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Vauxhall names new baby car Adam
Tuesday 08 May 2012
General Motors has decided to call its forthcoming baby car Adam, a name that will resonate immediately with German buyers but probably leave their British counterparts scratching their heads.
Peugeot accelerates after alliance talks with GM
Thursday 23 February 2012
Shares in PSA Peugeot Citroen, the No 2 car maker in Europe, surged yesterday on news that it was discussing an alliance with General Motors of the US, which could include the two companies taking stakes in each other.
Peugeot shares leap as it talks to General Motors about an alliance
Thursday 23 February 2012
Shares in PSA Peugeot Citroen, the second largest car maker in Europe, surged yesterday on news that it was discussing an alliance with General Motors (GM) of the US, which could see the two companies take stakes in each other.
Car Choice: Vauxhall VXR8
Sunday 06 March 2011
It's not for the eco-minded, but this saloon puts its European and Japanese rivals in the shade
Vauxhall Antara 2.2 CDTi 184 SE
Sunday 20 February 2011
After a false start, Vauxhall has overhauled its crossover SUV – and made a good job of it, too
Reinvented GM revs up to take on Toyota's lead
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Toyota clung on to pole position in the global car industry in 2010, despite mass recalls which damaged the Japanese giant's reputation for quality in the all-important US market.
1,000 jobs at risk at Luton's Vauxhall plant
Wednesday 12 January 2011
The future of Vauxhall's Luton van factory will finally be decided within the next eight weeks, according to the company's European boss.
Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer
Sunday 09 January 2011
Forget its Opel alter ego, Vauxhall's svelte new estate – with its gem of an engine – is UK born and bred
Vauxhall's Nick Reilly named Automotive Industry Manager of the Year
Wednesday 24 November 2010
Nick Reilly, head of General Motors' Opel Vauxhall operation was named Manager of the Year at this year's annual automotive industry conference held by the leading Spanish business school IESE. He was appointed to his present post last year to lead a restructuring of GM's European activities after the US group cancelled plans to sell Opel and Vauxhall to Magna.
GM's losses in Europe cloud $2bn Q3 profits
Thursday 11 November 2010
Disappointing results from General Motors' European operations, which include the UK car maker Vauxhall, took the shine off the company's latest quarterly results, released yesterday ahead of its planned stock market flotation next week.
Vauxhall Ampera to attempt longest UK electric vehicle run
Wednesday 16 June 2010
Vauxhall is preparing to carry out the UK's longest run by an electric vehicle next week.
Vauxhall workers agree to two-year wage freeze as costs are slashed across Europe
Saturday 22 May 2010
Workers at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port and Luton plants have agreed to a two-year pay freeze, as part of the German car maker's Europe-wide agreement to slash its labour costs by more than €1bn over the next five years.
Inquest into Cheshire crash that killed four
Wednesday 12 May 2010
The inquest will take place today into the deaths of four people killed when their car ploughed into a tree on their way home from a night out.
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