[RealWire] Record Order For Volkswagen Crafter Tippers

Company: Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/)
Release summary: The environmental credentials of the Crafter's BlueTDI engines, with emissions beyond the latest Euro5 standards, has helped  Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles<http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk> achieve one of its biggest orders ever for Crafter Tippers - one of the off-the-shelf conversions available from Volkswagen Van Centres<http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/van-centres/search-for-local-van-centre/>.
Date of issue: 1st April, 2010
Contact: John Rawlings, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, +44 (0)1908 601478, john.rawlings@vwcv.co.uk
URL: http://www.realwire.com/release_detail.asp?ReleaseID=18231
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Related Link: Volkswagen Van Centres - http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/van-centres/search-for-local-van-centre/
Related Link: Southern Motor Group - http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/van-centres/smgcroydon/
Related Link: Volkswagen Vans - http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/
Related Link: Vans for sale - http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/used-vans
Related Link: Van Hire - http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/aftersales/van-rental/
Related Link: Volkswagen Press Office - http://www.volkswagenpressoffice.co.uk/
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Record Order For Volkswagen Crafter Tippers

The environmental credentials of the Crafter's BlueTDI engines, with emissions beyond the latest Euro5 standards, has helped  Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles<http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk> achieve one of its biggest orders ever for Crafter Tippers - one of the off-the-shelf conversions available from Volkswagen Van Centres<http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/van-centres/search-for-local-van-centre/>.  A total of 71 Crafter Tippers were ordered by specialist horticultural and grounds maintenance service provider, Quadron Services Limited, which is using the Crafters for contracts with local authorities in the Midlands and London.

The vehicles will cover an average of 15,000 miles per annum over a five year lease from HSBC Fleet Management, after which Quadron expects to purchase and run the vehicles for a further five years, making quality and durability also critical to the decision to choose Volkswagen.

The Crafter Tipper is produced by Ingimex, a Volkswagen accredited converter, and every vehicle was fitted with a towbar and a cage or tail lift, before being supplied by Southern Motor Group<http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/van-centres/smgcroydon/>, the Volkswagen Van Centre based in Croydon.

The environmental credentials of the Crafter's efficient BlueTDI engines were very important, as Chris Davies, Fleet Manager, Quadron Services Limited, explained:

'Volkswagen's BlueMotion Technologies and the Crafter's low emissions were critical to our decision as our local authority clients are extremely environmentally aware and require us to show the environmental credentials of any vehicle we use.'

A host of mechanical enhancements to reduce fuel consumption and emissions beyond the latest Euro5 standards were introduced with the latest 2010 model year Volkswagen Crafter range.  As a result, the Crafter achieved certification as an EEV (Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicle) - the most exacting European exhaust standard for commercial vehicles.

Emissions of particulates, hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide from the Crafter's BlueTDI engine are almost half way to meeting the next Euro6 standard.  Volkswagen has achieved this by using a SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) device and AdBlueŽ system, which is known to be one of the most effective methods of exhaust purification in the commercial vehicle industry - as well as improving the efficiency of the engine.

For full details of the Crafter tipper and other conversions available from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, visit www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk or call 0800 717131

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About Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is a provider of high quality new and used vans.  Our award-winning range includes: the iconic VW Transporter, the California, the Crafter, the Caravelle, the Caddy and Caddy Maxi.

Vans for sale<http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/used-vans> such as used California, used Transporter and used Caravelle models can be found through our network of Volkswagen UK Van Centres.

Our network of UK van rental centres offers VW van hire<http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/aftersales/van-rental/> services to cover a range of requirements from moving house, to keeping your business on the move.

For more information, please visit www.volkswagenpressoffice.co.uk or contact John Rawlings, Press and Public Relations Manager, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles on 01908 601478, 07872 379544 or john.rawlings@vwcv.co.uk

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