An international jury of commercial vehicle journalists from 24 European countries has named the new Volkswagen Crafter as the best transport van of the year for 2017.

Dr Eckhard Scholz, chairman of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, accepted the award from the chairman of the jury, Jarlath Sweeney, at this year's Commercial Vehicles IAA in Hanover.

Scholz said: “After the T-series last year, we are delighted to now receive this special award for the new Crafter as well.

"We are very proud of our latest product and of our team whose hard work has made the Crafter the best large transport van.

"We will be using this award to spearhead a successful launch.”