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Another hat trick at Fleet Awards for Vauxhall

Another hat trick at Fleet Awards for Vauxhall

By on 16/05/2012 in News

For the second year running, Vauxhall left the Fleet World Honours with a trio of top awards including the technology award for the Ampera, a Best MPV gong for Zafira Tourer and a best new van award for Combo.

The Fleet World Honours are presented annually to those motor manufacturers, service companies and individuals who have achieved the highest possible level of excellence in the fleet sector.  The presentation took place today at a special ceremony held at the Royal Automobile Club.

“We’re absolutely delighted to be recognised at the Fleet World Honours,” said James Taylor, Vauxhall’s Fleet Sales Director.

“It’s great to see the European Car of the Year-winning Ampera pick up yet another award.  We’re also very pleased that our fantastic new Zafira Tourer MPV and Combo van have been recognised by Fleet World.”

Earlier this year, Vauxhall launched the new Tech Line trim, available on Astra and Insignia, offering company car drivers exceptional levels of standard spec, combined with irresistibly low P11D prices and attractive benefit-in-kind tax charges.

Vauxhall has also introduced a number of initiatives aimed at fleet customers including a three-day test drive scheme and an industry-leading 100,000 mile Lifetime Warranty programme.  This is in addition to ecoFLEX, the best-selling and broadest range of eco-friendly vehicles on the market and a series of exciting future product launches, including the Mokka small SUV, the Astra GTC VXR and the funky Adam premium urban car.

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Sir Stirling Moss surprises wife with Aston Martin Cygnet present

Sir Stirling Moss surprises wife with Aston Martin Cygnet present

By on 12/07/2011 in News

Sir Stirling Moss took delivery of his newly purchased Aston Martin Cygnet; a surprise birthday present for wife, Lady Moss at the prestigious Royal Automobile Club last night.

One of the closest teams in motorsport for many years, Sir Stirling and Lady Moss planned a private celebratory dinner on the eve of her birthday at the Royal Automobile Club in its clubhouse the century old, ‘palace on Pall Mall’ in London. On arrival they were met with the sight of the new Aston Martin Cygnet on display in the magnificent central rotunda – the culmination of six months planning and ‘secret’ correspondence between Sir Stirling and Aston Martin to plan a surprise birthday present for Lady Moss.

Sir Stirling Moss said: “My greatest partner in everything that I do, Susie is an amazing person and frankly the best wife a man could have. Since seeing a pre-production Cygnet in January I knew that it was the perfect car for Susie; a proper little piece of British luxury and perfect for our life in town.”

Hand-crafted at Aston Martin’s headquarters in Gaydon, taking 150 hours to complete, the Aston Martin Cygnet shares much in terms of design and craftsmanship with the company’s sports cars. Elegant and distinctive, individual and practical, the Aston Martin Cygnet is the ultimate Tailor-Fit solution for city living. Launched in May 2011 with first customer orders arriving at European dealers now, Cygnet is hand-crafted for the city and like every Aston Martin it can be uniquely personalised to suit individual taste and style, bringing a new level of luxury and bespoke capability to city cars.

Specifications for Lady Moss’s car include Sir Stirling’s choice of Aston Martin Racing Green, harking back to the company’s sports cars that Sir Stirling raced in the 1950s, as the paint colour. This iconic exterior has been complemented by a simple and elegant interior hand crafted in Obsidian Black leather with a contrasting coarse silver stitch, forming a typically understated combination.

Adding to the occasion and its ongoing theme of long standing relationships with the marque, the Cygnet has been supplied through HWM Aston Martin, based in Walton-on- Thames, who were appointed as an official Aston Martin dealer in 1951. The longest serving of the company’s global network of 134 dealers, HWM Aston Martin was started 60 years ago by fellow Aston Martin Works Driver George Abecassis who actually gave Sir Stirling his first Grand Prix drives in 1951/52 in HWM-built cars.

Sir Stirling’s own driving career with Aston Martin saw him drive a number of the company’s racing cars including the famous DB3S and DBR1 models with great success. This culminated in being part of the factory team that in 1959 secured the company the World Sportscar Championship following victories in the DBR1 at such prestigious races as the Le Mans 24-hour.