UK commercial vehicle production was up 3.6 per cent in the first half
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Nigel Butler is joining Renault Trucks as sales and marketing director, replacing Bruce Allison, who retires as the end of June.
The Renault Maxity will be available in the UK from March 2007, following a new distribution deal signed by Renault Trucks and Nissan.
Renault Trucks is releasing a new version of its Mascott van with a Euro4 DXi 3 engine of 130 and 150 hp and a new gearbox, rear drive axle and braking system.
Renault has released bio-fuel versions of the Trafic and Master vans, but wants incentives on the fuel before launching them in the UK.
Renault is targeting the small van sector with revamped versions of the Clio and Kangoo.
Truck sales plummeted in October as the Euro 4 legislation came into force.
Digital tachographs could be with us from April, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Speaking at Forbes House, the home of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Stuart Hunt, the managing director of DAF trucks, reviewed the growth in the UK truck market through 2005.
Birmingham property agent Eagleton & Co is confident that the huge investment in commercial vehicle fleets “must have a direct spin-off into the distribution property sector”.
