It maybe from another era but the truth is the Vauxhall Corsa is even more relevant today than when it first appeared 25 years ago, writes Robin Roberts. Born in the Britpop, Walkman and shell-suits age to the sounds of The Spice Girls it has outlived them and is still Vauxhall’s best-seller. What’s more it consistently lurks in the top ten best … [Read more...]
Vauxhall Grandland X Ultimate tops new range
Vauxhall is benefitting from a raft of new models in showrooms. Latest is the Vauxhall Grandland X mid-sized five door, five seater SUV from January and already 75% of sales have gone to retail buyers, making it Vauxhall’s second highest retail selling model range after the Corsa supermini hatchbacks. When launched to the UK media in October last … [Read more...]
£170M Vauxhall Luton van plant investment
Vauxhall Luton van plant will build the next generation Vivaro from next year, and probably some Peugeot and Citroen models which will use the same platform in the group. The news today secures about 1,400 jobs beyond 2030 and represents up to £170m investment in the plant said the Unite union, including about £9M from the Government. It is also expected … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 March
Skoda has joined Aston Martin and withdrawn from the UK’s Vehicle Certification Agency. Uncertainty over post-Brexit testing legislation means the two car makers are the first to get EU approval from Continental testers. Ford will put a showroom in the Next store in Manchester Arndale Centre. It will display five cars and handle demonstrations while … [Read more...]
Vauxhall is flushed with their LAV
Vauxhall is launching into the leisure activity vehicle segment with its Combo Life. Arriving in Vauxhall showrooms late 2018, the new Combo Life is full of innovations for them and features twin sliding rear doors, as used on rival products, to ease entry and exit. The spacious, highly practical and versatile Combo Life can be ordered as a five or … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Vauxhall Insignia Country Tourer 210hp
Not everybody is being seduced by the frantic must-have need for an SUV and there is still a small but important need for roomy large estates both with 2WD and 4WD and the Insignia Country Tourer is one option. Vauxhall’s first generation Insignia range of D-segment Hatchbacks and Tourer estates was launched in 2008 as a replacement for their Vectra … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Vauxhall Grandland X Sport Nav 1.2 130PS
First impressions can last, as was the case with the new Vauxhall Grandland X, writes Robin Roberts. We liked it when driven at the UK launch in October and now the first models are getting into customers hands with rave reviews and awards being scooped up along the way. It’s easy to see why it’s done so well. Vauxhall Grandland X is very carefully … [Read more...]
Tradelines 24 January
Jaguar Land Rover is scaling back production of some diesel models later this spring. It follows a record year of sales but orders have been hit by a reaction to increased diesel taxes due in April and a general slowdown so Discovery Sport and Evoque will be affected in Q2. Peugeot would move ahead with recovery plans for its Vauxhall plants in … [Read more...]
Newslines 23 January
Unite union has met PSA over plans for Ellesmere Port Vauxhall plant, which assembles Astra models. Discussions followed a 250 jobs cut announced this month on top of 400 jobs going since last autumn but the company has said it is twice as expensive to run as the French equivalent plants. UK industrialist Sanjeev Gupta is bidding to build electric … [Read more...]
Newslines 20 January
Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant must halve its production costs if it is to meet PSA goals, company boss Carlos Tavares has told journalists at Detroit motor show as he prepares to meet UK Government and unions. The new owner of Ellesmere Port and Luton van plants said their French equivalents cost half as much to operate and it has already announced 650 … [Read more...]
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