Mercedes-Benz UK appoints Michael Kamper as Managing Director

Mercedes-Benz UK Ltd. has announced the appointment of Michael Kamper as Managing Director, Commercial Vehicles.

Kamper, 46, joins the business during July, and is currently leading Daimler Trucks' International Key Account Management,

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles increase worldwide deliveries by 3.5 per cent in May

In the first five months of this year, Europe’s leading manufacture of light commercial vehicles, MPVs and leisure vehicles delivered 220,500 vehicles worldwide. This represents a growth of 3.5 per cent compared to the same period last year (January-May 2011:

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Volkswagen Group increases its share of voting rights in MAN SE to 75.03 per cent

The next step has been taken on the way to the integrated commercial vehicles group under Volkswagen’s roof. The Group announced in Wolfsburg that Volkswagen is increasing its share of the voting rights in MAN SE from 73.76 per cent to 75.03 per cent

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Tata Motors May sales up by 4 per cent

Tata Motors’ total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in May 2012 were 64,347 vehicles, higher by 4 per cent, over May 2011. The company’s domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles for May 2012 were 60,128 nos.,

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Ford subjects all-new Transit Custom to extreme temperature, 550,000-slam door test

Most people learn as children that you are not supposed to slam the door. The engineers that created the all-new Ford Transit Custom clearly didn’t get the message.

In fact, the Ford team slammed the doors of its new van more 550,000 times to make sure than it can

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Business as usual for Hyundai at the CV Show

For the second consecutive year Hyundai will be showcasing its line-up of light commercial vehicles at the CV Show at the NEC in Birmingham.

Located in Hall 1 at stand 1G10, visitors will have the chance to view Hyundai’s LCV model range including the versatile iLoad

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Citroen Nemo is Best City Van in Trade Van Driver Awards 2012

The Citroen Nemo has just gained the accolade of ‘Best City Van’ in the first Trade Van Driver (TVD) Awards. The TVD Awards judges praised the Citroen Nemo, saying; “The cheeky Nemo is ideal for city-based operations. It has a small footprint to winkle into those

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Isuzu Truck rings the changes in Buckingham

As part of the ongoing expansion to its dealer network in 2012, leading commercial vehicle manufacturer Isuzu Truck UK has announced the addition of Ring Road Garage Ltd as a new parts and service dealer in Buckingham – this appointment came into effect on

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AMW sales zoom 50 per cent during FY-2012

Asia Motor Works (AMW) grew strongly during the year ended March 2012, with its sales rising by 50 per cent to 10,000 trucks. The company also became the second largest player in the fast growing Tipper segment with a 25 per cent market share, outpacing

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Vauxhall delivers new Combo fleet order to Anglian Water

The first major fleet order of new Vauxhall Combo vans has been supplied to Anglian Water. The company, which is the largest water and wastewaster service in England and Wales by geographic area, will take delivery of 52 New Combos for its water and

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Tata Motors March sales at 100,414 nos.

Tata Motors' total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in March 2012 were 100,414 vehicles, a growth of 20 per cent over 83,363 vehicles sold in March 2011. The company's domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles

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Vauxhall Vans at the CV Show

Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles will be displaying its full model range at the CV Show 2012 at the NEC in Birmingham from the April 24-26 on stand 1E50 in Hall 1, including Movano, Vivaro, New Combo, Astravan and Corsavan.

New Combo will make its UK

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Great wall to debut at CV Show with £13,998 Steed double-cab pick-up

Great Wall Motor Company – market leaders for pick-ups and SUVs in China – will this month become the first Chinese automobile manufacturer to commence volume sales in the UK, following the launch of the Steed pick-up at the Commercial Vehicle Show (Birmingham NEC;

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Promising future for Bio-DME as a vehicle fuel

The Bio-DME project aims to assess whether there is a market for Bio-DME (Di-Methyl-Ether) for commercial vehicles. Now, halfway through the two-year project, the preliminary results show that Bio-DME already functions in daily commercial operations. If diesel

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Van of the Year for Ford Transit tops five awards for market leader from Vans A2Z

Ford commercial vehicles picked-up five trophies at the annual awards presented by independent website Vans A2Z. The four category wins were topped with Ford Transit being named overall Van of the Year 2012.

Vans A2Z is a free-to-use site providing a fully

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Tata Motors to increase prices, on Excise Duty hike

Tata Motors has decided to increase the prices of its commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles, with immediate effect,

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Tata Motors February sales at 92,119 nos.

Tata Motors’ total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in February 2012 were 92,119

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Daimler and Chinese truck manufacturer Foton celebrate launch of JV Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive

Daimler and its Chinese partner Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. held a festive ceremony to celebrate the reception of the business license for the joint-venture Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co., Ltd. To commemorate this event, the partners unveiled a plaque in Beijing

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