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[[File:Light_commercials_at_welland_2010_-_IMG_8936.JPG|thumb|a number of examples of Vintage and Classic light commercial vehicles lined up at [[Welland Steam and Country Rally]]]]
'''Light commercial vehicles''' ('''LCV''') or category '''N1''' is the formal term in the [[European Union]] for commercial carrier vehicles with a [[Gross vehicle weight]] (GVW) of up to 3.5 tonnes.

Vehicles which qualify in this category are [[pickup truck]]s, [[van]]s and 3 wheelers all commercially based goods or passenger carrier.

In fact, the LCV concept was created as a compact truck. It is usually optimised to be ruggedly built, have low operating costs and powerful yet fuel efficient engines, and to be utilised in intra-city operations.

==LCV Manufacturers (Marketing in EU) and their Models==
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===[[Citroën]]===
[[Citroën Relay]] ([[Citroën Jumper]]), [[Citroën Dispatch]], [[Citroën Berlingo]], [[Citroën Berlingo First]], [[Citroën Nemo]], [[Citroën C-Crosser]] Commercial

===[[Fiat]]===
[[fiat Ducato|Ducato]], [[Fiat Doblò|Doblo]], [[Fiat Scudo|Scudo]], [[Fiat Fiorino|Fiorino]]

===[[Ford]]===

[[Ford Transit]], [[Ford Transit Connect]], [[Ford Ranger]]

===[[Hyundai]]===
[[Hyundai H100|H100]], [[Hyundai Starex|Starex]]

===[[Isuzu]]===
[[Isuzu Rodeo|Rodeo]]<ref>[http://www.isuzutruck.co.uk Isuzu Truck (UK)] web site</ref>
[[Isuzu Grafter|Grafter]]<ref>[http://www.isuzutruck.co.uk/products35.asp Grafter]</ref>


===[[Iveco]]===
[[Iveco Daily|Daily]]

===[[Land Rover]]===
[[Land Rover Discovery|Discovery Comercial]], [[Land Rover Defender|Defender Commercial]]

===[[Mercedes-Benz]]===
[[Mercedes-Benz Sprinter]], [[Mercedes-Benz Vito]], [[Mercedes-Benz Vario]]

===[[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]]===
[[Mitsubishi L200|L200]]

===[[Nissan]]===
[[Nissan Interstar]], [[Nissan Cabstar|Cabstar]], [[Nissan Navara|Navara]], [[Nissan NV200|NV200]], [[Nissan Primastar|Primastar]]

===[[Opel]] ([[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]] - UK)===
[[Vauxhall Vivaro]], [[Vauxhall Astravan]], [[Vauxhall Movano]], [[Vauxhall Combo]]

===[[Peugeot]]===
[[Peugeot Boxer|Boxer]], [[Peugeot Partner|Partner]], [[Peugeot Expert|Expert]], [[Peugeot Partner Origin]], [[Peugeot Bipper|Bipper]], [[Peugeot 207 Van]]

===[[Renault]]===
[[Renault Trafic|Trafic]], [[Renault Master|Master]], [[Renault Maxity|Maxity]], [[Renault Kangoo|Kangoo]], [[Renault Kangoo Maxi]]

===[[Toyota]]===
[[Toyota Hilux|Hilux]], [[Toyota Hiace|Hiace]]

===[[Volkswagen]]===
[[Volkswagen Caddy]], [[Volkswagen Transporter]], [[Volkswagen Crafter]]

==Sales Channels==

All of the above light commercial vehicles are sold through dealer networks.  Usually a car dealer will have a franchise for the sale of a manufacturer's cars and the LCVs will be sold as an addition.  The exceptions to these are; ;Mercedes-Benz, 
:Who have a dedicated commercial vehicle network for heavy and light commercial vehicles, 

;Volkswagen
:Franchised dealers usually have standalone van centres.

;Iveco and Isuzu Truck.  
:Isuzu Truck market commercial vehicles up to 18 tonnes GVW and Iveco market their heavy truck range with their Daily van to complement this.

==Used LCV Marketing==
Many franchised dealers also retail used LCVs, with the poorer quality examples sent to specialist auctions for sale.  There is a large network of independent used commercial vehicle retailers<ref>http://www.cvdealer.co.uk</ref> who retail thousands of used commercial vehicles every month.  <br />
CV Dealers are increasingly using the internet to help sell their vehicles in addition to the traditional print media such as [[Auto Trader]]

==See also==
*[[Large Goods Vehicle]]
*[[Enhanced environmentally friendly vehicle]]

==References==

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==External links==
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