Andrew Charman

2 weeks ago | thecarexpert.co.uk | Andrew Charman

What’s the first word that comes to mind when you think of Volvo? Chances are, it will be “safety”. The Swedish brand has built a long and enviable reputation for producing some of the safest cars in the world, which continues today. From its very beginning, almost 100 years ago, safety was Volvo’s number one priority. Its most famous innovation is the three-point seatbelt, introduced in 1959 and claimed by the company to have saved more than a million lives around the world over the last 65 years.

2 weeks ago | businessmotoring.co.uk | Andrew Charman

Renault Head of Light Commercial Vehicles Heinz-Jürgen Löw has added to calls for more to be done to accelerate the take-up of electric vehicles in the LCV sector. Launching the new range of Renault medium electric vans, the Trafic, Goelette and Estafette E-Tech, at the CV Show in Birmingham (story here), Löw left onlookers in no doubt as to the challenges facing the industry in coming years, stating that the environment the industry operates in is getting more complex by the day.

2 weeks ago | businessvans.co.uk | Andrew Charman

Ford has used the UK CV Show to launch its Power Promise for commercial vehicle customers, a package of benefits designed to make switching to electric vans much simpler. The programme is hoped to boost the UK’s stalling electric van take-up – registrations are currently running at around 8%, less than half of the 16% that the Government Zero-Emissions Vehicle Mandate requires by the end of 2025.

2 weeks ago | motortradenews.com | Andrew Charman

Kia will begin its expansion into the commercial vehicle sector with an initial 50-strong dedicated dealer network. The brand’s PV5 electric light-commercial vehicle has made its debut at the CV Show in Birmingham (story here) and unveiling the new model, Kia UK President and CEO Paul Philpott said that the initial dealer network of 50 professional van centres would be expanded to 60 by the end of 2026.

2 weeks ago | motortradenews.com | Andrew Charman

Isuzu has surprised the CV Show by revealing the first all-electric production version of its D-Max pick-up. Unveiling the new model at the Birmingham event, Isuzu UK managing director Alan Able described the new D-Max EV as the first fully-electric, fully capable pick-up available in the UK and as durable, capable and hard-working as the pick-ups the brand’s customers rely on.