Vauxhall News

Autumn is here, so it makes good sense to check over your car’s key safety features such as lights, brakes and tyres to be sure they are in good shape for another winter’s motoring, especially if you own an older model.

As the credit crunch bites, and fuel bills hit record highs, environmental concerns and cost efficiency have become more important to fleet decision makers and drivers than ever.

With 240PS, the Vauxhall Astra VXR is no slouch, but once Triple Eight Engineering – the team responsible for preparing 2008 BTCC Drivers’ Champion, Fabrizio Giovanardi’s Vectra VXR – has worked its magic, this car becomes a different animal altogether.

GM UK Leasing, part of the Masterlease Group of companies, has announced its contract hire rates for the new Vauxhall Insignia – the first leasing company in the UK to do so.

Vauxhall’s British Touring Car team, VX Racing, has successfully secured all three championship titles (Driver’s Team’s and Manufacturer’s) at this weekends closing round of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) at Brands Hatch.

A comprehensive comparative trial is underway at Northumbria Police of the Vauxhall Astra as a beat car following delivery of 56 supplied to full police specification. The Astra is one of two models currently listed within the Police National Framework for the beat car role.

Murketts has joined forces with property developers in St. Ives with an innovative scheme to offer a free Vauxhall Corsa with every apartment sold over the weekend of 20-21 September.

Gentex Corporation, the leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has announced that it is supplying auto-dimming mirrors with its proprietary SmartBeam feature for the 2009 Opel/Vauxhall Insignia.

The next generation Vauxhall Astra will receive its premiere at next year’s Frankfurt Show, delivering a compelling mix of technical innovation and groundbreaking design that promises to raise the bar in the compact sector.

Inspired by Vauxhall’s record-breaking British Touring Car Championship team, a VXR styling pack is now available for the Astra TwinTop.