Mercedes-Benz Citan

Citan is the name of the new urban delivery van from Mercedes-Benz which is scheduled for an autumn launch this year.  The name “Citan” was announced at the Mercedes-Benz Design Centre in Sindelfingen and is derived from the words “City” and “Titan”, to emphasise urban ”city driving” with the rough and tumble of everyday working life.

The Citan promises a robust and durable package with a generous load compartment with compact dimensions, allied to typical attributes of the Mercedes-Benz brand such as quality, economic efficiency, safety and dynamic driving. The choice of drive systems will comprise of a broad range of economical and low-emission diesel and petrol engines – including a BlueEFFICIENCY package, with a version powered by an electric engine already being planned.

Mercedes-Benz Citan

The new Citan urban delivery van was developed and tested to the same standards as its larger Sprinter and Vito siblings and as with every Mercedes-Benz, the controls, the interior, the quality of materials and workmanship safety is paramount, with ESP standard specification for all variants.

The Citan urban delivery van offers a broad range of potential commercial uses and will be available as a panel van, crewbus or Mixto in various lengths and weight categories.  Market launch of the Citan will take place in the autumn of 2012 and it will be on show to the general public for the first time in September, at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hanover.

In the meantime if you are interested in Mercedes Benz van contract hire then we have the latest models on the site now.

Mercedes-Benz van range

Mercedes-Benz is taking their new generation of cleaner, greener and more fuel efficient vans to the CV Show 2011, which is being held at the NEC in Birmingham between the 12th-14th April. Highlighting the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle range on show will be the Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL, the whisper-quiet electric van.

Mercedes-Benz will also have the eco-friendly Euro 5-engined 113CDI BlueEFFICIENCY on their stand and a natural gas-powered Sprinter 316 NGT (which can use liquid biothemane from organic waste), which emits practically no emissions. In addition they will also be showing greener versions of their truck range (3.5 tonnes plus) as well.

Ian Jones, Managing Director Commercial Vehicles for Mercedes-Benz UK commented, “Britain needs trucks and vans, and can’t manage without them- and with growing concerns over the environment, we need to make sure that our industry impact continues to diminish, with the ultimate goal of an emissions-free transport future”. If you are interested in Mercedes-Benz van contract hire leasing then we have the current range on the site now.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans will be networking with biking and football enthusiasts this summer to highlight the Vito Sport and Sprinter vans. The Vito Sport is sponsoring two events in the biking calendar, the Animal Relentless Bike Tour and the MTB Series. You can keep up with events via their Facebook page @ www.facebook.com/vitosport or via Twitter @ http://twitter.com/thevitosport and if you want to blog about your experiences try www.biker.vitosport.co.uk

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In addition, as the World Cup fever builds, football fans can find out how celebrity and sporting guests perform at the weekly Sprinter Van “keepy uppy” Challenge and have a go online @ www.madeforthepeople.com . A video of each week’s challenge is also posted on talkSPORT’s website for all to enjoy. You can also test your football knowledge in a fantasy football league, with the chance to win tickets to the Belgian Grand Prix and an England 2010 European qualifier at Wembley, plus some AMG driving experiences at Mercedes-Benz World.

Mercedes-Benz Vans

Mercedes-Benz has reported market share growth in the 1.8-3.5 tonne segment of the commercial vehicle market with over 20,000 new Mercedes-Benz vans registered in 2009. 

In particular there was a strong performance from the Vito and the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter ranges which resulted in them securing 14.96% of the market share. This is a remarkable achievement when comparing to the overall van market, which reported a drop of 36% compared to 2008. With its class-leading vehicles and strong residual values, the Mercedes-Benz van range offers competitive contract hire prices too and all models are available now.

ACFO Award winners

ACFO, the body representing the interests of businesses which operate cars or vans, has awarded the following manufacturers with awards, at the 2009 ACFO Fleet Car and Van of the Year Awards.

- The Volkswagen Golf range won ACFO Fleet Car of the Year for the Volkswagen Golf.

- Ford won the Fleet Light Van of the Year for the Transit Connect.

- Volkswagen also won the Van Award for their Caddy range.

- Mercedes-Benz won the Fleet Panel Van of the year category for their Sprinter.

Julie Jenner,ACFO chairman said, “The Awards continue to represent the true face of fleet operations,rather than showroom appeal”.  Car leasing and van leasing prices on the above manufacturers are readily available off the site now.