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Date	Title	Article
06/01/2003	100,000th Convoy	LDV says that just before Christmas it built the 100,000th Convoy van since the company was formed in April 1993. LDV says the Convoy is the UK third best selling vehicle in its market. Customers include over 300 local authority fleets as well as police and ambulance services nationwide as well as thousands of businesses across the country. More from Hazel Crawford on +44 (0)1 902 714 957 or hazel@connect-group.com
11/12/2002	100,000th Vivaro	The IBC Vehicles plant in Luton just celebrated the production of its 100,000th Vauxhall Vivaro. The new van, a special white panel van model went to Vauxhall fleet customer, Scottish Power, as part of a deal for 10,000 vehicles signed earlier this year following a live on-line electronic auction. The Vivaro is the General Motors version of the joint venture between GM and Renault, whose model is the Trafic. The two models shared the Van of the Year Trophy earlier this year. More from Mike Imeson on +44 (0)1 582 427 608 or michael.imeson@vauxhall.co.uk
07/06/04	1,000 new jobs at Unipart	The Unipart Group of Companies will be creating up to 1,000 new jobs across the UK in the next 12 months to support growth in new business. In the past two years UGC has won substantial contracts with household names like Boots, Halfords, Homebase, Vodafone and '3' and the new jobs will be created in line with the implementation and development of these new deals. Commenting on the news group chief executive John Neill CBE said, 'The last six months have seen the group strengthen its position as a leading logistics provider with the successful commencement of a number of high-profile contracts for Unipart.' Andrew Smith, MP for Oxford East and secretary of state for work and pensions added, 'This is great news for Oxford. Unipart is one of our biggest companies and one of the largest private companies in the UK. I'm delighted they are creating quality jobs in the Oxford area.' More from Debbie Daly 01865 383 068 or Debbie_daly@unipart.co.uk
27/01/05	12,414 bus and coach registrations in 2004	Figures from the SMMT show December bus and coach registrations, at 1,061 were 6.4% down on December 2003, but took the annual total to 12,414. December was another weak month for bus demand, down on December 2003 and the ninth month of year on year decline in 2004. The annual total of 12,414 was 7.8% down on the total for 2003. Modest growth in single deck buses from 3.5 to 16t gvw helped to temper the declines in mini and double-deck buses. Coaches were 6.0 per cent up year on year in 2004. The rolling year figures for buses trended down during 2004. Annual coach registrations were a success story in 2004 at 1,095 units year end, an increase of six per cent over the previous year. Growth has steadily increased since the third quarter of 2003 and registrations have now stabilised at around the 1,100 mark. More from Robin Dickeson +44 (0)2 073 449 222 or rdickeson@smmt.co.uk
21/01/03	£12m trailer deal	SDC Trailers just said it has won probably the largest trailer order in the UK in the last 12 months. The deal is for 750 trailers for Hill Hire plc, one of the UK’s truck and trailer rental businesses and comprises curtain-siders, GRP box-van trailers and container-carrying skeletals. Industry sources suggest the deal is worth some £12m at retail prices. Hill Hire will run its new trailers from 10 sites around the UK and says the order is a key part of a fleet updating and expansion plan. More from Paul Frazer on +44(0)1 257 472 148 or paul@heronmarketing.co.uk
25/02/03	£15,000 prize at the CV Show	Insurance broker Simon Brooke and Partners of Leeds and SBP Chapman Stevens from High Wycombe will be on stand 4-581 at the CV Show. The company aims to extend its market share in the road haulage sector and so plans a competition from its stand in which an operator could win £15,000 for guessing a registration number. More from Steve Ellis on+44 (0)1 494 897 514 or sellis@chapmanstevens.com
10/01/05	170 bhp option for Daewoo Avia.	Avia Trucks UK Ltd says it now has 170 bhp variants of its Prague built Daewoo Avia 7.5 and 9.0 tonners. Like the standard 150 bhp model, the higher powered models use the Darlington built Cummins engines - producing 125kw (170bhp) at 2500 rpm and 600Nm of torque between 1200-1700 rpm. The standard gearbox is a five speed ZF unit with a six speed box available as an option. More from Andy Granger on +31 497 575 452 or andygranger@granger-marketing.com
17/04/03	17 per cent fall and vehicle theft	According to the British crime Survey, overall crime in England and Wales fell nine per cent in the 12 months to December 2002. The survey also shows that in vehicle theft fell 17 per cent in the same period. More from http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/bcs1.html
22/09/03	18 more Alphas for Isotank	Isotank Services just bought 18 more Foden Alfa tractors for its UK distribution fleet. The deal follows the success of its 54 strong Foden fleet, on an intensive four-year programme. The first of the new Fodens have 420 bhp Cummins diesels and Foden’s XL high-roof sleeper cab. Isotank got its new trucks from Parsons Truck centre in Hartlepool and plans to run them for four years. More from Julian Cooper on +44 (0)1 270 758 624 or julian.cooper@paccar.com
23/06/03	2,000th Mack truck from New River Valley plant	Mack Trucks said the 2,000th Mack highway truck rolled off the line at the New River Valley assembly plant recently. The milestone at the Dublin, Virginia comes six months after Mack stopped making CH and Vision highway trucks at its plant in Winnsboro, South Carolina. The last Mack came off the line in Winnsboro on November 8 last year and the plant closed on November 15. Less than three weeks later, on December 4, 2002, the first Mack built at New River Valley drove off the plant's new Area South line for delivery to the customer. More from John Walsh +1(0) 610 709 2560 or john.walsh@macktrucks.com

06/01/2003

100,000th Convoy

LDV says that just before Christmas it built the 100,000th Convoy van since the company was

formed in April 1993. LDV says the Convoy is the UK third best selling vehicle in its market.

Customers include over 300 local authority fleets as well as police and ambulance services

nationwide as well as thousands of businesses across the country.

More from Hazel Crawford on +44 (0)1 902 714 957 or hazel@connect-group.com

11/12/2002

100,000th Vivaro

The IBC Vehicles plant in Luton just celebrated the production of its 100,000th Vauxhall Vivaro. The new van, a special white panel van model went to Vauxhall fleet customer, Scottish Power, as part of a deal for 10,000 vehicles signed earlier this year following a live on-line electronic auction. The Vivaro is the General Motors version of the joint venture between GM and Renault, whose model is the Trafic. The two models shared the Van of the Year Trophy earlier this year.

More from Mike Imeson on +44 (0)1 582 427 608 or michael.imeson@vauxhall.co.uk

07/06/04

1,000 new jobs at Unipart

The Unipart Group of Companies will be creating up to 1,000 new jobs across the UK in the next 12 months to support growth in new business. In the past two years UGC has won substantial contracts with household names like Boots, Halfords, Homebase, Vodafone and '3' and the new jobs will be created in line with the implementation and development of these new deals.

Commenting on the news group chief executive John Neill CBE said, 'The last six months have seen the group strengthen its position as a leading logistics provider with the successful commencement of a number of high-profile contracts for Unipart.'

Andrew Smith, MP for Oxford East and secretary of state for work and pensions added, 'This is great news for Oxford. Unipart is one of our biggest companies and one of the largest private companies in the UK. I'm delighted they are creating quality jobs in the Oxford area.'

More from Debbie Daly 01865 383 068 or Debbie_daly@unipart.co.uk

27/01/05

12,414 bus and coach registrations in 2004

Figures from the SMMT show December bus and coach registrations, at 1,061 were 6.4% down on December 2003, but took the annual total to 12,414. December was another weak month for bus demand, down on December 2003 and the ninth month of year on year decline in 2004. The annual total of 12,414 was 7.8% down on the total for 2003. Modest growth in single deck buses from 3.5 to 16t gvw helped to temper the declines in mini and double-deck buses. Coaches were 6.0 per cent up year on year in 2004. The rolling year figures for buses trended down during 2004. Annual coach registrations were a success story in 2004 at 1,095 units year end, an increase of six per cent over the previous year. Growth has steadily increased since the third quarter of 2003 and registrations have now stabilised at around the 1,100 mark.

More from Robin Dickeson +44 (0)2 073 449 222 or rdickeson@smmt.co.uk

21/01/03

£12m trailer deal

SDC Trailers just said it has won probably the largest trailer order in the UK in the last 12 months. The deal is for 750 trailers for Hill Hire plc, one of the UK’s truck and trailer rental businesses and comprises curtain-siders, GRP box-van trailers and container-carrying skeletals. Industry sources suggest the deal is worth some £12m at retail prices. Hill Hire will run its new trailers from 10 sites around the UK and says the order is a key part of a fleet updating and expansion plan.

More from Paul Frazer on +44(0)1 257 472 148 or paul@heronmarketing.co.uk

25/02/03

£15,000 prize at the CV Show

Insurance broker Simon Brooke and Partners of Leeds and SBP Chapman Stevens from High Wycombe will be on stand 4-581 at the CV Show. The company aims to extend its market share in the road haulage sector and so plans a competition from its stand in which an operator could win £15,000 for guessing a registration number.

More from Steve Ellis on+44 (0)1 494 897 514 or sellis@chapmanstevens.com

10/01/05

170 bhp option for Daewoo Avia.

Avia Trucks UK Ltd says it now has 170 bhp variants of its Prague built Daewoo Avia 7.5 and 9.0 tonners. Like the standard 150 bhp model, the higher powered models use the Darlington built Cummins engines - producing 125kw (170bhp) at 2500 rpm and 600Nm of torque between 1200-1700 rpm. The standard gearbox is a five speed ZF unit with a six speed box available as an option.

More from Andy Granger on +31 497 575 452 or andygranger@granger-marketing.com

17/04/03

17 per cent fall and vehicle theft

According to the British crime Survey, overall crime in England and Wales fell nine per cent in the 12 months to December 2002. The survey also shows that in vehicle theft fell 17 per cent in the same period.

More from http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/bcs1.html

22/09/03

18 more Alphas for Isotank

Isotank Services just bought 18 more Foden Alfa tractors for its UK distribution fleet. The deal follows the success of its 54 strong Foden fleet, on an intensive four-year programme. The first of the new Fodens have 420 bhp Cummins diesels and Foden’s XL high-roof sleeper cab. Isotank got its new trucks from Parsons Truck centre in Hartlepool and plans to run them for four years.

More from Julian Cooper on +44 (0)1 270 758 624 or julian.cooper@paccar.com

23/06/03

2,000th Mack truck from New River Valley plant

Mack Trucks said the 2,000th Mack highway truck rolled off the line at the New River Valley assembly plant recently. The milestone at the Dublin, Virginia comes six months after Mack stopped making CH and Vision highway trucks at its plant in Winnsboro, South Carolina. The last Mack came off the line in Winnsboro on November 8 last year and the plant closed on November 15. Less than three weeks later, on December 4, 2002, the first Mack built at New River Valley drove off the plant's new Area South line for delivery to the customer.

More from John Walsh +1(0) 610 709 2560 or john.walsh@macktrucks.com

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