Made in Britain: Vauxhall reveals new Vivaro Life to be built in Luton

Due to go into production at Vauxhall’s manufacturing facility in Luton, Bedfordshire, the Vivaro Life is to be offered in two lengths, tailor-made to customer requirements: the 4.95m “Medium” and the 5.30m “Large” – each of which comes with up to nine seats.

The Vivaro Life meets many demands – from versatile interiors, high comfort and sophisticated driver assistance systems, to state-of-the-art, head-up display and camera/radar-based active cruise control. The advanced technology is paired with typical Vauxhall design cues, balanced proportions and short overhangs. Driver and passengers benefit from a two-piece panorama roof and an opening window in the tailgate. The Vivaro Life will celebrate its world premiere at the Brussels Motor Show on 18th January 2019. Order books will open in February.

The car, which is based on Groupe PSA’s EMP2 platform, will help secure 1,250 jobs. Investment in the new vehicle will help increase the plant’s production capacity to 100,000 units per year.

Vauxhall will offer a purely electric version in early 2021, another milestone on the journey to electrifying the brand.

By the end of 2020, the company will bring to market a total of eight new or refreshed models, including the next generation of the best-selling Corsa. Vauxhall will open the order books for the all-electric Corsa, and the Grandland X as a plug-in hybrid, in the first half of 2019. Vauxhall says it is investing in profitable, growing market segments with high volumes, and it will soon have one of the youngest product portfolios of all volume manufacturers.

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