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A lack of on-street electric charging infrastructure is holding back dealer sales of electric vans. Research by Vauxhall, published in a new ‘Electric Van Adoption Report’, has highlighted the growing need to improve the UK’s public charging infrastructure to support businesses in their transition to electric. 91% told Vauxhall their drivers would be reliant on using on-street public charging to ...

Vauxhall Motors has announced the departure of its Managing Director James Taylor. Taylor started his career with Vauxhall in 1997 on its undergraduate scheme.  In 25 years, he has held senior commercial roles in sales and fleet leading up to his appointment as MD of Vauxhall in 2022. He said: “I started at Vauxhall Motors on a placement scheme in ...

By Guy Bird Almost one year into the ZEV Mandate a new deal is being sought by the industry and after the announcement of the closure of the Vauxhall Luton plant in 2025 and further dire warnings from the motor industry the UK Government might even be listening Industry and dealer disquiet at the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate was voiced ...

Vauxhall has begun UK customer trials of the Vivaro HYDROGEN van. Companies will be taking part in the trial over the coming months ahead of the UK launch of the Movano HYDROGEN. James Taylor, Managing Director, Vauxhall, said: “As the UK’s best-selling electric van manufacturer for the past three years, we are already leading the way in electrifying Britain’s businesses. ...

Vauxhall’s New Frontera Electric and New Frontera Hybrid will be available at the same list price, eliminating any price disparity that usually exists between EV and ICE versions of the same car. The average list price difference across the market is currently 31%. The New Frontera, electric and petrol hybrid versions, will start from £23,495 OTR when orders open in ...

Vauxhall has unveiled a new special edition model, the Astra Griffin, available in electric and petrol variants. The Astra Electric Griffin is priced from £34,995 OTR. The lineup also includes the Astra Sports Tourer Electric Griffin (£37,195) and the Astra Griffin 1.2T (£24,795). Orders are open now, with first deliveries of electric models from August and the petrol variant following ...

Vauxhall’s new offers on the Combo Electric will allow businesses to switch to electric for the same monthly rental as a diesel Combo, with an identical deposit and terms. The Combo Electric is available on Business Contract Hire through Leasys. On Prime trim, the Combo Electric costs £329pm with a £1,974 deposit. Customers can upgrade to Pro trim for £365pm ...

JCT600 saw pre-tax profits decline 16.3% to £36.03m on turnover down 2.5% to £1.41bn in 2023. In accounts filed at Companies House it said that the move by Mercedes-Benz to an agency model had reduced turnover by £64m. As part of a strategic re-organisation of the company, it gave up the Vauxhall and Peugeot franchises in Castleford and Menston. “The ...

  Only 2.3% of the UK’s on-street EV chargers are adapted to be accessible for disabled motorists, according to Freedom of Information research by Vauxhall. The new findings assessed the extent of consideration for disabled drivers by local authorities when installing on-street residential chargers. James Taylor, MD, Vauxhall, said: “As this new research very clearly demonstrates, accessibility is an area ...

  May was a bruising month for a raft of car brands in the UK with double digit sales declines. Polestar saw registrations fall -69.6% to 314 units for the month while Fiat saw sales decline -44.9% to 523 units. Bentley was down -37.6% to 68 units and Vauxhall -32.1% to 6,026 units. Toyota fell -17.9% to 6,834 units, Ford ...