Light vans - Top 5

Rank Model 2017 sales

1 Ford Transit Connect 19,805

2 Peugeot Partner 14,991

3 Citroen Berlingo 13,875

4 Volkswagen Caddy 6,761

5 Vauxhall Combo 4,181

Large vans - Top 5

Rank Model 2017 sales

1 Ford Transit 27,062

2 Mercedes Sprinter 23,588

3 Peugeot Boxer 14,062

4 Citroen Relay 6,931

5 Fiat Ducato 5,883

Medium vans - Top 5

Rank Model 2017 sales

1 Ford Transit Custom 51,885

2 Volkswagen Transporter 21,898

3 Vauxhall Vivaro 18,808

4 Renault Trafic 12,391

5 Mercedes Vito 6,472

Pick-ups - Top 5

Rank Model 2017 sales

1 Ford Ranger 13,044

2 Nissan Navara 10,815

3 Mitsubishi L200 9,876

4 Toyota Hilux 7,142

5 Isuzu D-Max 5,522

19@whatvan March 2018 WhatVan?

An early clue is in the reveal of the Combo Life, the passenger-carrying version of Vauxhall’s light van, which will be assembled on PSA’s light van platform. It would appear likely, therefore, that Vauxhall’s other main products – the Vivaro medium van and Movano large van – which are currently based on Renault’s Trafic and Master respectively, will in future switch to PSA platforms to be built alongside the Citroen Dispatch and Peugeot Expert in the case of the Vivaro and the Relay and Boxer when it comes to the Movano.

There were two new names in the top 20 manufacturer table for 2017. MAN, with its debut van the VW Crafter-based TGE, and Dacia, which sells the

4x4 Duster Commercial, replaced Land Rover and Great Wall. Sales were modest, though, of just 68 and 62 units respectively.

The Ford Transit Custom was by far last year’s best-selling van, with 51,885 registrations, ahead of its Transit sibling on 27,062, and the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with 23,588.

Other notable performers were the new-generation Citroen Dispatch, which jumped seven places in the top 25 table to 18, its sibling the Peugeot Expert, which was a new entry at number 20, and the Ford Transit Courier, which was another new entry at 25.

Dropping out of the top 25 were the Vauxhall Movano and VW Caddy Maxi.

19February 2017 WhatVan?

IN THE FIRST OF A NEW SERIES OF FORS ADVICE COLUMNS, BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER PAUL WILKES WARNS OF THE DANGERS OF NOT SECURING LCV LOADS CORRECTLY.

UTILISING TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK VEHICLE DOWNTIME ACCURATELY

For more information on ARI visit www.arifleet.co.uk

U nderstanding the impact that unplanned vehicle downtime can have on a business, both financially and in terms of operational efficiency, is critical when trying to maximise light commercial availability. It is unsurprising, then, that managing downtime ranks highly on fleets agendas. In order to effectively

manage downtime and keep vehicle-off-road (VOR) to a minimum, it’s important to know the moment a van is taken off the road. Using telematics to track your vehicles can provide some insight on availability and the treatment of your assets, but adding an additional dataset such as geo-location data could allow you to manage your VOR by the minute by being notified the moment a vehicle is off the road.

By creating a virtual geographic boundary around a service, maintenance and repair (SMR) centre anywhere in the UK and linking this with telematics data, you can monitor precisely when a vehicle enters an SMR centre. This allows you to measure vehicle downtime from the moment the vehicle stops, and by feeding this data directly to an intelligent management information system users are able to provide accurate reporting.

Comparing the date the vehicle arrived at the workshop with the vehicle’s purchase order history, the system can determine whether a job was pre-booked for that vehicle, or if the vehicle arrived at the garage without prior warning. This allows the system to determine vehicles with planned downtime versus unplanned downtime, and gives you full visibility of your VOR.

Of course, having full visibility and being able to accurately report on your vehicle downtime is only part of the solution; it doesn’t help you minimise the time your vehicle is off the road. The key is to be able to use this data to identify effi ciencies and make actionable decisions that reduce downtime. For businesses like ARI, this is where the true value of partnering with a fl eet management company become apparent – let a company like ARI analyse your data for you and maximise your vehicle availability.

At ARI we developed our VehicleDowntimeView (VDV) system based on the concept of using geo-location data to track downtime. Within three months of launching VDV, we have been able to increase our customers’ vehicle availability, maximise productivity, and in turn provide signifi cant savings.

THE INSIGHT

IN THE FIRST OF A NEW SERIES OF ARI ADVICE COLUMNS, MATT CRANNY,

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR AT THE FLEET MANAGEMENT FIRM, DESCRIBES HOW

BUSINESSES CAN IDENTIFY EFFICIENCIES AND MAKE ACTIONABLE DECISIONS THAT

REDUCE VEHICLE DOWNTIME

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