Vauxhall RoadTrip app keeps journeys on track

RoadTrip, a new iPhone app that has just been released by Vauxhall, provides drivers with a fast, simple way to track their business journeys.

The free new app offers a range of smart features for tracking business miles, to make creating mileage claims quicker and easier. It simplifies the process by allowing drivers to automatically build up a library of locations and favourite journeys, without needing to enter the same information more than once.


RoadTrip goes further than other smartphone map applications by suiting its functionality to drivers; especially those calculating business expenses.

The app allows users to choose from any vehicle from Vauxhall, as well as other manufacturers, enter a destination and plan a route. The app can then work out any mileage rates, what the journey will cost and any other likely expenses.

Vauxhall recognises that the end of a business day is not always the end of the working day. RoadTrip has been developed to include a selection of utilities that make business drivers’ lives easier by simplifying their administration.

The application produces previews of expense reports that can then be emailed as CSV files that company car users can then send to their managers or other staff.

The app is designed to reduce errors and make accounting for business trips more accurate. All essential data can be backed up, password protected and accessed on other devices.

“When travelling on a daily basis, recurring expenses can cause frustration for employees,” said Steve Catlin, Vauxhall’s Fleet Marketing Manager. “The RoadTrip app combines navigational tools with smart calculation software to offer an easy-to-use app for any employee on the road.”

The RoadTrip app can be downloaded from the App store now – search for ‘Vauxhall RoadTrip’.

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10 years of Opel Vauxhall Vivaro-build sees half-a-million Vauxhall/Opel light commercial vehicles leaving Luton’s production line

Spring 2001 saw the first Vauxhall Vivaro rolling off Luton’s assembly line and 10 years later, in the summer of 2011, half a million Opel/Vauxhall Vivaros have been built at the plant.

The Vivaro comes in many variants such as panel van, double cab, chassis cab, drop side plus combi and bus passenger vehicles, all of which can be further tailored by the plant’s own conversion centre.



“The Vivaro enjoys a huge success not only in the UK but also in Europe. The van is built to high quality standards and ensures an economical and comfortable ride whilst offering an impressive and practical loading space,” says Mark Stein, Vauxhall’s Luton plant director.

The van’s popularity is also reflected in the Vivaro’s market share which, in its segment, amounts to almost 10 percent in Europe and 18 percent under the Vauxhall brand in the UK.

The production of the second generation Vivaro was announced earlier this year to start in the beginning of 2014 in Luton, thus making the largest van manufacturing operation in the UK one of the most secure employers in the country.

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New Vauxhall Corsavan

Vauxhall’s new Corsavan ecoFLEX, the Luton-based manufacturer’s most economical commercial vehicle ever, is top of the small van pack offering class-leading CO2 emissions of just 95g/km.

The Corsavan 1.3 CDTi 16v (95PS) ecoFLEX Start/Stop achieves the sub-100g/km figure through a host of efficiency improvements including a variable geometry turbocharger, lowered chassis, aerodynamic wheel covers and optimised gear ratios with a ‘shift up’ indicator. These upgrades help the Corsavan ecoFLEX achieve Euro 5 compliancy as well as an impressive 78.3mpg on the combined cycle and 65.6mpg urban driving.



“It’s great news that the Corsavan ecoFLEX is top of its class for CO2 emissions,” said Steve Bryant, Vauxhall’s Commercial Vehicle Brand Manager. “Griffin-badged vans are well known for their low running costs and Vauxhall’s most economical commercial vehicle ever is further proof of this.”

The new Coravan ecoFLEX model is priced at £13,048.33 on-the-road and orders can be placed from 11th July.

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