Increase in home deliveries sees a boom in online van sales.

A huge increase in online shopping and home deliveries plus a large number of tradespeople and essential workers replacing their vehicles is massively changing the shape of van sales throughout the COVID19 pandemic.

Although vehicle sales are down in general, the purchase of essential vehicles such as vans has increased dramatically.

The greater sale of vans compared with cars is due partly because of online shoppers, many people having to self-isolate, along with the need for self-employed people, such as parcel couriers and delivery drivers, to remain mobile

According to the COVID-19 Community Mobility Report, recently published by Google, journeys for shopping or recreational activities were down by 85%, and even trips to supermarkets and pharmacies fell by 46%.

These figures tell you that for many people a new vehicle is not a bought as a luxury, but a purchase out of necessity.

This is not a boom in commercial vehicle sales but a massive realignment in their significance to many people, the people for whom a reliable vehicle is a necessity rather than a luxury.