EV commercial vehicle and bus newcomer Arrival, will start trials of its first full electric light commercial with key customers this summer.

The light commercial vehicle market was up by 85% in March, against March 2020, though that remains a 20-year low for the market.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has established a mobility service and autonomous driving division under the LCV business, as it pushes for further growth in the light commercial sector.

UK commercial vehicle production fell for the fifth month in a row, down 45.4% in February. Exports were more than halved, down 51.3% as supply chain shortages, new customs processes and prolonged lockdown measures in many markets continued.