Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles

Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles topped the retail sales charts in September with over 2,000 vans registered in the new 61-plate month of September, according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Vauxhall is the UK’s largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles and its Luton plant recently celebrated a decade of Vivaro production, plus it also won a contract to build the next-generation Vivaro, securing UK jobs for the next decade too. Next year will also see the arrival of the all-new Combo as well which is also great news for UK manufacturing.

Richard Collier, Vauxhall’s National Commercial Vehicle Sales Manager, said,”September proved to be yet another excellent month for Vauxhall van sales. It’s great news for Vauxhall that despite the uncertain economic outlook there’s still strong demand for fuel efficient, high quality vans with low running costs and excellent manufacturer support”.  Vauxhall contract hire on the whole Vauxhall commercial vehicle range is on the site now.

Vauxhall has now introduced an “eco model” across its entire range of commercial vans with the launch of ecoFLEX Commercial Vehicles.

Steve Bryant, Brand Manager, Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles, said,”Vauxhall is the the first manufacturer to offer an “eco” product for each model in its range. Green credentials are becoming a higher priority for customers looking to reduce the carbon footprint of their vehicles. Our vans have always been known for their low running costs and the ecoFLEX badge clearly identifies to our customers the lowest CO2 model in our range”.

Vauxhall Vivaro ecoFLEX

Some samples of the ecoFLEX commercial vehicle range

• Vivaro ecoFLEX 2.0 CDTi (90PS) and 2.0 CDTi (115PS), both with CO2 emissions of 185g/km and payloads of 1254kg.
• Corsavan ecoFLEX 1.3 CDTi (75PS) Start/Stop which emits 105g/km of CO2.
• Movano ecoFLEX 3.3 tonne L2H2 2.3 CDTI (100PS) with CO2 emissions of 202g/km.
• Astravan and Combo will also see ecoFLEX models added.

Vauxhall contract hire on all new ecoFLEX models will be loaded as soon as final prices and specifications have been confirmed.

Vauxhall Vivaro is SPP Pumps livery

SPP Pumps, a leading manufacturer of centrifrugal pumps and associated systems, has chosen to convert its entire 17-strong commercial fleet to the Vauxhall marque and chose the Vauxhall Vivaro as its main model after positive feedback from their field service engineers.

John Warren, Operations Manager at SPP Pumps explains, “The primary job of our engineers is to fix pumps. Driving is incidental to that and it’s important that as they move between jobs they can do so in comfort and safety so that when they arrive at the customer they are less stressed and tired and able to work effectively. We chose the Vivaro because of its high level of specification to which we added the electric pack, which provides features such as electric windows, mirrors and remote locking. In addition we added air conditioning and up-specification driver seat option that all make the vans more comfortable and easier to drive and use”.

This high specification ensured the residual value on the vehicles were excellent and subsequently the Vauxhall commercial vehicle lease price was attractive. In addition to the Vivaro, SPP Pumps runs three Combos and a Movano dropside truck as well.