Limited Edition Sprinter Launches To Celebrate 20th

Anniversary

Mercedes-Benz Vans has launched a limited edition Sprinter for

Retail customers to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the mighty

vehicle, priced at £259* per month with a £2,800 deposit

contribution.

The unique Sprinter 20th Anniversary edition will be available

across a maximum of 1,200 vans, with special ‘Sprinter 20’

badging on the front wing and a unique option bundle added

including: air conditioning, sat nav, a Driver’s Comfort seat with

arm rest, wheel trims, and a chrome grille, worth over £2,000,

for just £750.

Sprinter launched in 1995 and is a firm favourite in the large van

sector, winning more than 70 UK-specific awards since it arrived

in the UK.

From the day it launched in April 1995 until the end of June

2015, 327,201 Sprinter vans have sold in the UK, of which

69,457 were for the Sprinter 313 CDI MWB, across a wide range

of customers.

These range from home delivery, such as Ocado, Sainsbury’s,

Morrison’s and Iceland, to DPD, Yodel, DHL, and Parcelforce, as

well as construction and plant companies, like HSS Hire and A-

Plant, utilities businesses, including Cappagh and EEG, 100% of

ambulance trusts across the country, ice-cream vans, and even

a mobile deluxe beauty treatment room…

More than 250,000 of the Sprinter models sold have been panel

vans, with 71,769 chassis cab variants. The Sprinter factory

capacity in Düsseldorf is 745 units a day, equating to 214,560

produced vehicles a year.

In the first month of sales (April 1995), there were 56 Sprinter

models sold. The top sales month since has been September

17 August 2015

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2013, with 4,217 sold, although this record is expected to be

broken in September 2015…

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the most popular colour choice for

Sprinter is white, with 199,794 vehicles sold since launch,

followed by silver, with 14,313 vehicles in this colour.

The most miles on a Sprinter currently on the UK roads, and

serviced via a Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicle Dealer, is

995,242 miles for a van registered in January 1999. A second

Sprinter, with 964,436 miles on the clock, has run that up since

November 2005.

Steve Bridge, Managing Director, Mercedes-Benz Vans, added:

“Mercedes-Benz has been making Vans since 1896 and has

pioneered new standards in safety every step of the way, with

Sprinter leading from the front.

“From introducing ESP in 1995, offering the driver airbag as

standard in 2000, launching Crosswind Assist in 2013, and most

recently becoming the first manufacturer in the world to equip

all new vans as standard with Rescue Assist QR code stickers,

we have never sat still.”

For those Sprinter vehicles still on the road 20 years on, there is

still another 10 years of free MobiloVan cover available, provided

the last service was carried out by an authorised Mercedes-Benz

Commercial Vehicle Dealer.

Every Mercedes-Benz Vans vehicle purchase comes with free 30-

year cover across the UK and Europe, with an average response

time of less than an hour, with more than 80% of vehicles fixed

at the roadside.

MobiloVan will send out a roadside assistance van in the event

of a breakdown, which is well-stocked with GenuineParts and

manned by a Mercedes-Benz trained Technician, at no cost to

the customer.

Also covered are minor non-warranty roadside repairs up to

£130 including VAT, recovery to the nearest Mercedes-Benz

workshop if roadside repairs are not possible, public transport

costs to aid onward travel up to £55, vehicle return within 30

miles of the repairing Dealer, replacement vehicle for up to

three working days, air or rail travel for onward journey up to

£340 per person for driver and passengers, and overnight

accommodation including breakfast for up to three working days

for driver and passengers too.

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Notes to Editor

*Business Users Only. Example payments with a 48 month

Mercedes-Benz Finance Agility agreement are based on a

Sprinter 213CDI SWB Van in manual including first registration

fee, RFL, delivery and finished in white paint at a price of

£27,063.16 incl VAT and a customer deposit of £7,481.66 incl

VAT (and a deposit contribution of £2,800.00), followed by 48

monthly payments of £259.00 and an optional final payment of

£7,225.00. Finance based on 10,000 miles per annum. £750

option offer only available on Sprinter 2 and 3 Series Vans.

Vehicle condition, excess mileage and other charges may be

payable. Vehicles must be registered by 30/09/2015. Finance

provided by subject to status by Mercedes-Benz Finance.

About Mercedes-Benz Vans in the UK

Mercedes-Benz Vans is the sales and marketing organisation

responsible for all Daimler Van products and services in Britain. 

In 2014, Mercedes-Benz Vans celebrated its best ever year in

the UK, with 35,036 vehicles registered – a 16.1% increase on

2013, which was also a record-breaking year.

The team at Mercedes-Benz Vans in the UK have a combined

756 years of service with the brand, and a total of 1,205 years of

service in the automotive industry.

Mercedes-Benz Vans is a division of Mercedes-Benz UK. The

group of companies directly employs over 4000 people, and

11,000 colleagues at independent retailers.