Joining the best-selling Corsa Griffin that launched last year, Vauxhall has expanded its Griffin range to include fully-loaded, high specification Mokka X Plus, Astra and ADAM Griffin Editions.
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Jason Plato returns to Vauxhall with Power Maxed Racing
Eighteen years after winning his first BTCC title with Vauxhall, Jason Plato will be back behind the wheel of an Astra this season.
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Vauxhall Urges Customers Not To Miss Out On An SUV Bargain
In celebration of its award-winning SUV range, Vauxhall retailers nationwide are running a sales event on X-citing models including Crossland X, Mokka X and Grandland X.
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Vauxhall’s All-New Combo Cargo Reaches 4,000 Orders
The all-new Vauxhall Combo Cargo is off to a flying start, with over 4,000 orders taken since the van’s launch in September 2018.
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Take Care of Your Vauxhall From Just £19 Per Month
For new or nearly new cars, Vauxhall Care provides you with three years’ servicing, an extra two years’ of roadside assistance and your first MOT for just £19 per month for petrol cars and £22 for diesels.
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New Vivaro Life Is A 9-Seat Van With An Available Electric Powertrain
Vauxhall has revealed the new Vivaro Life, the passenger version of its popular van. It will go on sale in February, with an electric version following in 2021.
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Vauxhall Gives Customers A Genuine Reason To Ditch The In-Laws This Festive Season
Vauxhall is urging customers to ditch the in-laws and hot foot it down to its New Year Sales event running from Boxing Day to Monday 7th January 2019.
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Vauxhall Motors ‘Carries British Business’ With New Combo Cargo Campaign
Vauxhall Motors has launched a new through-the-line campaign for its new Combo Cargo, the van that ‘Carries British Business.’
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Vauxhall market share continues to grow
Vauxhall registered its third consecutive month of market share growth in the car and commercial vehicle market segment, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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Vauxhall Insignia Grand Sport is CarBuyer’s Best Large Family Car for second year running
The Vauxhall Insignia Grand Sport has been crowned Best Large Family Car for the second year in a row at the CarBuyer Best Car Awards.
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Four Young And Bold British Icons Replace Naomi Campbell And Kate Moss In Statement Film That Embodies A New Generation
A lot can change in a quarter of a century. From 1993 to 2018, icons and idols have evolved considerably and a new generation that redefines what it means to be a ‘model’ has landed.
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Vauxhall Motors announces restructuring at Ellesmere Port
Today, Vauxhall Motors announced that it has entered into a 45-day consultation period with Trade Union and employee representatives to propose a restructuring of the Ellesmere Port Manufacturing Plant.
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Vauxhall trials innovative new car buying service
Vauxhall is piloting a brand new Go Instore service that uses live video to bring the showroom experience to digital customers, via their computer, smartphone or tablet.
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Ellesmere Port and Luton are once again under threat
Vauxhall’s two UK factories, in Ellesmere Port and Luton could be closed after Brexit, according to a report by Automotive News Europe.
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Vauxhall’s Crossland X Ultimate arrives in showrooms
Vauxhall has introduced a new top-of-the-range Crossland X Utlimate to its SUV range.
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PACE! Plan Works: Vauxhall to be Sustainably Profitable, Electric and Global
Vauxhall & Opel is back on course one year after presenting the PACE! strategic plan.
“PACE! works! Vauxhall & Opel will be sustainably profitable, electric and global. This is something every employee can be proud of. We have managed to reorganise ourselves in the last twelve months and changed our mind set. We posted a profit of €502 million in the first six months of 2018 and we are continuing to work hard on our success,” emphasised Vauxhall/Opel CEO Michael Lohscheller.
One important lever for the sustainable economic success is the improved competitiveness in all areas of the company. Vauxhall/Opel managed to cut its fixed costs by 28 per cent in the first half of the year. Extensive agreements on the improvement of competitiveness were signed with the social partners at all sites. This enabled a significant improvement of the labour costs-to-revenue ratio. The company also delivered on its promise to streamline its senior management: such management positions were cut by a quarter over the course of the last year. Vauxhall/Opel clearly stands by its goal of avoiding plant closures. Investments are being made in the various sites and multiple plants have already received new product allocations.
Vauxhall is also increasingly benefitting from the integration into the Groupe PSA. Vehicles based on the shared Multi Energy Platforms are up to 50 per cent more cost efficient in development while at the same time improving quality. Extensive synergies are also being achieved in numerous other areas of the company – such as by the creation of integrated sales structures in many European countries, as well as global functions.
In the meantime, in Germany, the Rüsselsheim Engineering Centre has strengthened its position at the core of the Groupe PSA R&D network: In addition to 15 centres of competence with global responsibility (including seats, fuel cells and advanced driver assistance systems) for the entire group, the Rüsselsheim-based engineers also have the lead for the development of light commercial vehicles and a new family of four-cylinder petrol engines. As per forecasted overcapacities going forward due to the decline in third-party assignments, Opel has also announced plans for a strategic partnership with Segula Technologies to safeguard qualified jobs in Rüsselsheim and Dudenhofen. Up to 2,000 Opel employees would join the engineering service provider. The agreed protection against dismissal until July 2023 would remain in place.
CO2 target will be met thanks to increasing level of electrification
Having access to the sophisticated Groupe PSA platforms and propulsion technologies is the foundation for the extensive electrification of the Vauxhall portfolio. Four vehicles will be electrified in 2020. This includes the new Corsa in a pure battery electric variant, along with the Grandland X PHEV – Vauxhall’s first plug-in hybrid. These vehicles are integral components of Vauxhall’s product offensive.
The company will bring a total of eight new models to market in the next two years. There will be an electric version of every Vauxhall model by 2024. “This offensive will strongly contribute to meeting the strict CO2 limits set by the EU,” said Lohscheller. Charging infrastructure is a key enabler for the development of electrification. Therefore, Opel will contribute to a charging infrastructure project at the company’s headquarters together with partners such as the city of Rüsselsheim.
A further key pillar of the PACE! strategic plan is a further strengthening of the brand as well as a clear focus on profitable segments, channel mix and markets. Vauxhall is already giving a preview of the brand image and the design philosophy of the future with the GT X Experimental. A British brand since 1903, Vauxhall’s brand values are ingenious, progressive and approachable. “Vauxhall will stay British, Opel will stay German. We will continue to clearly differentiate ourselves from our French sister brands,” added Lohscheller. First concrete results of the strengthened brand are already visible: Apart from a significantly improved sales channel mix, it was especially the enhanced pricing power that drove the good financial result in the first six months of 2018. Furthermore, customer loyalty has been improved considerably compared with 2016.
Focus on light commercial vehicles to secure increase of market share
Elsewhere, Vauxhall is attacking the profitable light commercial vehicle segment with more vigour than ever before. In the mid-term, the company wants to increase its market to the same level as that in the passenger car segment. This will be made possible by improvements to the dealer contracts and a completely renewed portfolio. The recently launched new Combo immediately managed to win the prestigious “International Van of the Year” award. Vauxhall/Opel has already taken 25,000 orders since the vehicle went on sale in mid-September. This means the company has already taken more orders for the new Combo than it had registrations for the predecessor from across Europe in the full year 2017. Furthermore, the all-new British-built Vivaro will be launched in 2019.
The offensive on non-European export markets is also gaining momentum. New contracts have been signed with strong importers to grow in many countries such as Morocco, Tunisia or South Africa. Already in the course of this month, Opel will start assembly of the Grandland X for the African market in a new plant in Namibia. For the first time, an extensive full service leasing offer – under the roof of the Groupe PSA mobility brand Free2Move – was also launched in the European markets in recent weeks. This will also add further important growth stimulus.
Michael Lohscheller continues to emphasise that the implementation of PACE! remains the highest priority for the entire organisation. “We will continue to put all our efforts into PACE! and we will be sustainably successful as British and German brands.”
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Vauxhall Says VXR Sub-Brand Is Not Dead, Might Return On Electrified Models
With Vauxhall now owned by France’s PSA Group, a period of significant changes is underway.
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Vauxhall to recall more Zafira’s linked to fires
SWVaux has learned that Vauxhall is about to recall more Zafira’s.
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Second-oldest surviving Vauxhall to take on London to Brighton
Proving that Vauxhall’s slogan, ‘British Brand since 1903’, runs more than skin-deep, two of the company’s oldest vehicles – one of which was built in the year Vauxhall was founded as a car manufacturer – will be taking on next Sunday’s Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.
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Vauxhall Corsa Griffin special edition priced from £11,695
Vauxhall is marking 25 years of the top-selling Corsa range by revealing the highly appointed, limited edition Corsa Griffin.
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