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VAUXHALL AMPERA: THE FIRST REAL-WORLD SOLUTION TO ELECTRIC CAR OWNERSHIP

2012-03-30

The Vauxhall Ampera, European Car of the Year 2012, will be the first electric vehicle suitable for everyday use. Its sophisticated propulsion system offers drivers all the benefits of electric driving, without any of the range anxiety associated with pure electric vehicles (EVs) ...

VAUXHALL & BRITISH GAS TEAM UP TO ENHANCE AMPERA OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE

2012-03-23

Luton – The new Car of the Year-winning Vauxhall Ampera will now be available with a fast-charge kit that reduces its full charging time by around two hours, thanks to an agreement made today between Vauxhall and British Gas ...

GROUND-BREAKING TECHNOLOGY AND APPRENTICESHIPS AT VAUXHALL

2012-03-09

As many as 100 students from local secondary schools visited Vauxhall’s Apprenticeship Fair at Millbrook Proving Ground this week to explore career opportunities in automotive manufacturing ...

AMPERA AND VOLT VOTED “CAR OF THE YEAR 2012”

2012-03-05

Geneva/Luton - The Vauxhall Ampera and Chevrolet Volt have today won the ‘Car of the Year’ award, with the highest score of 47 points coming from COTY’s UK jurors ...

CRIME-FIGHTING VAUXHALL AMPERA GOES ON DISPLAY

2012-02-13

Luton – Vauxhall has won a competition run by the Association of Chief Police Officers Intelligent Transport Systems (ACPO ITS) to demonstrate an electric vehicle that uses cutting-edge crime-fighting technology ...

VAUXHALL OPENS AMPERA ORDER BANKS TODAY

2012-01-10

Luton – Vauxhall has today opened its order books for the revolutionary Ampera E-REV, and announced full specs and pricing, along with details of its 23-strong dealer network and a Vauxhall HQ-based customer liaison for every owner ...

VAUXHALL AMPERA – A WINNING FORMULA

2011-11-09

Ampera was just about to stretch its muscles, looking forward to a further 300-mile drive, as the RAC Future Car Challenge Finish Line came into sight ...

VAUXHALL AMPERA TAKES TOP PRIZE AT WHAT CAR? GREEN AWARDS

2011-09-08

Luton – What Car?, the UK’s leading consumer focused motoring magazine, has named the Vauxhall Ampera as its Green Car of the Year 2011. The Ampera was also its top alternative-fuel car ...

VAUXHALL’S ECO STARS GO FULL SPEED FOR LONDON SHOW

2011-09-02

Visitors to EcoVelocity, London’s Low Carbon Motorshow, will be given the rare opportunity to test drive a prototype version of the revolutionary new Vauxhall Ampera at Battersea Power Station between September 8-11 ...

SURPRISE DEBUT PLUS TWO FRANKFURT PREMIERES FOR VAUXHALL

2011-08-16

Luton – Vauxhall is set to unveil two new cars at this year’s Frankfurt Show (September 15-25) in addition to the surprise debut of an experimental car that will emphasise the company’s passion for driver-focused vehicles ...

Opel/Vauxhall and Europcar Launch Major Electric Vehicle Cooperation

2011-07-11

Rüsselsheim/Luton/St. Quentin en Yvelines. Opel/Vauxhall, one of Europe’s largest automakers, and Europcar, the leading car rental company in Europe, have announced an agreement to introduce the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera as a rental car throughout Europe ...

VAUXHALL ANNOUNCES KATIE MELUA UK TOUR DATES

2011-03-08

Singer/songwriter and Vauxhall brand ambassador Katie Melua begins her European concert tour tomorrow. Her tour will then hit the UK with dates across the country this April and May ...

AMPERA’S SUB-£30K PRICE BRINGS E-REV INTO THE MAINSTREAM

2010-12-14

Luton – Vauxhall has announced today that its revolutionary Ampera Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) will cost under £30k when it hits UK showrooms in early 2012, ...

VAUXHALL GOES WILD IN CHESHIRE

2010-12-01

Employees at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant have received international recognition for their contributions to wildlife habitat conservation on their site ...

Vauxhall Ampera is the Icing on the Cake as it charges from Brighton to London

2010-11-08

Luton/Brighton – Vauxhall celebrated over a hundred years of innovation this weekend as two of its landmark cars took part in challenges that illustrate ...

Technology Pioneer Opel Advances Electric Mobility

2010-09-29

Rüsselsheim. Opel has joined forces with MeRegioMobil to advance future mobility by developing three demonstration electric Merivas ...

AMPERA CHARGES IN BY ROYAL COMMAND

2010-09-09

Vauxhall’s groundbreaking Ampera will take pride of place at ‘A Garden Party To Make A Difference’ in the gardens of Clarence House, Marlborough House and Lancaster House this week ...

VAUXHALL SET TO WOW PARIS CROWDS

2010-08-05

With two world premieres and a host of new exciting models, the Vauxhall stand will be one of the star attractions at this year’s Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris (October 2 – 17), the most visited motor show in the world...

ELECTRIC AMPERA COMPLETES THE CIRCUIT

2010-07-01

The lights of Chelsea Bridge shone a little brighter last night when supermodel Erin O’Connor welcomed Vauxhall’s new electric car ...

AMPERA ENDS FIRST UK ROAD TRIP WITH ENERGY TO SPARE

2010-06-23

Vauxhall today gave the most persuasive demonstration yet of its new Ampera’s core strengths of ultra-low emissions ...

AMPERA E-REVS UP FOR UK’S LONGEST EV-ER ROAD TRIP

2010-06-15

Luton – Tuesday June 22 will mark a turning point in UK automotive history when a Vauxhall Ampera E-REV ...

VAUXHALL STARTS THE ELECTRIC CHARGE AS AMPERA PASSES PRODUCTION MILESTONE

2010-04-26

Warren, Mich./Luton – The Vauxhall Ampera passed an important milestone last Friday, when the first pre-production car rolled off the line at GM’s Pre-Production Operations' assembly line in Warren, Michigan ...

FLEX YOUR ECO-DRIVING SKILLS AND WIN AN AMPERA

2010-03-19

Luton -The motto says it all: “Green Drivers Wanted!” Vauxhall is looking for Europe’s greenest driver as part of its ecoFLEX Experience, a unique competition where entrants can show off their fuel-efficient ...

NEW INNOVATION & FUTURE TECH LEAD VAUXHALL’S MARCH AT GENEVA

2010-03-03

Geneva/Luton – Vauxhall is unveiling not one, but two cars at this year’s Geneva Motor Show today, with world premieres of the Flextreme GT/E concept and the all-new Meriva compact MPV ...

OPEL/VAUXHALL CEO REILLY DRIVES AMPERA TO GENEVA MOTOR SHOW

2010-03-01

Luton - The first prototype of Opel/Vauxhall’s production Ampera has successfully completed its long-distance drive debut from Rüsselsheim to the Geneva Motor Show ...

AMPERA IS CHARGED UP FOR GENEVA!

2010-02-25

Luton/ Rüsselsheim - The first prototype of the production Ampera today received its initial charge of electricity from the newly installed recharging station at Opel/Vauxhall’s European headquarters ...

OPEL TO REVEAL AMPERA ELECTRIC CAR AT GENEVA MOTOR SHOW

2009-01-27

Rüsselsheim. Opel has announced Ampera as the name of its revolutionary extended-range electric car. The five-door, four-seat Opel Ampera will be revealed at the 2009 ...