commercial vehicles, the eNV200 electric van and the NV200 taxi, to the CV Show in Birmingham.

Building on the success of Nissan’s LEAF electric car now manufactured in Sunderland, the eNV200 is the first pure electric van the brand has put into production.