As well as the online resource for SME’s, companycarandvan.co.uk we also publish a bi monthly 76 page magazine entitled Company Car & Van, which contains up to date news on new car & commercial vehicle launches that are relevant to the SME fleet market. As the year comes to an end, we award our […]
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Volkswagens commercial range just like their car range, is reassuringly familiar. I tested the latest T6 Transporter recently, driving the T28 Highline SWB EU5 2.0 TDI 150PS 6-speed Manual As a car driver who drives vans, I like a van that feels car like & is equipped […]
Transit Customs Coming Home Ford has a problem. How do you make a great commercial vehicle better ? The case in point is the Ford Transit Custom, newly refurbished for 2018. When it arrived in 2012, it gave the van sector a real shot in the arm. This was a van with a payload of […]
Your rental awaits Replacing the Partner Tepee name with Rifter, must have been a no brainer for Peugeot. The Rifter is Peugeot’s new lifestyle-MPV, a crossover that benefits from the interiors found in Peugeots 3008 & 5008 SUV’s. Peugeot have designed a hugely practical vehicle with the Rifter, it’s perfect for anyone who does […]
Streuth, G’Day & No Worries With the Mitsubishi Shogun shortly to meet it’s maker, a new SUV from the brand, the Shogun Sport has been launched to replace it. There are rumours that a new Shogun may emerge post 2019, but in the meantime, welcome to the Shogun Sport which is a very ‘Crocodile […]
The return of the rep-mobile Peugeot are feeling really confident right now. Spurred on by the success of their 3008 & 5008 SUV’s, the French brand has spent the past five years developing & now launching it’s all new 508, a saloon car into a world that’s been taken over by SUV’s of every […]
For a number of year’s now, ‘ the ultimate driving machine ‘ has been available as an SUV, a shape & size of car that one would not necessarily associate with exciting driving. BMW being BMW though, have tried to stay faithful to this company statement & despite the original X3 not actually being […]
Big Sur KIA has made a pretty good fist of becoming a bona fide player in the UK car market. Gone are the cheap & cheerful, but well built & reliable models of yesteryear, replaced by a more expensive, well equipped, attractive but still well built & reliable range of cars, with the Sportage […]
I’m in with the in crowd. If there’s one car franchise who in 2018 can seem to do no wrong, it’s Volvo. New launches such as the XC40 & V60 have been very well received & as the UK government stumbles around in the dark, trying to work out if diesel engines are the […]
Twenty-First Century Van As Mercedes-Benz head of Van Sales Steve Bridge, told the assembled motoring writers at the recent UK launch of the third generation Sprinter, ” Mercedes-Benz Vans is undergoing a transformation from a vehicle manufacturer into a provider of transport & mobility solutions. “ As the way we purchase & use our […]
Scandi drama. What Scandi drama ? Having a car buying history with Swedish cars, albeit with purchasing a couple of Saab’s & not Volvo’s, I have always had a soft spot for all things Swede. From Henning Mankell’s Wallander, to TV’s The Killing, to Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman. ‘Scandic-Noir’ & their attitude to […]
Thanks to the success of the Outlander PHEV, Mitsubishi has had more success in recent years offering fleet customers a model that they want to buy, primarily because of the tax breaks that come with running this plug-in-hybrid. The L200 pick-up is another Mitsubishi that sells well into businesse’s & is currently the second […]
DS 7 CROSSBACK – PERFORMANCE Line BlueHDi 180 EAT8 (8-Speed Auto) On 22 August 1962, an assassination attempt is made on the President General Charles de Gaulle by the militant French underground organisation OAS in anger over the French government granting independence to Algeria. As the president’s motorcade passes, de Gaulle’s unarmoured Citroën DS […]
Hyundai Kona 1.0 T GDI Premium Hyundai entered the B-SUV fray at the beginning of 2018, with their new model the Kona. With their mid-range SUV Tucson & large SUV Santa Fe, Hyundai have a habit of producing no nonsense, great value cars in this sector & at first glance, the Kona is set […]
T-Roc punches above it’s weight. Volkswagen T-Roc 1.5 TSI EVO 150PS. Volkswagen have joined the SUV party with the recent launch of the T-Roc, which sits between the Golf & the Tiguan in the VW range. At first glance, the T-Roc may look familiar & that’s because it shares its wheelbase & the widely […]
Skoda Karoq SE Technology 1.5 TSI 150PS Skoda are on a roll. In 2017 they launched their large SUV the Kodiaq, which immediately went to the top of the class, winning a host of awards. Skoda have also just won the SME Fleet brand of the Year & at the recent Geneva Motor Show, visitors […]
Wild, wild, life. Ford’s pick-up, the Ranger is still the best selling model in it’s sector. When you see a Ranger on the road, the version that stands out, is the top-of-the-range Wildtrak, which competes at the head of the UK pick-up sector against the likes of the Volkswagen Amarok Highline, Mercedes-Benz X-Class, Toyota […]
Subaru XV 2.0i SE Premium Lineartronic If there is was a car brand that motoring journalists have a soft spot for, that brand would be Subaru. From the bonkers Impreza to the AWD Legacy, Subaru has built some pretty damn good cars, but in recent years UK sales have waned, with less than […]
Volkswagen Polo SE 1.0 litre TSI 95 My son passed his driving test a few weeks ago, so the question of which car we will be considering for both him & my daughter to drive has been high on the agenda. Undoubtedly in the mix, is the Volkswagen Polo which seems in our neighbourhood anyway, […]
In 2017, BMW shifted almost 100,000 plug-in or EV models, with the BMW 330e accounting for 25% of all 3 Series sales. Fast forward to 2018 & with the end of the old fuel economy lab test, called the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) imminent & the European Union’s newly developed test, called the […]
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New car, caviar, four star daydream ! Once upon a time, well the 1990’s to be precise, buying a new car with anything extra on it would cost the customer a small fortune. Adding ‘extras’ to your car made an awful lot of BMW salespeople very happy, as it was predominantly the perceived quality brands […]
Quidditch World Cup 2017 If Harry Potter played Quidditch in a flying car, then his car of choice would be the new Suzuki Ignis. Based on the same platform as the Suzuki Baleno, the Ignis is a combination of city car & crossover. As Suzuki does small cars really well, it’s no surprise that the […]
Suzuki Baleno 1.0 Boosterjet SZ5 Blackburn, Burnley, Bolton. The Suzuki Baleno is built in India & sold in Europe. Sitting above the excellent Swift in the Suzuki range, the Baleno is a car with a super-mini price, £13,999, that offers the space of some C-Sector cars & comes generously equipped with all model’s in the […]
