The All-New Grandland brings many design features first seen on the Vauxhall Experimental concept car to life for the first time on a production model. These features include the 3D Vizor with illuminated Griffin logo proudly sitting at the centre and the permanently illuminated “VAUXHALL” lettering at the rear.
INDICATA white paper shows prices of used BEVs peaking in Q3 2022 where demand and the chip shortage weakened supply. But then prices fell as OEMs pushed discounted new and nearly new used BEVs into the market which coincided with rising volumes of two and three-year ex-PCP, leasing and salary sacrifice BEVs. This caused prices to crash by over 30%.
The arrival of the battery-electric variant of the new Frontera, along with the launch of the all-electric version of the next generation Grandland (also scheduled for this year), will mark an important milestone in the British brand’s transition to becoming a fully electric brand. Vauxhall will then offer at least one fully electric version across its entire car and van range.
Two businesses have been acquired from J Davy – and the deal makes perfect strategic sense for Snows, which already has successful Kia and Peugeot showrooms in the town, and operates more than 50 franchised dealerships across southern and south-west England.
James Taylor’s appointment as Managing Director follows from more than six months as Acting Managing Director of Vauxhall. Taylor combined his duties as Acting Managing Director with his previous role of B2B Director, Stellantis UK. Before that, Taylor served as Sales and Marketing Director, and Fleet Sales & Remarketing Director at Vauxhall, having first established a successful career in various sales positions.
Customers opting for this route can also take advantage of Vauxhall’s ‘Plug and Go’ offer for electrified vehicles, helping make electric mobility even more accessible. As part of ‘Plug and Go,’ customers purchasing an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle enjoy a number of core benefits as standard, including a battery warranty of eight years/100,000 miles and eight years’ roadside assistance.
In an announcement to staff, group chief executive James Weston said the 66 dealerships will be rebranded Stellantis & You Sales and Services. The Robins and Day website has already been rebranded.
Stellantis's brand franchisees were all issued a two year notice of contract termination in May 2021 and the 138 cuts to the dealer network will be completed by May 2023. The group said it could not rule out further network changes.
Picador is one of the country’s longest-serving retailers and authorised service providers of Vauxhall vehicles. The company is also a used vehicle retailer and authorised service and repairs provider for Renault and Dacia.
Dual franchise site, which is undergoing a £1.7m refurbishment, will benefit from a showroom revamp for each brand with full servicing and aftersales departments. It will create a number of jobs for the local area in both sales and aftersales, including master technicians, franchise-qualified technicians and sales executives.
