{"id":2386,"date":"2015-08-26T09:28:39","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T09:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.lnetdev.uk\/thevra2026\/?p=2386"},"modified":"2015-08-26T09:28:39","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T09:28:39","slug":"manheim-transit-50th-fundraising-fortnight-raises-14000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.lnetdev.uk\/thevra2026\/manheim-transit-50th-fundraising-fortnight-raises-14000\/","title":{"rendered":"Manheim \u2018Transit 50th\u2019 fundraising fortnight raises \u00a314,000"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manheim has raised \u00a314,050 for charity from a fortnight of sale events, which celebrated the Ford Transit\u2019s 50th birthday, at the company\u2019s sites across the country.<\/p>\n

From August 3-14, each of its commercial vehicle auction centres pledged \u00a310 for every Transit sold, with \u00a35 donated to Macmillan Cancer Support, a charity long-supported by Ford UK, and \u00a35 going to the Manheim Foundation.<\/p>\n

In the two weeks, Manheim sold 445 Ford Transits, worth a total of just over \u00a32 million. On average, the selling price for each van was \u00a34,520 and they had 83,000 on the clock, accumulated over 69 months. Of the total, 103 (23%) were sold online via Manheim\u2019s award-winning online bidding platform, Simulcast.<\/p>\n

There were 276 different Transit buyers in-lane and online at Manheim\u2019s auctions throughout the fortnight, with Auto Capital Ltd of West London buying 15 units worth a total of \u00a370,000 over the period.<\/p>\n

The star lot was auctioned off at Manheim\u2019s Haydock site on Tuesday August 11, having been donated by Hitachi Capital.<\/p>\n

The six-year old Transit 330 2.2 TDCI 115PS MWB Medium Roof Panel Van sold for \u00a36,100 \u2013 with 100% of the hammer price going to the two charitable causes.<\/p>\n

Peter Lee, chairman of The Ford Transit Club, joined Manheim at its Colchester site and he took to the rostrum to auction two copies of his Transit 50th birthday book. More than \u00a31,000 was raised from this and other non-auction fundraising activities, including The Great Manheim Bake Off cake sale and a generous donation from PJM Group.<\/p>\n

James Davis, Manheim\u2019s director of commercial vehicles, and Matthew Davock, Manheim\u2019s head of LCV, hit the road in two specially branded Transits on Manheim\u2019s \u2018Backbone of Britain\u2019 Tour to support the fortnight of auction events.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe set ourselves a fundraising target of \u00a310,000, so we are absolutely thrilled to have beaten it by such a big margin \u2013 and have enormous fun in the process,\u201d said Davis. \u201cThe generosity of our employees, suppliers and customers was simply fantastic, and we could not have achieved this result without them. Most importantly, we know that the money raised will be greatly appreciated by the charities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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