New Launches
Show Report: CV Show 2012
What a cracking event the 2012 Commercial Vehicle Show turned out to be, thanks in no small part to Ford… Read More
Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Long-Term Test 1
We has just taken delivery of a Mitsubishi L200 4x4 Club Cab for long-term appraisal… Read More
Ford Transit ECOnetic Brief Test
We’ve been putting a SWB 100hp 2.2TDi Euro 5 Transit 280 ECOnetic through its paces… Read More
Renault Kangoo ZE 2011 European Launch
Renault is at the forefront of manufacturers offering a mass produced factory-built electric van… Read More
Fuso Canter 2011 European Launch
Fuso has completely revamped its range of light and heavy truck Canter chassis and chassis crew cabs… Read More
Iveco Daily 2011 European Launch
Iveco has introduced new, latest generation diesels to its Daily range, along with detail changes inside and out… Read More
Ford Transit 2011 European Launch
Ford takes the iconic Transit to the next stage with an all-new range of 2.2-litre Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Volkswagen Crafter 2011 UK Launch
VW’s large panel van has undergone a serious makeover with changes to the front-end styling and the cab interior, as well as new Euro 5 diesels… Read More
Ford Transit Connect Electric Brief Test
We spent a day with the battery-powered Connect to get a better idea of what it’s like to live with in its natural, urban environment. Read More
Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL Brief Test
Currently undergoing trials with selected fleet customers in the UK, we managed to get behind the wheel of a battery-powered Vito E-CELL… Read More
Best ever global CV sales for VW in 2011
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has posted its best ever global sales figures of 479,000 for the last 11 months — a rise of 22.9 per cent on the same period last year — with Caddy, our current Van of the Year, leading the way on 146,100, an increase of 26 per cent.Western Europe played its part in the success with total sales of 261,20, representing a 17.7 per cent improvement, but South America is the headline story with an increase of 22.8 per cent, taking it to 126,600. South America is a strange market where VW still sells the old rear-engined Transporter T2 in Brazil, alongside a Polo-based half-tonne pick-up called the Saveiro (see pics below).
The current Transporter T5 range increased its global sales by 5.6 per cent to 139,900 units, while Crafter rose by 4.1 per cent to 34,600 sold worldwide. VW’s all-new one-tonne 4x4 Amarok pick-up got off to a great start with global sales of 60,200 during the last 11 months.
“This means that until now we have already sold around 40,000 more commercial vehicles than in the whole of 2010,” said Harald Schomburg, member of the brand board of management of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles for sales and marketing. “All our ranges have sold extremely well in 2011 and together with our dedicated and specialised dealers and importers we significantly improved our position.”
