Chinese commercial vehicle brand Delivan will come to the UK with a Ford Transit Custom rival in early 2027, followed by a smaller “light” and larger “heavy” van before the end of next year.
Delivan is part of Chery Holding Group, which sells Omoda, Jaecoo and Chery cars in the UK. However, its operation in the UK and approach to the market will be entirely separate from its car business.
Full technical details of Delivan's UK offerings will be released closer to their respective launches, but the brand did confirm that all will be "electric-first", suggesting there's scope for ICE variants too.
Delivan CEO Jolly Yang said the brand's aim was to become the “leading partner for next-generation commercial vehicles” and that he expected to do this by offering “better uptime than our competitors”.
Uptime is vital to keeping van operating costs low, as it means the vehicles are being used as much as possible with minimal time for servicing or repairs.
To achieve this, Delivan vehicles will feature a high level of connectivity for monitoring their performance.
Delivan executives said they would use “predictive servicing” as part of their aim to maximise uptime.
Delivan will use a direct sales approach in selling its vehicles. This means it will own and run dealerships, rather than offering franchises to existing retail groups. And rather than calling them ‘dealerships’, Delivan will call them “uptime centres”.
Alongside the Transit Custom-rivalling concept shown at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham this week, Delivan displayed the Micro Cargo last-mile delivery concept and similarly sized autonomous Robot Cargo concept.
Yang said: “We are introducing a new generation of commercial vehicles designed specifically for European operations. By combining intelligent systems, modular thinking and a connected ecosystem, Delivan enables fleets to operate more efficiently, adapt more easily and deliver greater value across their life cycles.”
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