ONE-IN-THREE ELECTRIC VANS SOLD SO FAR THIS YEAR IN THE UK HAS BEEN A VAUXHALL

• Vauxhall e-LCVs account for 36.6% of electric vans sold in the UK in the first four months of 2023, according to latest SMMT figures
• Vivaro Electric remains the country’s best-selling electric van with 1,794 sold so far in 2023
• Vivaro Electric and Combo Electric were the two best-selling e-LCVs in April

More than one-in-three electric vans sold in the UK so far this year has been a Vauxhall, according to the latest new car and van registration figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
 

The April registration figures reveal Vauxhall accounts for 36.6% of the electric Light Commercial Vehicle (e-LCV) market for the first four months of 2023, with 2,344 vans sold. The Vivaro Electric and Combo Electric were the UK’s two best-selling e-LCVs in April, with 557, and 178, units sold, respectively.
 

The Vivaro Electric also remains the country’s best-selling e-LCV overall, having reached 1,794 sales in the first four months of the year. 
 

Vauxhall continues to be one of the few manufacturers able offer fleets and businesses a fully electric van across its entire model line-up, consisting of the Combo Electric, Vivaro Electric, and Movano Electric.
 

James Taylor, Managing Director, Vauxhall, said: “Electric vans are a fast-growing segment as businesses and fleets look to reduce their overheads and emissions. Vauxhall accounting for more than a third of the market share shows just how positively businesses perceive our products and services.”
 

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ABOUT VAUXHALL MOTORS

Vauxhall Motors started making vehicles in the UK in 1903. Today, as the oldest and most familiar of Britain’s automotive manufacturers, its philosophy is to build vehicles that are relevant to all. Vauxhall’s two manufacturing plants in Ellesmere Port and Luton produced 120,000 cars and vans in 2019, and its sales accounted for 7.5 per cent of the UK market.

Vauxhall is part of Stellantis NV, a global leader created for the new era of sustainable mobility as a result of the merger between Groupe PSA and FCA Group in January 2021. Vauxhall is a leader in electrification – as of 2021 it is one of the first manufacturers to offer fully electric versions of all its vans.  By 2024, all Vauxhall cars and vans will be available with an electrified version.  By 2028, Vauxhall has committed to only selling fully electric vehicles.  Info: www.vauxhall.co.uk

Press Contacts:

Mitch Kerrison                                                            PR Manager

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Matthew Bendall                                                       Head of PR, Vauxhall

matthew.bendall@vauxhall.co.uk                          07920 163 854

Jeremy Townsend                                                      Group Communications Director, Stellantis UK

jeremy.townsend@stellantis.com                          07827 896 480