Drive Motor Retail has won five of the 22 Vauxhall Customer Excellence awards for 2023. Its Bury St Edmunds, Stockton-on-Tees, Leamington Spa, Redcar, and Hartlepool sites were recognised by Vauxhall for their dedication to delivering a consistently first-class customer experience. It said this is the eighth consecutive year that Drive have been awarded a Customer Excellence award, as well as ...
Read More »Hendy expands with Stellantis taking on Vauxhall and Peugeot
Hendy Group is set to open its first Vauxhall dealership in Dorset following the purchase of the former Eden Vauxhall site in Poole. It has also signed an agreement to sell Vauxhall cars in Salisbury and is opening a Vauxhall and Peugeot outlet in Kent. Chief executive Paul Hendy said the move was part of a strategic plan for the ...
Read More »Vauxhall launches new PCP option for EVs
Vauxhall has launched a five-year Personal Contract Purchase (PCP) offer for its core electric passenger car models. The offer is available with 9.9% APR representative. In addition, ahead of the revised New Corsa arriving later this year, the current Corsa Electric is now eligible for an additional £4,500 Finance Deposit Contribution, whilst stocks last. Customers can expect monthly payments from ...
Read More »UK councils not up to speed on EV charging
Most UK councils do not have a published strategy in place for residential on-street charging for electric vehicles (EV) A study by Vauxhall has revealed that more than 70% of UK councils currently do not have a published strategy, leaving millions of potential EV drivers without a place to charge. The new findings from a Freedom of Information application across ...
Read More »Underwoods to shut Vauxhall dealership in Colchester
Dealer group Underwoods is to close its Vauxhall dealership in Colchester from 29 April. The company will continue to provide maintenance and warranty repairs at its Vauxhall Authorised Repairer locations in Clacton, Sudbury and Tiptree. On its website the company told customers: “Please note that this decision was not one of Underwoods making, as we have been successfully representing Vauxhall ...
Read More »Vauxhall launches electric performance sub-brand GSe
Vauxhall has introduced GSe, a new electrified performance sub-brand. GSe will stand for Grand Sport Electric. James Taylor, acting managing director, Vauxhall, saidd: “GSe will offer sports handling and looks combined with the performance and responsibility of electrified powertrains. Sitting atop the newly simplified Vauxhall range, the GSe name is both a nod to GSi performance models from our heritage ...
Read More »Snows adds Vauxhall franchise with Picador acquisition
Picador has two Vauxhall dealerships and also holds the service and repair franchise for Renault and Dacia. Around 90 Picador staff from across two Hampshire locations in Sholing (Southampton) and Chandler’s Ford, near Eastleigh, will join Snows. Picador turned in pre-tax profits of £1.5m on turnover of £41.2m in the year to March 2022. Due to supply issues its Vauxhall ...
Read More »Vauxhall sees ‘record’ online retail orders for new cars in March
A fifth of Vauxhall retail sales in March were ordered online. Vauxhall said the result marked a ‘record month’ for online sales for the manufacturer and highlighted the acceleration of online automotive retail since the pandemic. The eCommerce stores were built and managed by eCommerce company drivvn. Buyers using the Vauxhall online store can personalise their finance and are given ...
Read More »Vauxhall celebrates 60 years of manufacturing at Ellesmere Port
Vauxhall is celebrating 60 years of manufacturing at its Ellesmere Port plant. This comes ahead of its £100m transformation into the first Stellantis plant to produce solely battery-electric models by the end of the year. Ellesmere Port opened in 1962 and began as a production plant for the Vauxhall Viva. Since then it has produced models from the Vauxhall range ...
Read More »Vauxhall is partnering with Onto to provide EVs for subscription
Vauxhall is partnering with Onto, the all-inclusive electric car subscription service, to provide 700 Corsa-e and Mokka-e cars to Onto’s fleet. This will provide British motorists with an alternative and flexible way to get an electric car from Vauxhall. The cars are available for Onto customers to book today for delivery from March and April respectively. Rob Jolly, CEO and ...
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