Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is celebrating a successful beginning to 2010 by already grabbing 3 awards and expanding its market share by 2.4 per cent to 10.4 per cent to the end of April compared to the same period previous year, with almost as many vans sold in March alone than the whole of the first quarter previous .
Less than six months since it’s launch in January, the new Volkswagen Transporter, with a modern look and more powerful , fuel- efficient and advanced Euro5 TDI engines, has already won twohonors , while Volkswagen’s thirdhonor was won by its largest van model, the Volkswagen Crafter.
The 2 honors for the new Transporter, which also celebrated 60 years of manufacturing in February, are Best Medium Van in the Van Fleet World 2010 Honours, and as the Standard Panel Van category winner in the iVan Awards 2010.
Van Fleet World magazine’s jury panel considered an assessment of maintenance costs and consistency and residual value data for the latest ~ newest ~ new} Transporter. The magazine’s editor, John Kendall, commented : ‘A great van previously and now even better after the wide range of up gradations . A fine range of power trains , great build quality and improved to drive than before. The latest Volkswagen Transporter has a lot going for it.’
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles was also pleased to receive a 2nd honor in the Van Fleet World 2010 honours when for the fourth year running the Volkswagen Crafter was awarded the title of Best Large Van.
Commenting on the Crafter’s record achievement , Editor John Kendall said: ‘The Crafter has won this award for the last few years and now with Euro5 engines out in the past year, it does much to consolidate the van’s status . The Crafter range has much to present on all counts. Not surprisingly, they have become strong fleet favorites.’
Simon Elliott, Director, Volkswagen Van Leasing said: ‘We are really pleased that the latest Transporter is already proving to be so extremely respected by both the fleet experts judging these awards, and our clients – and for the Crafter to win Best Large Van for the fourth year running acknowledges that it’s hard to beat.’
