Vauxhall Top Electric Van Manufacturer
According to data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Vauxhall was the UK’s best-selling electric Light Commercial Vehicle manufacturer in 2021 which has been based around the Vivaro-e sales which was voted ‘International Van of the Year 2021.
Vauxhall sold 2,916 e-LCVs in 2021, up a huge 984 per cent on last year, outperforming the market that was up by 136 per cent and they will also be adding the Vivaro-e Hydrogen to its all-electric van range from 2023 . It is now one of the few manufacturers able to offer an electric van across its entire LCV line-up, with the All-New Combo-e compact van completing the brand’s offering after going on sale last year.
Sales success last year was underpinned by the multiple award winning all-electric Vivaro-e, the best-selling model in the e-LCV sector in 2021. Vauxhall’s LCV retail market share, sales to retail and small business customers, grew by 4.58 percentage points from 6.2 per cent in 2020 to 10.78 per cent in 2021.
With a WLTP range of up to 205 miles and a maximum payload of up to 1,226kg, the new Vivaro-e and the Combo-e has a WLTP range of up to 171 miles, the Combo-e has a 4.4m3 load volume and a maximum payload of up to 803kg.
Last year, Stellantis announced a £100 million investment in Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant to transform the site for a new era in electric vehicle manufacturing. Ellesmere Port will become the first Stellantis plant to produce a solely battery-electric model, in both commercial and passenger versions, by the end of this year, including the Combo-e and Combo-e Life, for both domestic and export markets. .
