German auto maker Opel announced today the locations of the production sites for its Vivaro models, as well as the sites from where the sister model of the van, the Renault Trafic, will be sent onto the market.
In the truest spirit of collaboration, the production has been divided between the two auto makers. The Vivaro will be produced for Opel and its British counterpart Vauxhall at the latter's facility in Luton, UK, a facility which, according to Opel, will play an increasing important role in the development of the brand.
Another version of the Vivaro, the H2, will be produced by Renault at its facility in Sandouville, where the sister model, Trafic, will also be manufactured. The plant is expected to manufacture roughly 100,000 vans each year, once all versions of the model are launched.
“Todays announcement follows the joint announcement between Opel/Vauxhall and Renault in September 2010, when both companies had agreed to continue their successful cooperation in the Light Commercial Vehicles segment,” says the German auto maker.
The production of the new generation Vivaro will begin in 2013. The Germans and French hope to build on the previous success of the vans, who have managed, since the launch of the models in 2001, to sell 1.25 million units by the end of last year.
The new version of the two models, whose details are not yet known, will likely build on the changes brought to the line last year, when rear wheel drive versions and a factory converted vehicles were launched by Opel and Renault.
In the truest spirit of collaboration, the production has been divided between the two auto makers. The Vivaro will be produced for Opel and its British counterpart Vauxhall at the latter's facility in Luton, UK, a facility which, according to Opel, will play an increasing important role in the development of the brand.
Another version of the Vivaro, the H2, will be produced by Renault at its facility in Sandouville, where the sister model, Trafic, will also be manufactured. The plant is expected to manufacture roughly 100,000 vans each year, once all versions of the model are launched.
“Todays announcement follows the joint announcement between Opel/Vauxhall and Renault in September 2010, when both companies had agreed to continue their successful cooperation in the Light Commercial Vehicles segment,” says the German auto maker.
The production of the new generation Vivaro will begin in 2013. The Germans and French hope to build on the previous success of the vans, who have managed, since the launch of the models in 2001, to sell 1.25 million units by the end of last year.
The new version of the two models, whose details are not yet known, will likely build on the changes brought to the line last year, when rear wheel drive versions and a factory converted vehicles were launched by Opel and Renault.