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UK Dealership Tries to Pump Up Vauxhall Ampera Sales With Incentives, Free Charger and $2,600 in Free "Fuel"
It's no secret that sales of the Vauxhall/Opel Ampera have been on the soft side and perhaps that's why General Motors only produced 205 Amperas in the first three months of 2013, but the UK's Bristol Street Motors believes it's found a way to move Vauxhall Amperas at a more rapid rate. Would $2,600 in Free "Fuel" Entice You? Newcastle-based Bristol Street M...
10 April 2013
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Vauxhall Ampera Ready for Rozzer Duty in Northern Ireland
If it works as an ambulance, then why not give it a shot as a police cruiser. Vauxhall Ampera Ambulance With Two Men Blocking Our View. Two weeks back, the Vauxhall Ampera got readied up for ambulance service in the UK. Not to be outdone, Northern Ireland just dressed an Ampera in proper gear for police duty. Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) now ...
16 March 2013
Vauxhall Ampera Whirs Into Ambulance Action
Yorkshire Ambulance Service could save lives and slash emissions simply by mashing the accelerator pedal in its ambulance-ready Vauxhall Ampera plug-in. Two grinning chaps. The vehicle will be piloted as rapid response (aka first responder) in the York area of the UK. The Yorkshire Ambulance Service hopes to gauge how well the Ampera performs before it co...
27 February 2013
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Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Outsells Vauxhall Ampera (aka Chevy Volt) in UK in 2012
Though the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid was outsold by the Chevy Volt in the US in 2012, the story is different across the pond. 470 units was enough to push the Prius Plug-In Hybrid to the top of the UK's sales chart in the plug-in segment. Despite the fact that the Vauxhall Ampera (aka the UK's Chevy Volt) was on sale for three more months than the Toyo...
09 January 2013