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Vauxhall Insignia car gets five star mark in safety test

Posted in Vauxhall News on the 26 Nov 2008

The Vauxhall Insignia car has been given a five star score in the adult occupant safety category after a series of exhaustive Euro NCAP checks were carried out.
To achieve the rating the vehicle scored 35 points out of a maximum 37 - it was also granted four stars for child protection and two [...]

Narrow victory for Vauxhall Insignia in Car of the Year competition

Posted in Vauxhall News on the 17 Nov 2008

The Vauxhall Insignia has won a narrow victory in the 2009 Car of the Year competition organised by Autocar.
Considering that there was a 59-strong jury of senior motoring journalists drawn from 23 European countries, the triumph was no mean achievement.
Members of the jury included writers from the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph [...]

New grille and light shine service introduced by Vauxhall

Posted in Vauxhall News on the 24 Oct 2008

The first drive-on grille and light shine service has been introduced for cars to coincide with the clocks going back next week.
Vauxhall Insignia has developed the new Insignia Shine Service, taking its inspiration from the shoe-shiners of New York City. The service is designed to draw attention to the importance of keeping headlights and [...]

All-new Astra to debut in Frankfurt

Posted in Astra News on the 08 Sep 2008

It has been announced that the next generation five-door Vauxhall Astra hatch will be unveiled at next year’s Frankfurt motor show.
Miserly fuel consumption is one of the makers’ promises that will come with the new car, but no expense has been spared with some of the technical innovations that are likely to make it [...]

Vauxhall launches Astra Twintop VXR styling pack

Posted in Astra News on the 08 Sep 2008

Drawing inspiration from its record-breaking British Touring Car Championship team, Vauxhall has announced that it is to launch a VXR styling pack for the Astra TwinTop.
Combining cutting edge design with VXR high performance appeal, the pack contains a deep front spoiler skirt, side sills, rear spoiler and lower spoiler skirt.
This latest accessory pack [...]

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