Vauxhall is an English automotive manufacturing company whos headquarters are in Luton, Bedfordshire, UK.
Although founded in 1857 by Alexander Wilson, the manufacturing of cars didn‘t start until 1903.
For over two decades, Vauxhall has been the second largest selling car brand in the UK.
UK HQ - Vauxhall Motors (General Motors UK Limited) is a British automotive manufacturing and distribution company headquartered in Luton, Bedfordshire, and an affiliated company of the German Adam Opel AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the American General Motors (GM).
1903 - Vauxhall started making cars in 1903. The first ever Vauxhall car was the 6HP with its slow-revving single cylinder engine and a chassis that was Forward Thinking – amalgamating the chassis and lower body into a composite steel and wood structure.
Home of the Astra - The Ellesmere Port Plant has produced six generations of Astras. About 1,826 people work in the 1,209,366m2 site, building up to 148,854 Astras every year.
