VAUXHALL ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGE

Vauxhall Motors announces the departure of its Managing Director, James Taylor.  His successor will be announced in due course and, in the interim, Eurig Druce, Group Managing Director, Stellantis UK, will assume responsibility for Vauxhall.

James Taylor started his career with Vauxhall in 1997 on its undergraduate scheme.  In 25 years, Taylor has held senior commercial roles in sales and fleet culminating in his appointment as Managing Director of Vauxhall in 2022.

Eurig Druce, Group Managing Director, said: “I’d like to sincerely thank James for more than quarter of a century of loyalty and dedication to Vauxhall.  James leaves Vauxhall ready for the UK’s transition to an electric future and on behalf of his many colleagues and friends, I wish him personally all the best for the future.”

James Taylor, said: “I started at Vauxhall Motors on a placement scheme in 1997 and have worked for the company ever since, culminating in taking the Managing Director role in 2022.  From the General Motors era to Groupe PSA to now Stellantis, it’s been a remarkable journey done with some remarkable people along the way.  I’d like to thank all my colleagues, past and present, for both their amazing contributions to what has been achieved – especially in recent years, transforming Vauxhall through design, technology and marketing into an electric-first brand – and I wish them every success in the future”.

ENDS

ABOUT VAUXHALL MOTORS

Vauxhall Motors started making vehicles in the UK in 1903. Today, as the oldest and most familiar of Britain’s automotive manufacturers, its philosophy is to build vehicles that are relevant to all. Vauxhall is one of few mainstream automotive brands to produce vans in Britain at its manufacturing plants in Luton, home of the Vivaro, and Ellesmere Port, the UK’s first EV-only volume manufacturing plant. Vauxhall is the UK’s best-selling electric light commercial vehicle manufacturer, with more than 17,000 electric vans on the road wearing the Griffin logo, while among its passenger car line-up, the Corsa Electric is the UK’s best-selling electric supermini.

Vauxhall is part of Stellantis NV, a global leader created for the new era of sustainable mobility as a result of the merger between Groupe PSA and FCA Group in January 2021. Vauxhall is a leader in electrification – as of 2021, it was one of the first manufacturers to offer fully electric versions of all its vans. Since the end of 2024, Vauxhall has offered a fully electric version of every model in its car and van line-up. Info: www.vauxhall.co.uk

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Lucinda Inggs                                                               PR Manager, Vauxhall

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Matthew Bendall                                                         Head of PR, Vauxhall

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Jeremy Townsend                                                       Group Communications Director, Stellantis UK

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