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.
However, I always feel confident. I believe the LCV market is tougher than others because vans & pickup trucks carry tradespeople to work, deliver shopping, transport cleaning crews & more. These people in their vans & trucks have kept the country going, so, let's dive into the SMMT's top 10 list & see what the backbone of the British economy is driving.
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https://youtu.be/QYdWYha0w0ECards on the table time… I'm a big fan of the PSA Group vans. Some people knock platform sharing, saying it dilutes innovation & makes manufacturers lazy. In fact, I think completely the opposite! I believe it makes manufacturers work harder to make sure each brand remains identifiable even while sharing so much & nowhere is that more obvious than in the Vauxhall Combo (which platform shares with the Peugeot Partner, Citroen Berlingo & the new Toyota Proace City).
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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