Current Models
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Agila
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Antara
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Astra
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Corsa
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Insignia
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Meriva
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Movano
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Tigra
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VXR8
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Vectra
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Vivaro
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Zafira
Discontinued Models
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Astra Belmont
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Belmont
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Calibra
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Carlton
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Cavalier
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Chevette
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Frontera
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Lotus Carlton
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Monaro
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Monterey
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Nova
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Omega
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Royale
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Senator
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Signum
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Sintra
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VX220
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Viceroy
Vauxhall
Founded in London in 1903, Vauxhall is one of the UK’s oldest automotive manufacturers. In 1905, the company relocated to Luton – still its current base - and rapidly established itself as a manufacturer of quality motor cars, vying with the likes of Bentley and Rolls Royce.
In 1927, General Motors purchased Vauxhall, at the same time changing the company’s focus, allowing it to exploit the rapidly growing market for more affordable transport. As it did so, Vauxhall pioneered technology that would have a huge impact on mass market cars, such as synchromesh gearboxes, unitary bodies and the famous knee-action independent front suspension.
Memorable cars followed from the Luton company: the Vauxhall Cadet, Vauxhall Light Six, Big Six and 10-Four were family cars that appealed to the UK’s middle-classes and saw Vauxhall safely through WW II. In the 1950s and 1960s, names like Cresta, Velox and Victor became familiar to an even broader audience, and when Vauxhall launched the Viva in 1963, it started a winning formula in the UK’s compact class that remains today with the Vauxhall Astra, which will appear in its sixth generation in 2009.
In May 2003, Vauxhall celebrated its centenary and launched the VXR brand with a special edition run of the VX220 Turbo sports car. Since then, the VXR badge has been assigned to high-performance models from everything from Vauxhall Corsa to Vauxhall Vectra and spawned a successful performance-parts arm to the Vauxhall brand, managed by Triple Eight Engineering who run Vauxhall’s BTCC programme.
Today, Vauxhall is going from strength to strength. Models, such as the Corsa, Zafira and Astra are almost permanently in the UK’s top ten most popular new car sales, and continue to generate new and interesting derivatives, such as the ecoFLEX models, which illustrate Vauxhall’s commitment to reducing emissions across its ranges.
In 1927, General Motors purchased Vauxhall, at the same time changing the company’s focus, allowing it to exploit the rapidly growing market for more affordable transport. As it did so, Vauxhall pioneered technology that would have a huge impact on mass market cars, such as synchromesh gearboxes, unitary bodies and the famous knee-action independent front suspension.
Memorable cars followed from the Luton company: the Vauxhall Cadet, Vauxhall Light Six, Big Six and 10-Four were family cars that appealed to the UK’s middle-classes and saw Vauxhall safely through WW II. In the 1950s and 1960s, names like Cresta, Velox and Victor became familiar to an even broader audience, and when Vauxhall launched the Viva in 1963, it started a winning formula in the UK’s compact class that remains today with the Vauxhall Astra, which will appear in its sixth generation in 2009.
In May 2003, Vauxhall celebrated its centenary and launched the VXR brand with a special edition run of the VX220 Turbo sports car. Since then, the VXR badge has been assigned to high-performance models from everything from Vauxhall Corsa to Vauxhall Vectra and spawned a successful performance-parts arm to the Vauxhall brand, managed by Triple Eight Engineering who run Vauxhall’s BTCC programme.
Today, Vauxhall is going from strength to strength. Models, such as the Corsa, Zafira and Astra are almost permanently in the UK’s top ten most popular new car sales, and continue to generate new and interesting derivatives, such as the ecoFLEX models, which illustrate Vauxhall’s commitment to reducing emissions across its ranges.
