UK - Stephen Norman, managing director of Vauxhall Motors Ltd of Luton, when introducing the latest edition of the company’s Vivaro 3.0 ton van at the CV Show last month said the PSA Group, which has owned the company since mid-2017, announced an investment of GBP100m in the Luton-based van plant. This investment is expected to almost double its production to over 100,000 units a year, once the new Vivaro starts to roll off the line. This investment said Norman is supported by market demand certainly in the UK, where Vauxhall’s overall LCV sales have risen by 28 per cent, year-to-date, with 8,000 sales in the first quarter alone – more than any other European market, he said. Norman added the manufacturing technology now being used in Luton would ensure the product built there will continue to be of the very highest quality. This announcement secures the future of the 1250-strong workforce at the Luton plant.

Norman also announced Vauxhall has launched its Van Business Centres across the UK and there were now 63 Van Business Centres, each of which provides LCV sales, aftersales and servicing tailor-made to the needs of the business user.