VAN sales continued their year-long recovery last month with sales of both small and medium-sized vehicles up year-on-year. Sales of vans up to 1.8 tonnes totalled 7,356 last month (September 1996: 5,874), while sales of medium-sized vans stood at 11,316 (September 1996: 10,943).

Total van sales in the light van sector this year stand at 63,363 (1996: 56,164) with sales of vans in the 1.8-3.5 tonne category standing at 99,067 (1996: 90,226).