At the beginning of the year, the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT) were feeling confident that the UK's light commercial vehicle (LCV) market would see the registration of 348,000 vans in 2020. Now, with the Covid-19 outbreak locking the trade down, that figure has changed to 263,000.
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It's capable of staggering payloads of nearly 1000kg & is available in 2 lengths with only 1 height option. If you need it, the longest of the wheelbases can even be converted into a crew van for up to 5 people. The trim levels - Edition, Sportive & LE Nav - add various comforts & tech additions including overload warnings, tractions control & more. Engine sizes centre on different power outputs from the same 1.5-litre Turbo D BlueInjection engine (76hp, 102hp & 130hp) with the option of a 1.2-litre PureTech 110hp petrol engine (if you like that sort of thing) - all are available as manual or auto.
The Peugeot Partner may be selling more right now, but the Combo has the Vauxhall badge - a sign of British quality that a lot of UK trades will find hard to ignore.
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This van succeeds in sales where others fail thanks to it being a competitively-priced all-round package deal. In my video review I say that for many people, the search for a medium van usually starts with the Ford Transit Custom… & for most people, once they've seen what the Custom can offer, that's where their search will end.
This list is based on the SMMT registration figures up to March 2020: https://www.smmt.co.uk/2020/04/uk-new-van-market-feels-covid-19-impact-as-registrations-halve-in-march/
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