Fabio Capello

Fabio Capello, the England manager, has just been presented with the keys to a brand new Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer Elite, as part of Vauxhall’s partnership with the Football Association. Vauxhall also sponsors the Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Wales football associations as well.

Fabio Capello commented,”I am delighted to be driving a Vauxhall. I have always held the organisation in the highest regard for many, many years throughout my footballing career. Vauxhall has been extremely supportive not only of the Football Association but of me personally and I am very grateful for their support”.

Fabio had been driving a Vauxhall car for the last five months, since the partnership arrangement was announced in February and approached Vauxhall about choosing his next model of car. The Insignia Sports Tourer Elite is a top-of-the-range model and if you are interested in leasing a Vauxhall Insignia too, then we have full pricing on the site now.

Vauxhall Insignia

Vauxhall has released the details of their new Insignia ecoFLEX diesel that improves CO2 emissions over the outgoing model by 10% (115g/km from 129g/km). The new 2.0 CDTi ecoFLEX’s performance is achieved with Start/Stop technology which is also available on the Insignia range for the first time.

There are two revised Euro 5 compliant CDTi engines (130PS or 160PS) and quick performance is still available from both, with the 130PS model 0-62mph time taking just 10.4 seconds and on to a top speed of 129mph where permitted. The 160PS variant is even quicker, reaching 0-62mph in 8.9 seconds, with a top speed of 137mph.

If you prefer a petrol engine, then the new 1.4 Turbo engine emits 129g/km, has a combined mpg of 51.4mpg in both hatchback and saloon and all models have been updated with 18-inch five spoke alloy wheels and new satellite navigation units. Vauxhall business car leasing prices on all the models will be loaded shortly.

Private Derek Derenalagi

Vauxhall has provided a specially-adapted Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer to Help for Heroes Ambassador, Private Derek Derenalagi. Derek lost both his legs in an explosion in Afghanistan and the car is equipped with a hand control push/pull brake/accelerator, integral indicator switch and a quick release steering ball.

Vauxhall has also provided four additional vehicles for Help for Heroes including three Astra Sport Tourers and a Movano van. Hayley Ingram, Vauxhall’s Motability Sales and Marketing Manager, said,”I’m very proud to hand the Insignia over to Derek, he’s an inspiration to us all.Vauxhall is delighted to support those men and women who, like Derek, have given so much for their country”.

Vauxhall Insignia

A Vauxhall Insignia, kitted out in police-specification, has been equipped with the eagerly awaited One Box “Single Vehicle Architecture” (SVA) and was showcased at the Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB) exhibition.

SVA provides a standard specification to which all vehicle manufacturers and suppliers can adhere to. This allows them to produce a common wiring for all the equipment and connection points that are fitted in emergency vehicles, enabling “plug and play” of electronics ,which in turn reduces the time to equip and de-commission police vehicles.

Dick Ellam, Manager Vehicle Conversions for Vauxhall, explained,”For police vehicles, Single Vehicle Architecture will be hugely significant. The UK has some of the most advanced police vehicles in the world; with features such as automatic number plate recognition and detailed data recoding instruments. This has meant that installing these systems in cars was extremely difficult, and each car has until now needed to be installed in a different way depending on the needs of each individual police force. Single Vehicle Architecture will eliminate this complexity”.

Audi A3 Diesel Sportback

Every month thousands of customers search for contract hire car leasing rentals on Comparecontracthire.com to find the best price for their chosen vehicle. Once a car (or van) has been chosen, a lead contact form is completed to be sent to the relevant vehicle leasing company for follow up.

In March 2010 the six most popular models chosen were as follows;

1. Audi A3 Diesel Sportback
2. Volkswagen Golf Diesel Hatchback
3. Volkswagen Golf Diesel Estate
4. Nissan Navara Pick-up Diesel
5. Vauxhall Insignia Diesel Hatchback
6. Volkswagen Scirocco Diesel Coupe.

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24th January 2010- Company car drivers will be looking closely at the Vauxhall Insignia 2.0 CDTi Exclusiv 5-door diesel hatchback as it offers great looks, comfort, reliability, plus 48.7 combined mpg and has a CO2 emissions output of 154g/km. Vauxhall contract hire for this superb car starts from £279.87+VAT per month.

 The Vauxhall contract hire terms are based on the following;

- Non-maintained business contract hire over three years at 10,000 miles per annum.

- Three months initial rental in advance followed by 35 subsequent rentals. (38 payments in total)

- “With maintenance”, metallic paint and other vehicle options can be added at an extra cost.

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The SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) has reported that new car sales increased in July to 157,149, an increase of 2.4% – the first time in 15 months that an increase has been seen. This is a direct result of the car scrappage scheme which came into effect on the 18th May 2009, as registrations to private buyers were up by 33.4% in the month. Growth was also reported in the small car sectors with the Mini segment registrations more than trebling in July and super-mini rising by 15.7% to account for 37.5% of all registrations.

The 2.4% figure in July was a modest rise but it also shows car registrations are still fragile. The average for July over a period between 1999 and 2008, was 174,879 units so overall registrations are still down 10.1% below the ”July” average. The market is also still down by almost 550,000 units over the past 12 months.

Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive,said, “The impact of the car scrappage scheme is clear and we are encouraged by the positive impact it has had, increasing new car registrations for the first time since April 2008. Industry still faces a long road to recovery and we urge government to take action to sustain economic recovery through easing access to finance and credit and delivering the loan guarantees set out by the Automotive Assistance Programme”.

The Ford Fiesta has been the best selling car for the last nine months however Hyundai makes an entry into the top ten models for the first time at position nine.

Top ten best sellers in July

1. Ford Fiesta - 8,976
2. Ford Focus – 7,934
3. Vauxhall Corsa - 5,920
4. Vauxhall Astra - 5,705
5. Volkswagen Golf - 4,101
6. Peugeot 207 - 3,957
7. Vauxhall Insignia – 3,340
8. BMW 3 Series – 3,292
9. Hyundai i10 – 3,084
10. Renault Clio -2,837