{"id":33423,"date":"2025-04-10T09:11:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T08:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/?p=33423"},"modified":"2025-04-10T09:11:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T08:11:57","slug":"sprinter-breaks-30th-anniversary-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/index.php\/sprinter-breaks-30th-anniversary-tape\/33423","title":{"rendered":"Sprinter breaks 30th anniversary tape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Flags are flying at the Mercedes-Benz centre on Dublin\u2019s Naas Road to mark the 30-year anniversary of the celebrated, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van \u2013 a milestone in light commercial vehicles history that Fergus Conheady, sales manager for Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles says: \u201cwill be marked in Summer at our headquarters on Dublin\u2019s Naas Road and at our dealerships across the country as part of a world-wide celebration to be undertaken by Mercedes-Benz\u201d.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-73964 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/30-years-of-sprinter-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"873\" height=\"491\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Winner of the Continental \u2018Irish Van of the Year\u2019 Award on each occasion that a new, updated version has been introduced, the Sprinter has become what Conheady says is: \u201cthe benchmark in the large 3.0 &#8211; 5.5 tonne van segment, here and in more than 130 countries worldwide\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A favourite amongst food, drinks and pharma companies, trades people, courier and package delivery specialists, and business-to-business fleet operators, high-profile users include Dunnes, Supervalu, Tesco and An Post. 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