Volkswagen offers special deals on used vans

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ used van programme now includes a limited-time offer across the range with unique discounts on purchasing and service and maintenance plans. The offer, available between March 11 and March 31, is available across the range. One deal provides a £1,500 deposit contribution on used California vans as well as two free services when purchased on finance (5.9 per cent APR representative).

LEVC adds VN5 electric van to its line-up

The name of LEVC’s new electric light commercial van has been revealed. VN5.  Aligned with LEVC’s overall product naming strategy, the same technical and functional nomenclature has been used for van. As with TX for taxi, VN is chosen for van and ‘5’ to represent the volume of the cargo area, 5m3.

Nissan invests in UK Qashqai production

Nissan has unveiled a new £52m XL press line in its UK manufacturing plant, as preparations ramp up for the  next generation Qashqai. The press, which weighs more than 2,000 tonnes and has taken 18 months to install, is part of a £400m investment by Nissan in readiness for the new Qashqai, which will be the third-generation of the pioneering crossover.

Renault compensates for Plug-in Car Grant reduction until 31 March

Renault UK is enhancing the offers available on its new Zoe all-electric supermini until the end of March in order to smooth the transition to the new Plug-in Car Grant (PiCG) that was announced as part of yesterday’s Budget. Until 31 March 2020, Renault UK will offer customers placing new retail/fleet orders for a new Zoe an additional £500 to top-up the new Plug-in Car Grant amount of £3,000 back up to the previous £3,500.  This is in addition to the existing current retail incentive to switch of £1,000, meaning that a new Zoe will now start from £24,670 including PiCG and all retail discounts applied. 

Zero interest deals for the new Vauxhall Corsa

Vauxhall’s all-new Corsa is available on personal contract purchase (PCP) from £211 per month with zero per cent interest and £0 deposit. The company says that the new model has the most efficient Corsa powertrains ever. It also has modern infotainment and connectivity, including multimedia systems with up to 10-inch touchscreens, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. IntelliLux LED headlights are available for the first time on a Corsa.