Volkswagen and Ford have retained their respective ACFO car and vans of the year awards.

Ford scored a double win again, with the Ford Transit Connect named as Fleet Light Van of the Year for the sixth time while, for the 14th year in succession, the Ford Transit won ACFO’s Fleet Panel Van of the Year Award.

Meanwhile, the Volkswagen Golf range won the ACFO Fleet Car of the Year Award for the second year running.

The 2008 Awards will be presented on Wednesday, November 26 at ACFO’s annual Awards Dinner at the Lea Marston Hotel, Sutton Coldfield.

The ACFO awards represent a second double for Ford. 

Analysis on the reliability of 100,000 vans operated by the 50 biggest contract hire and leasing firms in the UK saw Ford vans crowned as the most dependable and the Transit the most reliable van.

It won the same plaudits in 2007.

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