Nissan NV200 Wins Professional Van & Light Truck Magazine Van of the Year Award

MAPLE CROSS, UNITED KINGDOM – April 13, 2010: If there was any doubt about the Nissan NV200’s total dominance of the LCV scene in 2010, there isn’t now. The class leading compact van has today added two more prestigious awards to its budging trophy cabinet. Not only is the highly versatile van the top model in the Professional Van & Light Truck Awards Small Van Category, but it has also picked up the magazine’s overall Van of the Year title.

Awarded the top honour on the opening day of the CV Operator Show at the NEC in Birmingham, the NV200 was evaluated by a team of typical van users along with the i-Van editorial team. Thanks to its class leading load capacity and lowly CO2 emissions, the NV200 scooped the Small Van Category prize, bettering all competitors in the 3.1 to 4.2 cu m class.

But that wasn’t enough for the glory hungry NV200, which had its eyes on the overall Professional Van & Light Truck Awards Van of the Year prize. In the end no competitor from any LCV sector was judged to offer such an innovative package as the NV200, leaving the Nissan to pick up the prestigious top honour.

Take a look at the NV200’s vital statistics and you won’t be surprised to find it’s a winner. It not only offers the largest carrying capacity in its class, but the spacious Nissan is priced from only £12,205*. What’s more, with CO2 emissions of only 137g/km, this is one van that meets both the environmental and fiscal demands of any hard working business.

Nissan’s LCV sales and marketing director, Francis Bleasdale comments: “The NV200 is a born winner. We are delighted to be receiving another top honour for a model that really has taken the LCV market by storm. The title of Professional Van & Light Truck Van of the Year is another tribute to the NV200’s groundbreaking and innovative design.

Despite its relatively recent arrival in Britain, the Nissan is already a multi-award winner. In addition to being What Van? Van of the Year 2010, the ultra-efficient NV200 is also International Van of the Year 2010 and ITM Van of the Year 2010. Taking the total number of overall Van of the Year titles to four in its debut year is proof of the NV200’s engineering quality and strength in depth.