Vauxhall will launch a mid-sized convertible early next year in the UK called Cascada.
Just a few months after Vauxhall workers were celebrating the news they had secured the build of the new Astra, the car company is stopping production for a week at its Ellesmere Port and Luton plants because of falling European car sales.
Vauxhall expects Approach UK, which has two Vauxhall dealerships, to go into administration before the end of this week.
The advertising watchdog has told Vauxhall it must not infer the range-extended EV Ampera is capable of 360 miles on electricity alone.
Large Scottish dealer group Arnold Clark has expanded its operations in England with new Vauxhall dealerships in Kendal and Morecombe.
Vauxhall specialist Eden retails the majority of its used vehicles through Network Q but has boosted additional volumes using its own Select business.
General Motors’ European operations lost £257.4 million in Q2, but the losses were “smaller than expected”.
Vauxhall has revealed the first details and images of its new Adam ahead of going on sale January.
David Lyon will become the new vice president, design, for GM Europe, effectively becoming the new design chief for Opel/Vauxhall.
Vauxhall’s new Mokka compact SUV will be priced between £16,995 and £23,490 when it reaches showrooms in November.
Vauxhall is making the most of its home nation football team sponsorship by launching a new television and online campaign focussed on the England team ahead of Euro 2012.
Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles has widened its new Combo offering to include models powered by a fuel-efficient 1.4 petrol engine.
Vauxhall has teamed up with Zipcar, the car sharing company, to offer its Ampera electric-vehicle to London customers in a six month pilot deal.
Vauxhall is replacing the core of its petrol and diesel line-up in the next 12 months with three all-new engine families.
A vote in favour of new working conditions by workers has cleared the way for investment in Ellesmere Port as it prepares to be the home of the new Astra.
General Motors is expected to announce that its Ellesmere Port factory will build the next generation Astra which will secure 2,100 jobs and the future of the site.
Vauxhall’s new city car will be called Adam and a production version will be revealed at the Paris Motor Show in September.
Hybrid pioneers Toyota and Lexus have dominated the hybrid segment for the last five years taking more than 75% of sales since 2007, according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
All the stars and debuts of the Commercial Vehicle Show 2012.
