VAUXHALL ASTRA MAKES WORLD DEBUT AT FRANKFURT SHOW

Luton – The All-New Vauxhall Astra has won the ‘Best Family Car’ category at the 2022 Business Car Awards.

The annual Business Car Awards recognise and reward excellence in the fleet market,

London, 28 June – Leading online classic and specialist vehicle marketplace Car & Classic reports another impressive achievement as the sale of an original, one-owner Vauxhall Astra GTE goes through

All-new Astra Sports Tourer in Vauxhall showrooms next year Smaller outside, bigger inside – up to 200kg lighter than outgoing model New seat architecture and tailgate that opens via a kick New powertrains and technology including OnStar and Apple CarPlay

Luton – With over 300PS generated from its 2.0-litre turbo engine, the Astra VXR EXTREME will be the most powerful front-wheel drive Vauxhall ever when it’s unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next month. Derived from last year’s Astra Cup race car that competed in the Nürburgring Endurance Championship, the EXTREME is the lighter, more […]

Luton – Vauxhall has won an order for a fleet of Astra 1.7 CDTi Active models from National Windscreens, the UK’s largest independent vehicle glass replacement company. The cars will be used throughout the UK by the company’s sales team.

BiTurbo hatch and Sports Tourer join Astra range Sports Tourer variant is most powerful diesel model in its class Vauxhall’s most potent diesel ever with 195PS and 400Nm torque Available to order tomorrow with first deliveries in late 2012 Luton – Hot on the heels of the GTC BiTurbo, Vauxhall is adding two more high […]

VAUXHALL is using Rockingham motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire to launch its most powerful Astra to date, by holding a special motorsport event to demonstrate the car’s true potential.

Ellesmere Port wins next generation Astra Lead plant of two building Astra in Europe Groundbreaking new labour agreement Investment of £125 million 700 new direct jobs Vauxhall today confirmed that production of its next-generation Astra compact car will be built at the company’s manufacturing plant at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.  Ellesmere Port will be the […]

Tuned engine has highest specific torque of any rival Clever HiPerStrut front suspension quells torque-steer for greater driver control Standard mechanical limited slip differential provides outstanding traction Luton – Vauxhall’s new Astra VXR will incorporate motorsport know-how in its transmission and deliver a class-leading 400Nm of torque, giving it a 0-60mph time of 5.9 seconds […]

Luton – Vauxhall Special Vehicles accompanied the Association of Chief Police Officers Intelligent Transport Systems (ACPO ITS) to the Norwegian Police Conference in Oslo in January to demonstrate the Single Vehicle Architecture fitted to its Astra and Insignia models. The demonstration to Police forces in Norway follows successful previous presentations to the French Police at […]

First details of new Astra VXR’s lightweight seats First seats in hot hatch segment to be approved by independent back experts Designed to offer exceptional levels of grip and comfort Luton – Sit tight! Vauxhall’s most powerful Astra VXR ever will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show with front seats that are substantially lighter […]

High demand for the Astra Sports Tourer helped Vauxhall Ellesmere Port to record line rates of 47 units per hour since July 2011. Thus, the plant assembled a total of 139,528 vehicles in two shifts in 2011 of which 129,648 fell into the Sports Tourer’s arena during its first full year of production. 91% of […]