News By Topic: Opel

Big Van Event Offers Spectacular Savings On

May 15, 2013

Customers can make big savings on Vauxhall's award-winning van range - from Corsavan, to Combo, Vivaro and Movano - at its Big Van Event, running from 17th to 27th May throughout the UK. ... Continue reading

100 Years On And Vauxhall's 30-98 Is Still King Of The Hill

May 10, 2013

One hundred years to the day after Joseph Higginson achieved fastest time of the day at Waddngton Fell Hillclimb in the first Vauxhall 30-98, 33 surviving models - around 20 per cent of the cars left in the world - charged up the same hill to celebrate the 1913 event that marked the debut of the world's greatest sporti ... Continue reading

Electricity Pioneers Invest In Ampera

May 1, 2013

One of the UK's first suppliers of electricity and leading distributor of electrical equipment, Edmundson Electrical has invested in three Amperas, the award-winning extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV) from Vauxhall. ... Continue reading

All-New Opel Mokka SUV - Compact in size, Big in Attitude

Apr 30, 2013

Opel's compact Sports Utility Vehicle, the Mokka, is confirmed for Australian release and is due to arrive in local showrooms in the third quarter of this year. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Ampera Gets Affordable New Ownership Package

Apr 25, 2013

Vauxhall is to cover the majority of running costs for Ampera customers with a new ownership package for its ground-breaking extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV). ... Continue reading

GM To Invest 230 Million Euros In Opel/Vauxhall European Product Development Centre

Apr 25, 2013

GM announced today that it will invest 230 Million Euros for new testing facilities into its European Product Development Centre at the Opel headquarters in Ruesselsheim and at the proving ground in Dudenhofen. ... Continue reading

Ampera Lays The Foundations For Eric Wright Group's Fleet

Apr 24, 2013

One of the UK's leading construction, civil engineering, property development and facilities management companies, the Eric Wright Group, has taken on a Vauxhall Ampera in a four-year test case that could influence the future of its fleet. ... Continue reading

Van-Tastic! Tradepoint Winner Drives Away In Brand New Combo

Apr 23, 2013

Vauxhall has handed over the keys to a gleaming new Combo van to the winner of a nationwide competition it ran in conjunction with TradePoint, B&Q's subsidiary providing building supplies to the trade. ... Continue reading

Students Pitch Ideas To Vauxhall To Celebrate Responsible Business Week

Apr 15, 2013

Vauxhall will visit St Matthews Primary School in Luton on 17th April as part of Responsible Business Week ... Continue reading

GM and Opel Management Meet German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel

Apr 12, 2013

German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Chief of the German Chancellery Ronald Pofalla yesterday welcomed a delegation of GM Executives led by CEO Dan Akerson. Akerson was accompanied by Steve Girsky, Deputy Chairman of the GM Board and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Adam Opel AG, by Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann, Chai ... Continue reading

Opel Zafira Tourer: The new German Master of Style and Versatility Set for Local Launch

Apr 9, 2013

Opel's Zafira Tourer is confirmed as the next model to join the growing Opel Australia product portfolio. Offering the perfect blend of functionality and comfort, the seven-seat people mover will be powered by the choice of a 1.6-litre turbo petrol or 2.0-litre turbo diesel engine. ... Continue reading

Fastest Vauxhall Estate Ever Melts Away Winter Blues

Mar 28, 2013

Following the Midlands' white-out last weekend, the only drifting that occurred in Leicestershire shortly afterwards was generated by a 6.2-litre, 431PS V8 behemoth as it burnt away the remaining snow at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Motors Accredited For Its Outstanding Employee Environment In Britain's Top Employer Awards 2013

Mar 27, 2013

Vauxhall Motors has been accredited as one of Britain's Top Employers for the last three years, coming in the top 10 for the second year running in the 2013 Awards ... Continue reading

Arresting Vauxhall Astra Wins Police Challenge

Mar 26, 2013

A crime-busting Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer has won a challenge from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to find a way of incorporating future technology into a Police car. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall's Zafira Tourer Is Championed By Fleet News

Mar 26, 2013

Vauxhall has won the Best Full-Size People Carrier trophy at the Fleet News Awards for its seven-seater Zafira Tourer MPV. ... Continue reading