Vauxhall Cars

Future’s Performance Vauxhall show extends to a two day event

The Performance Vauxhall Show, the UK’s biggest and best all-Vauxhall event organised by Future, the special-interest media group, is growing from a one-day show to a full two-day action packed weekend event.

Vauxhall & Opel celebrate prestigious new car accolade

It’s official: the coveted European Car of the Year title belongs to Vauxhall and Opel for the next year. An international jury, comprising 59 of the most important motoring journalists from 23 countries, presented the marble and coloured-metals trophy for the new Insignia yesterday evening in the place where the successful model is built, in General Motors Europe’s headquarters in Rüsselsheim.

Opel Ampera to feature innovative GM Voltec technology

Opel has announced Ampera as the name of its revolutionary extended-range electric car. The five-door, four-seat Opel Ampera will be revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show (March 5-15).

VX Racing signs Andrew Jordan for 2009

Triple British Touring Car Champions VX Racing have signed up-and-coming touring car driver Andrew Jordan for its 2009 assault on the national championship. After securing all three titles last season, VX Racing is intent on continuing its domination in ’09.

Vauxhall tops UK’s car registrations chart in December

Vauxhall took the lion’s share of the UK’s passenger car market last month, with a total of 19,058 registrations – a mere 5.93 per cent down from the same period in 2007, despite the UK’s sharp economic decline.

Vauxhall hailed as beacon of hope in UK car industry by local MP

Andrew Miller, Labour MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston, has pledged his full support for Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant, citing it as a perfect example of why the government and public should be buying British.

Vauxhall offers the most low emissions models

The current financial situation means that fleet managers are scrutinising costs even more closely than usual, with concerns including high fuel prices and increasing environmental pressures.

New Thorney Astra VXR-R at the sharp end of performance

Twenty years ago, 300bhp was the kind of horsepower only found in the most expensive supercars. Ferrari’s 328 sported 270bhp, the Lamborghini Jalpa had a mere 255bhp, and the Porsche 911 Turbo 296bhp. However, fast forward to the present, and modern tuning means 300bhp is available in a road-going hatchback, a figure unachievable in 1988.

Vauxhall/Opel Flextreme receives prestigious red dot award

The Flextreme concept car has been recognised by an international jury for its outstanding design and has received the prestigious red dot award in a ceremony in Singapore.

Lotus Carlton voted favourite Vauxhall of all time

The 176mph Lotus Carlton super-saloon has been voted the UK’s favourite Vauxhall in a poll of 630 owners ran by the website vauxhalldriverscentre.co.uk.

Corsa helps solve ‘Grey Fleet’ issue at VT Education and Skills

The increasingly important issue of employees using their private cars on company business, is being successfully tackled by leading training provider VT Education and Skills through the introduction of a company car scheme involving a fleet of 100 Vauxhall Corsas.