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18/02/2010
Astra Celebrates 30 Years
After 30 years, nearly three million UK sales and six generations, Vauxhall’s Astra can now lay claim to be one of the Britain’s best loved cars, accounting for almost one in 20 of all vehicles currently registered in the UK.
Officially, Britain’s best selling UK-built car, the latest Mk6 Astra, launched last December, is already selling ahead of projections and has been instrumental in securing production of future models at Ellesmere Port, Vauxhall’s main manufacturing plant in the Northwest of England.
Since the first Astra rolled out of a UK dealership in February 1980, over 2.8 million Astras have found UK homes. It’s been this popularity which has helped make Britain the lead market in Europe for the Astra, accounting for 25% of all its sales.
From when the first Astra went on sale, it rapidly gained a reputation for adopting the latest technology and innovation.
The Astra Mk1 was Vauxhall’s first car to incorporate both front-wheel-drive and a transverse engine layout, and also the first Vauxhall to be offered with a diesel engine in 1982.
It also gained a great image as a drivers’ car, spawning the iconic GTE, as well as the later GSi (Mks 3 & 4) and VXR (Mk5), many of which formed the basis for heroic motorsport campaigns in both international rallying and the British Touring Car Championship.
Moving on three decades and the 2010 Astra Mk6 carries the mantle from its predecessors with pride. A driver’s car through and through, it features a clever Watt’s linkage/compound crank rear suspension design and unique-in-class nine-beam AFL lighting system, highlights which illustrate Vauxhall’s continued passion for innovation and bringing new technology to a wider audience.
(PR/GK)
Officially, Britain’s best selling UK-built car, the latest Mk6 Astra, launched last December, is already selling ahead of projections and has been instrumental in securing production of future models at Ellesmere Port, Vauxhall’s main manufacturing plant in the Northwest of England.
Since the first Astra rolled out of a UK dealership in February 1980, over 2.8 million Astras have found UK homes. It’s been this popularity which has helped make Britain the lead market in Europe for the Astra, accounting for 25% of all its sales.
From when the first Astra went on sale, it rapidly gained a reputation for adopting the latest technology and innovation.
The Astra Mk1 was Vauxhall’s first car to incorporate both front-wheel-drive and a transverse engine layout, and also the first Vauxhall to be offered with a diesel engine in 1982.
It also gained a great image as a drivers’ car, spawning the iconic GTE, as well as the later GSi (Mks 3 & 4) and VXR (Mk5), many of which formed the basis for heroic motorsport campaigns in both international rallying and the British Touring Car Championship.
Moving on three decades and the 2010 Astra Mk6 carries the mantle from its predecessors with pride. A driver’s car through and through, it features a clever Watt’s linkage/compound crank rear suspension design and unique-in-class nine-beam AFL lighting system, highlights which illustrate Vauxhall’s continued passion for innovation and bringing new technology to a wider audience.
(PR/GK)
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Following a year-on-year retail sales increase of 128% in November, Vauxhall has posted December retail sales up 54% over the same month in 2008. Vauxhall posted 6050 retail sales in December, which not only exceeded the 3925 sales from December 2008, when the recession first took hold, but also the 5881 retail sales recorded in December 2007.
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Flextreme GT/E Concept Car
This one of the first official images of Vauxhall’s stunning Flextreme GT/E concept car, which will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show today. In Vauxhall’s commitment to achieving power without the need for fossil fuels, electricity plays a key role, and the 4.
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22 February 2010
Zero Finance On Honda Jazz
Honda (UK) has re-launched its popular 0% APR finance offer on Jazz to help customers make the most of the last month of the Scrappage Scheme. The much-loved Jazz supermini, which is now built at Honda’s factory in Swindon, has been Honda’s biggest seller via the Scrappage Scheme, with over 7,300 cars sold so far.
Zero Finance On Honda Jazz
Honda (UK) has re-launched its popular 0% APR finance offer on Jazz to help customers make the most of the last month of the Scrappage Scheme. The much-loved Jazz supermini, which is now built at Honda’s factory in Swindon, has been Honda’s biggest seller via the Scrappage Scheme, with over 7,300 cars sold so far.
15 February 2010
London Volvo Marks First Year
Volvo Cars London is celebrating a successful first year in business after increasing both new and used vehicle sales volumes. The group, which hosted an awards ceremony for its top performing sales staff at the end of January, delivered more than 2,000 Volvos to satisfied customers in 2009, despite the difficult economic climate.
London Volvo Marks First Year
Volvo Cars London is celebrating a successful first year in business after increasing both new and used vehicle sales volumes. The group, which hosted an awards ceremony for its top performing sales staff at the end of January, delivered more than 2,000 Volvos to satisfied customers in 2009, despite the difficult economic climate.
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