On sale from November 2011 in the UK from £16,990 excluding VAT, with monthly battery hire from £60 (6,000 miles and 3 years), Kangoo Z.E. is the first affordable all-electric van.

Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles topped the sales charts in July with retail volume up by 37 per cent year-on-year, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Following on from last year’s record UK LCV sales, Renault will be “charging” ahead at this year’s CV Show at the NEC Birmingham, with no less than seven UK show debuts, including the fully-electric Kangoo Van Z.E. (*Zero Emission).

Renault is enjoying some early Christmas celebrations today with the news that it has won no less than four awards in the 2011 What Van? Awards, including Van of the Year.

Nationwide home improvements company Safestyle UK has taken delivery of 170 New Renault Master vans, thanks to a helping hand from Expense Reduction Analysts specialist fleet division - ERA Fleet Cost Management Ltd.

Vauxhall Vivaro Van goes electric with a new Vivaro e-concept van.

Age UK, the nationwide charity dedicated to improving the lives of people in later life, has taken delivery of 16 New Renault Master Vans.

The ALD Automotive/TOTAL ECO 10 MPG Marathon helps the Citroen Nemo once again prove, that outstanding economy comes as standard with this great Van.

Now on sale is the Vauxhall Corsavan ecoFLEX. This is Vauxhall’s first van to include a Start/ Stop system with a DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter).

The all new Movano from Vauxhall will be a serious player in the heavy van segment when it’s launched in the UK market this year.

New Renault Master

Nissans New NV200 Van of the Year 2010

Nissans All New NV200 hits the streets in the UK

The UK’s van drivers are making life easy for thieves. More than half don’t have an alarm fitted; most are without an immobiliser; and some don’t lock their vans! London appears to be the hotbed for thieves targeting vans with 35% of drivers having their vans broken into in the last three years compared to 16% nationally. The areas least affected by van crime are Wales and the Midlands. Drivers in London are the most security conscious and most lock their vans but they are the worst at emptying the contents! The least security conscious are drivers in the South East and Anglia who leave their vans unlocked.

Vauxhall wins Van Manufacturer of the year, Best Light Van and Best Medium Van

Cliniserve has taken delivery of 27 new Renault Master 120.35 vans through Renault Trucks distributor MV Trucks.

Government subsidies are to be used to encourage the use of low-emission vans by public sector fleets. An initial £20m has been set aside with a further £30m earmarked to help develop the scheme...

Customers buying a new vehicle are to be given a £2,000 discount if they are replacing for scrap a vehicle older than 10 years. Scheme will start in May It will last until March 2010 (or sooner if the budget is used) Vehicle being replaced must be more than 10 years old and owned for more than 1 year The manufacturer must agree to fund £1,000 of the discount in order to participate Many details are to be confirmed such as a definition of “vehicle”, exact start date and if there will be maximum levels of emissions from the new vehicle