Vauxhall Corsa remains the UK’s most popular car

• Corsa remains the UK’s best-selling car in 2022
• Vauxhall grows its private car sales market share from 4.06% to 6.22% YTD – the fastest retail growth of any manufacturer in the UK
• Mokka also features in the UK’s top ten best sellers of the year so far  
• Corsa was the UK’s best-selling car in 2021 with more than 40,000 vehicles sold
• Vauxhall sold more than 12,800 cars during crucial March plate change month

Vauxhall Corsa 

Vauxhall’s new line-up is continuing to grow in popularity in the retail car market as the British brand registered the largest private market share growth of any manufacturer so far this year, according to the latest new car registration figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 

Vauxhall has grown its private car sales market share from 4.06% to 6.22% versus the same period last year. The 2.16 percentage point market share increase is the highest of all manufacturers in the UK and comes as Vauxhall continues to offer new models, and a new simplified trim structure, across its line-up. Award-winning Corsa and Corsa-e were joined by the all-new Mokka and Mokka-e last year, featuring a bold new design and interior.

Vauxhall Mokka

Vauxhall sales totalled 23,898 vehicles year-to-date (YTD) and represented 5.72% of the new car market. 

Both the Corsa and Mokka were among the highest-selling vehicles in their segments during the crucial March plate change month, with Vauxhall selling more than 12,800 cars in March across both private and fleet buyers.

Corsa remained the best-selling B-segment car in the UK, with 5,515 models sold in March, and 9,797 YTD – making it the best-selling car so far in 2022, having been the number one vehicle last year.  The Mokka is also in the UK’s top ten best sellers, at ninth place, with 7,395 sold YTD. 

Paul Willcox, Managing Director, Vauxhall, said: “With the supply challenges presently facing the global car industry, it’s pleasing to see the rise in popularity of our new model line-up with the UK’s private car buyers as well as the Corsa firmly remaining the nation’s favourite.  With the latest new versions of our Grandland and Astra models now arriving in the UK, we look forward to bringing yet more attainable design, innovation and electrification to British car buyers in the months to come”.

Vauxhall Corsa is available with efficient petrol and diesel engines as well as with a fully electric powertrain. Corsa-e is powered by a 50 kWh battery and a 136 PS (100 kW) electric motor and is capable of up to 222 miles (WLTP test cycle) from a single charge. Capable of supporting up to 100kW rapid charging, an 80% charge takes just 30 minutes to complete.

All-New Mokka was introduced last year and features Vauxhall’s bold and pure new design language, with its distinctive Vizor front end and Pure Panel interior. Like the Corsa, the Mokka is available with efficient petrol and diesel engines, as well as with a fully electric powertrain. The Mokka-e is powered by a 50 kW battery and a 136 PS (100 kW) electric motor and can achieve up to 209 miles (WLTP test cycle) between charges. Using 100 kW rapid chargers, an 80% charge takes 30 minutes to complete.

Entire Vauxhall passenger car range can be ordered entirely online via the Vauxhall Online Store.  The Vauxhall Online Store brings the brand’s showroom experience straight into the comfort of buyers’ homes. Customers can arrange a live video viewing of their vehicle via the Vauxhall Virtual Showroom and proceed to the Online Store to configure their vehicle, personalise finance payments, and place an order, all from the comfort of their home.

Perfect Fit: Stylish Decor Sets for Opel Vivaro and Opel Zafira Life

• Opel Vivaro Sportive: All-rounder with car-like qualities gets sporty look
• Expressive: Decal set turns flexible Opel Zafira Life into a racy lounge on wheels
• Style down to the last detail: Decors for bi-colour wheels in characteristic Opel yellow

Opel Vivaro-e Sportive

Opel Vivaro is a true all-rounder: practical, flexible and modern with driver assistance systems at passenger car level. From now on it also looks especially sporty with the new Opel Vivaro Sportive decor set. Especially the dynamic, all-electric Opel Vivaro-e, whose 260 Newton metres of torque is available from the first squeeze of the accelerator. Strong starts from a standstill are therefore ensured.

Performance has even attracted the attention of racing driver Joachim “Jockel” Winkelhock. Long-time Opel brand ambassador, former F1 driver and winner of Le Mans as well as the DTM took the dynamic Opel Vivaro-e for an emissions-free and almost silent spin around the Hockenheimring racetrack.

Joachim “Jockel” Winkelhock with Opel Vivaro-e Sportive

Equally eye-catching is the elegant, comfortable lounge on wheels, Opel Zafira-e Life, which is now even more stylish with the specially developed Expressive decal set. Triangular patterns and lines adorn the sides, bonnet and tailgate of the battery-electric travel vehicle.

Opel Zafira-e Life with Expressive decal set

Sporty outfits for vans are a tradition in Rüsselsheim

It is no coincidence that the Opel Zafira-e Life as well as the Opel Vivaro and Vivaro-e have acquired a sporty outfit. Opel Vivaro Sport of the previous Vivaro generation was highly popular with customers. So the designers in Rüsselsheim came up with two new decors for the current Vivaro and Zafira-e Life that create a unique, more dynamic look.

Opel Vivaro-e Sportive

Opel Vivaro Sportive decor set is available in silver or black for only €399 in Germany. Customers can order the Expressive decor, which has been specially developed for the Opel Zafira-e Life – also in silver or black – for €449 (all prices in Germany including VAT plus the price for application at the dealership).

 Joachim “Jockel” Winkelhock in Opel Zafira-e Life

Decor sets are not only available for new registrations, but also for used vans or vehicles already on the market. Appearance and durability of the decor sets are enhanced by the precise tailoring of the backing foils. Two-colour options of black-yellow or silver-yellow make them a perfect match for any Opel Vivaro and Opel Zafira Life paintwork.

Matching decors in characteristic Opel yellow for the 17-inch wheelsin silver or bi-colour black/polished are available for €49.

New Opel Rocks-e KARGO: Electric Micro Delivery Vehicle

• Emissions-free light delivery motor vehicle: Opel Rocks-e KARGO is a new kind of LCV
• Enterprising: Battery-electric SUM goes boldly where no LCV has gone before
• Transports parcels, pizza and more: Over 400 litres cargo volume, 140 kg payload

Opel Rocks-e KARGO

Opel is extending the model range of its emissions-free Rocks-e light motor vehicle with a new delivery version. Only 2.41 metres long, 1.39 m wide and 1.52 m tall, Opel Rocks-e KARGO offers professionals more than 400 litres of flexible cargo volume. With its turning circle of only 7.20 m, the quadricycle can manoeuvre down the narrowest alleys. Together with the electric driving range of up to 75 kilometres (WLTP1), this makes the Sustainable Urban Mobilty (SUM) vehicle from the German car manufacturer ideal for delivering goods such as parcels, pizza or medicines, especially in urban areas. Opel Rocks-e KARGO will be available to order initially in Germany and the Netherlands later this year – additional markets are planned to follow.

Opel Rocks-e KARGO: Innovative solution for delivery services

Instead of the passenger seat in the standard Opel Rocks-e two-seater, Opel Rocks-e KARGO has a modular cargo compartment, separated from the driver’s cockpit by a vertical wall. Nevertheless, the driver still enjoys the same space and driving comfort as in the passenger version.

Drivers can access the goods stowed in the cargo compartment via the passenger door as well as directly from their seat. For the latter, the horizontal cover above the load compartment simply lifts up towards the window. If goods are removed via the open passenger door, the cover can be lifted upwards. When the cover is horizontal again in its anchorage, it can support up to 40 kilograms and also serves as a practical desk with a slip-free work surface. Thanks to precisely shaped recesses, there is room for a delivery note and clipboard in A4 format as well as a laptop or tablet. Slightly elevated behind it, within easy reach, is another fold-away storage compartment for smaller objects such as sunglasses, calendars or pens. Height of the desk and storage compartment ensures an unrestricted all-round view.

To make the cargo compartment of the Opel Rocks-e KARGO even more flexible, the cover can be completely removed and stowed behind the driver's seat. This makes it possible to transport larger and taller objects. In addition, Opel Rocks-e KARGO has an adjustable loading floor on the passenger side that can be locked at seat height to create two separate compartments or lowered to floor level. This allows the stowage of objects up to 1.20 m long. Minimalist Opel Rocks-e KARGO thus offers more than 400 litres of cargo volume and a payload of 140 kg.

Electric, unconventional, practical: With all the strengths of the Opel Rocks-e family

Like the passenger version, the electric motor of the Opel Rocks-e KARGO produces 6 kW/8 hp of continuous power, with a maximum power output of 9 kW/12 hp, e.g. for accelerating. 5.5 kWh battery can be fully recharged in around four hours via an AC household socket. Accompanying 3.0-metre-long charging cable is permanently housed in the vehicle and simply pulled out of the passenger door when needed. Opel offers an adapter for charging at a public charging station.

Also typical for the Opel Rocks-e KARGO is the two-tone look of the front and rear, as well as the new Opel Vizor brand face. LED headlamps and LED indicators are standard. Side sills and bodywork further underline robust appearance. Doors on both sides are identical. Passenger-side door swings forward as usual, while the driver's door swings backwards in the opposite direction. A bright, pleasant interior atmosphere is provided by the standard panoramic glass roof, exceptional for a vehicle of this kind.

New Opel Rocks-e KARGO will complete the Opel SUM family later this year. Further information on prices and orderability will follow shortly.

[1] Provisional range determined according to WLTP test procedure methodology (R (EC) No. 715/2007, R (EU) No. 2017/1151). The actual range can vary under everyday conditions and depends on various factors, in particular on personal driving style, route characteristics, outside temperature, use of heating and air conditioning and thermal preconditioning.