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Opel and its British subsidiary Vauxhall are both getting ready to take on the van market with a range of ecoFlex fuel-sipping Euro-5 engines, but we’re not here to talk about that, but about a production milestone that has been reached: as of August 2011, the 500,000th unit of the LCV model has rolled off the assembly line at the plant in Luton, England. The Vivaro – currently sold as a Panel Van, Combi, Bus or Platform Cab – needed around ten years to clear the half-million mark.
“The Opel Vivaro is highly regarded all throughout Europe. Its versatility, outstanding practicality and economy make it one of the most popular vans in Europe,” says Alain Visser, Vice President Sales, Marketing and Aftersales, on the occasion of the production milestone.
Starting next year, the Vivaro will be only be sold with the with 2.0 CDTI diesel variants that meet the Euro 5 emissions standard. Equipped with a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) as standard, the engine puts out either 90 or 114 horsepower. There’s an even cleaner model coming soon, the ecoFlex, which puts out 180 g/km of CO2 and cuts fuel consumption even further.
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