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    • How do you make the UK love Vauxhall?

      31 October 2022 by Phil McNamara

      Huge losses have been reversed – and now the mission is to make Vauxhall desirable

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    • Vauxhall warns of dire consequences in event of no-deal Brexit

      19 September 2019 by Tim Pollard

      The Vauxhall Astra Estate is made in the UK

      Boss warns of choppy waters ahead

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    • Vauxhall's future detailed within PSA's PACE plan

      11 December 2018 by Jake Groves

      Vauxhall MD, Stephen Norman, tells of Luton's ambitious plans within PSA, plus more on the PACE plan

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    • All aboard the Vauxhall SUV charge: new Grandland X confirmed for 2017

      17 November 2016 by Tim Pollard

      The new 2017 Vauxhall Grandland X: another new crossover

      Vauxhall and Opel confirm new range-topping crossover for 2017

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    • Vauxhall Crossland X: the Meriva transforms into crossover

      07 November 2016 by Tim Pollard

      Vauxhall Crossland X: a new name for crossoverkind

      Vauxhall confirms name of its second SUV - to replace the Meriva

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    • Design chief Ed Welburn to retire after 44 years with GM

      08 April 2016 by Tim Pollard

      Ed Welburn led GM design from 2005-2016

      General Motors has a new crayon-in-chief

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    • 2015 Vauxhall Astra to start from £15k

      17 June 2015 by James Taylor

      2015 Vauxhall Astra will start from less than £16k

      New Astra UK specs and pricing revealed

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    • Volt face: why Vauxhall and Opel are pulling the plug on Ampera EV

      16 March 2015 by Phil McNamara

      Farewell, Vauxhall Ampera: EU sales end soon

      A look at why GM is retreating from its pioneering range-extender hybrid vehicle

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    • CAR interviews Vauxhall boss Karl-Thomas Neumann (2014)

      29 December 2014 by Phil McNamara

      GM Europe's overseer Karl-Thomas Neumann tells CAR what's in store for Vauxhall and Opel in the near future

      GM Europe boss opens up to CAR on future strategy

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    • Vauxhall brings back the Viva! Baby Vaux revives old name

      01 September 2014 by Tim Pollard

      The original Vauxhall Viva - the name is returning to the 2015 Vauxhall range

      Vauxhall approves Viva name for new budget car

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    • New Corsa first of 27 new Vauxhalls and Opels in four years

      04 June 2014 by Tim Pollard

      New Vauxhall Corsa coming in 2015 crucial for European turnaround

      Can slew of new metal turn around GM Europe?

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    • CAR scoop: GM’s $13 billion gamble (2013)

      30 September 2013 by Ben Whitworth

      CAR investigates GM's $13bn Opel gamble

      Will GM cut its losses, or keep betting big on a turnaround?

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    • Vauxhall/Opel Ampera crowned 2012 European Car of the Year

      05 March 2012 by Ben Pulman

      The Vauxhall/Opel Ampera, the 2012 European Car of the Year

      Plug-in Ampera pips Up and Focus to take 2012 COTY

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    • Vauxhall’s 2012 Astra cab to be standalone convertible

      07 October 2011 by Tim Pollard

      Next year's soft top won't be an Astra, more like Eos

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    • Vauxhall and Opel ‘not for sale’ – CEO Akerson

      28 July 2011 by Tim Pollard

      Dan Akerson: 'Vauxhall and Opel not for sale'

      GM chief dismisses rumoured sale of Vauxhall

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    • VW and Chinese ‘in talks to buy Vauxhall/Opel’ from GM

      10 June 2011 by Georg Kacher

      Is GM about to sell its European division?

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    • Vauxhall-Opel Junior: a Mini rival for 2013

      15 October 2010 by Phil McNamara

      Vauxhall and Opel are targeting the Mini with the new premium city car, dubbed Junior...

      Upmarket city car due in 2013 to rival Fiat 500, Mini

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    • Industry news | GM's new Calibra | Insignia Coupé

      19 May 2010 by Georg Kacher

      The original 2007 Opel GTC concept car

      Vauxhall plans new Calibra Mk2 based on Insignia

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    • CAR interviews the retiring Bob Lutz (2010)

      09 March 2010 by Tim Pollard

      Bob Lutz in vice chairman of marketing and communictions role

      As the legend retires, CAR talks to GM's 'car tsar'

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    • New GM Europe chief’s plans for Opel/Vauxhall

      07 December 2009 by Richard Webber

      Nick Reilly speaks out on the future of GM Europe

      Nick Reilly on his future plans for Opel Vauxhall

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    • GM cancels Opel Vauxhall sale to Magna

      03 November 2009 by Tim Pollard

      Fritz Henderson is getting used to the spotlight (NB file photo)

      In a major U-turn, General Motors axes Euro sell-off

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    • Ellesmere Port’s bid to build Ampera hits snags

      09 October 2009 by Rob Golding

      Vauxhall Ampera plug-in hybrid car: not coming to a UK factory near you any time soon

      UK bid to build Ampera plug in hybrid stalled until 2015

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    • D-day for General Motors: GM files for bankruptcy

      02 June 2009 by Tim Pollard

      GM chief executive Fritz Henderson faces the press (NB file photo)

      Analysis, reaction to GM's slide into bankruptcy

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    • Newsflash: Magna ‘agrees to buy GM Europe’: latest news

      29 May 2009 by Tim Pollard

      Latest news: what Magna's deal means for GM Europe

      Canadian parts maker 'strikes deal to buy Opel, Vauxhall'

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    • Opel Ampera: the full, official technical story

      25 March 2009 by Tim Pollard

      Opel Ampera technology

      Inside line on GM Europe's extended range electric vehicle

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    • Vauxhall Insignia wins European Car of the Year 2009

      17 November 2008 by Tim Pollard

      Vauxhall/Opel has scooped the European Car of the Year gong – by a single point. The results, announced today, were another surprise in the 44-year history of CoTY, as the Insignia pipped the Ford...

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    • Vauxhall Vectra renamed as Insignia

      03 December 2007 by Car magazine

      Insignia badge signals a new era for Vauxhall, which means forgetting all about the Vectra

      Vauxhall has renamed its Vectra replacement, and like we all thought, it's going to be called Insignia. According to Vauxhall the Insignia name represents 'a new name for a new era', and we'll see if...

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    • GM’s next eco-concept car

      03 July 2007 by Ben Oliver

      General Motors will unveil a European concept car built on its radical new E-Flex platform at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The concept will feature radical styling, with a diesel engine acting as...

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    • Vauxhall’s World Environment Day Initiative

      05 June 2007 by Ben Oliver

      Vauxhall is using World Environment Day to launch its latest green initiative - a hefty £1000 discount off your new car if you agree to scrap your old one. The incentive applies to all makes of...

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    • Vectra wins US Car of the Year

      08 January 2007 by Phil McNamara

      It's enough to make Jeremy Clarkson's hair curl – even more. A US version of the Vauxhall Vectra – the Saturn Aura – has won North American Car of the Year. The car derided by TV presenter Clarkson...

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    • Supercharged Monaro leads VXR upgrades

      07 September 2006 by Phil McNamara

      Vauxhall is throwing heaps more power at its two VXR flagships. The Monaro V8 coupe is being supercharged, by Kent dealer Greens of Rainham. The 6.0-litre unit's peak power and torque jump by 25...

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    • Crash test verdict on Corsa and S-Max

      25 August 2006 by Phil McNamara

      The new Vauxhall Corsa – set to be one of Britain's best-selling cars – has scored a maximum five stars for occupant safety, in the Euro NCAP crash tests. Ford's new S-Max also got full marks. But...

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    • Vauxhall’s 200bhp Corsa leads VXR onslaught

      23 August 2006 by Angus Fitton

      Vauxhall is in the final stages of signing off the storming Corsa VXR. The latest VXR runs a turbocharged 1.6-litre developing a thumping 200bhp, spinning the front wheels via a six-speed box. Much of...

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    • Global GM chassis starts testing

      10 August 2006 by Phil McNamara

      General Motors' new Epsilon II chassis – to be employed around the world by Vauxhall/Opel, Saab, Chevrolet and other brands – has hit the road for testing. Pictured here beneath the next Chevrolet...

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