Volkswagen commercial Vehicles continues to draw in the awards with a load more recently.

• Transporter extends winning streak at this year’s Commercial Fleet Awards
• Latest generation named Commercial Vehicle of the Year and Best Medium Van
• Volkswagen Caddy awarded best Small Van accolade by ACFO
• Transporter also named Van of the Year at inaugural On The Tools Awards 

The Volkswagen Transporter has continued its 2016 winning streak, claiming the Best Medium Van and Commercial Vehicle of the Year titles at this year’s Commercial Fleet Awards. 

The Transporter’s versatility, smooth economical engines, comprehensive safety features and market leading residual values gave it the edge over its rivals in the hotly contested medium van sector of the LCV market.

The sixth-generation Transporter is available as a panel van, Kombi, chassis cab or dropside, plus shuttle or Caravelle people carrier, and comes with a comprehensive list of safety equipment which includes standard Driver Alert and Automatic Post Collision Braking Systems. 

The Transporter also boasts an impressive list of safety options including Adaptive Cruise Control, City Emergency Braking System and High Beam Assist.

Stephen Briers, editor-in-chief of Commercial Fleet commented: “The Transporter is packed with safety technology and improved engines with best-in-class build quality and the highest residual values in the sector. 

Combined with a strong dealer network and excellent running costs, it makes the Transporter a clear winner for the Medium Van award.”

He continued: “When the judges were considering who the winner of the Commercial Vehicle of the Year award should be, the latest generation Transporter definitely stood out. 

The Transporter is a cult vehicle in the fleet sector and inspires almost religious fervour. The vans go on forever which makes them a strong used proposition, while Volkswagen has added lots of safety technology to the latest model. 

Excellent residual values and low maintenance costs make for a compelling total cost of ownership. Volkswagen has also thought of all markets, offering a model to suit base level fleets to high-end retail customers.”

Collecting the award on behalf of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand was Head of Fleet, Chris Black, who commented: “What a year 2016 has been for the Transporter and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. 

The Transporter has continued to impress judging panels across the world and this award further demonstrates the quality of this model. Our best-selling model continues to set the benchmark in the sector, and we’re delighted that our dedicated Van Centre network and aftersales support has also been recognised here.”

The Volkswagen Caddy also gained recognition at the Commercial Fleet Awards, being highly commended by the judges in the Small Van category. This accolade joins the model’s Best Small Van trophy received at the ACFO awards earlier in November. The Transporter’s impressive awards results were further bolstered with the model collecting the On the Tools inaugural ‘Van of the Year’ Award at the start of November.

WORLDWIDE SALES - Volkswagen Commercial vehicles is 14.3% up on the month and 9.6% YTD Bucking the passenger car sales.

• Worldwide delivery increase of 9.6 per cent
• Clear growth of 14.7 per cent in Western Europe
• Deliveries of T model range up by 17.1 per cent
• Caddy model range up by 15 per cent 

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has recorded a significant growth of 9.6 per cent from January to October with 390,900 worldwide deliveries. 

High increases were recorded by the T model range with 163,000 vehicles delivered (+17.1 per cent) and the Caddy model range with 131,500 vehicle deliveries (+15 per cent). 

In the month of October alone, the brand was well ahead of last year’s figures with 40,200 vehicles delivered (+14.3 per cent).

“We are glad to see a continuously positive development in Western Europe, proving our work leads to positive results. That is why we expect strong delivery results for the full year 2016,” explains Bram Schot, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles responsible for Sales and Marketing. “The development of the declining markets such as South America stays challenging,” Schot continues.

In Germany, 102,300 vehicles were handed over to customers in the first three quarters of the year (+12.2 per cent). The key European markets of Italy (+49.9 per cent to 9,200 vehicles), Spain (+35.2 per cent to 11,000 vehicles), France (+21.6 per cent to 15,900 vehicles) and Great Britain (+1.2 per cent to 41,500 vehicles) recorded increases, too.

In Eastern Europe, 28,100 vehicles were delivered. This is equivalent to an increase of 12.4 per cent. Outside Europe, growth was also recorded in North America (+21.7 per cent to 6,600 vehicles) and South Africa (+1.5 per cent to 7,200 vehicles).  

Deliveries fell by 11.1 per cent to 27,600 vehicles in South America, by 1.5 per cent to 12,500 vehicles in Africa, by 1.2 per cent to 18,000 vehicles in the Asia-Pacific region and by 1.6 per cent to 27,900 in the Middle-East. 

Worldwide deliveries of the brand by model range:

• 163,000 vehicles from the T model range (139,200; +17.1 per cent)
• 131,500 vehicles from the Caddy range (114,300; +15.0 per cent)
• 57,600 vehicles from the Amarok range (62,600; -8.0 per cent)
• 38,800 vehicles from the Crafter range (40,400; -4.1 per cent)