In last week’s episode of The Grand Tour, Jeremy Clarkson set out to prove that doing what Ken Block does during his Gymkhana videos is mostly video editing, rather than pure skill. (more…)
Another 250 jobs cuts at Ellesmere Port
Vauxhall is cutting another 250 jobs at its Ellesmere Port car plant on top of the 400 jobs it announced in October to accelerate the recovery of plant productivity.
F1 Could Return To The Nürburgring Next Year
Races come and races go from the Formula One calendar, but next year the series could return to the Nürburgring. (more…)
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Circuit of Wales is ‘back on track’
People owed money by the company that planned to take forward the controversial Circuit of Wales project have been told it is still on course to be delivered. (more…)
Top Gear Series 25 is ‘coming soon’ according to new trailer
The BBC has released a new trailer for Top Gear Series 25, featuring everyone’s favourite rally racer Ken Block. (more…)
PSA slashing Vauxhall/Opel worker hours to save money
Last year General Motors offloaded Vauxhall & Opel after years of failing to make a profit – now it looks as though those losses have caught up with PSA Group. (more…)
HSV Builds Its Final Commodore-based Model
HSV has built its final Commodore-based model as the 275th Australian market GTSR W1 rolled off the assembly line earlier today. (more…)
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Merry Christmas from all of us here at SWVaux
Thank you for your continued support throughout 2017, we hope you have a fantastic Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Vauxhall to see in the new year with new car saving
Vauxhall retailers nationwide are hosting a very special New Year Sales Event from Boxing Day 2017 until 15th January 2018, where customers can save up to 20% across a selected range of new Vauxhall cars. (more…)
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Clarkson Meets The Chiron In Next Episode Of The Grand Tour
We already knew that the Bugatti Chiron would be featured on the next episode of The Grand Tour. What we didn’t know was how Clarkson felt about it (more…)
Groupe PSA will enhance purchasing performance by setting up a new joint Purchasing Organization
The new joint purchasing unit will bring together Peugeot/Citroën/DS (PCD) and Opel/Vauxhall (OV) Purchasing and Supplier Quality Organizations in less than five months after the acquisition of OV. (more…)
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Meet Abbie Eaton, The Grand Tour’s New Driver
Those of you who caught the second episode of season two of The Grand Tour, also had the chance to see “The Driver” in action, the show’s replacement for “The American”. (more…)
New Performance Sport Seat: Tailored for the Insignia GSi
Vauxhall offers AGR certified (Aktion Gesunder Rücken e.V.) ergonomic seats for a wide range of models starting with the Crossland X. (more…)
GM Open To Returning To Europe
General Motors has a long and tumultuous history in Europe as the company announced plans to phase out the Chevrolet brand in 2013. The company then focused on Opel and Vauxhall but those brands were sold to Groupe PSA earlier this year. (more…)
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The Grand Tour’s Opening Episode To Feature Hammond’s Rimac Crash
Details of the first episode of The Grand Tour’s second season have been announced and it’s the one we’ve all been waiting to see. (more…)
Insignia GSi Hits Showrooms, Pricing Starts From £33,375
Following its world premiere at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, Vauxhall has announced the prices for the all-new Insignia GSi, the performance variant of Vauxhall’s flagship model. (more…)
Roose Motorsport Christmas greeting and offers.
Roose Motorsport wish a Merry Christmas and season’s greetings to all customers new and old are offering all SWVaux Members 10% off and a chance to win a hose kit. (more…)
Speed camera plan for ‘Evo Triangle’
Average speed cameras could be placed on the 20-mile stretch of road in north Wales in a bid to deter drivers from treating it like a race track.
Drivers are ‘racing sat navs’ to beat estimated arrival times
Some young drivers see their satellite navigation’s estimated arrival time as a target to be beaten, according to research from the AA. (more…)
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Latest Grand Tour Promo Features An Extremely Lucky James May
Make that almost lucky, because all the planned mayhem in this video does catch up to him in the end, in a very Looney Tunes type of way. (more…)