At Vauxhall and GM globally, we’re committed to helping businesses control costs while operating a more eco-friendly fleet, helping to look after our world, both today and tomorrow.
Wider initiatives include:
Reducing use of raw materials
All of our vehicles are at least 85% recyclable and 95% recoverable as per GM's End of Life Vehicle Directive
Investing in electric propulsion
Reusing existing materials
Supporting the ACT ON CO2 campaign
GM have 43 landfill-free plants, whereby 96% of waste materials are recycled or reused and more than 3% is converted to energy at waste-to-energy facilities
Promoting alternative energy sources
Proving performance and ecology can co-exist
Griffin House (GM UK's headquarters) won a highly sought after UK Energy Trophy from the European Commission by reducing its energy usage by 6.9% over the period of a year
Ellesmere Port Plant has won 8 Green Apple awards back to back between 2000 and 2008
Ellesmere Port Plant has recently been awarded 4 star accreditation from the Green Organisation
Ellesmere Port has cut the energy necessary to produce each Astra by 50% since 2003
The Luton produced Vauxhall Vivaro has twice won the UK Commercial Vehicle MPG Fuel Economy Marathon
Vauxhall Ampera has won the What Car? Green Awards 2009 for Best New Technology
What Car? Voted Ampera their Green Car of the Year 2011
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* excludes fuel & lubricants; congestion charges; parking and speeding fines and the £250 insurance excess (if applicable)
