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• Volkswagen has achieved its highest year-to-date sales figure since 1989. The company has sold 10,000 commercial vehicles so for this year with the last three months being the busiest. It hopes 1997 will be a record year with the introduction of the new Li panel van.
• BOC Distribution Services has signed a sole supplier agreement with Lex Transfleet for tractor unit spot hire. Each of BOC Distribution's divisions will use Lex.
• City Centre Couriers in Edinburgh has taken delivery of two natural gas-fuelled Ford vans. The company began operations in 1991 using pedal cycles in the city.
• Bodybuilder Southfielcis will end its agreement to sell Kogel equipment at the end of this year. According to joint managing director Giles Malpas, "Kogel and Southfields were not compatible in terms of their UK marketing and pricing policies."
• Dennis Eagle has supplied Air Canada with four high access vehicles for its aircraft supply service. They ore based on the low height Elite APV chassis with 210hp Perkins Phaser 210Ti engine and Allison automatic transmission. The 7.3m body system, from Hull-based Paneltex is based on the former Wilsdon design and uses Thermo King's KD undermount fridge unit.
• Enfield is third London Borough to order a powered 250hp Cummins Dennis Elite! Phoenix bodied municipal vehicle.
• Scania truck dealer for East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Scanlink has been bought by Sarnia (GB). The company is based in Grimsby with depots in Hull and Scunthorpe.