2006-09-12 03:14:18 · 14 answers · asked by kelly f 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Other - Car Makes
Don't forget Australia, vauxhalls are Holden, not Opel.
2006-09-16 01:30:31 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is something in the history of Vauxhall that relates to Foulke's Hall. I did read about it once, it was pretty dull, but I think Vauxhall comes from a derivation or corruption of Foulke's Hall.
Don't forget that when Vauxhall was first created, it was a small independent British company, long before the multinationals like GM (General Motors) and Chrysler were formed and absorbed them all.
Adam Opel A.G. was also a small German company that was absorbed, and now Opel and Vauxhall are virtually the same cars and company under the banner of GM. This wasn't the case when the companies were first formed many years ago.
2006-09-12 12:45:00 · answer #2 · answered by Phish 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good answer, but...
There was an area of England called Fawkes' Hall, where anti-government rebel Guy Fawkes plotted to blow up the Parliament building way back in the early 1600's;he was caught, convicted, and executed by hanging in the Tower of London...eventually, the area throughout the centuries was centred around the now-long-demolished building and(I think) that's where the original HQ for Vauxhall Automobiles was based(the spelling of Fawkes' Hall was gradually modernised to become Vauxhall), which GM took over in the early 1920's...
Vauxhall has been a GM division ever since...
Trivia:Did you know that in the late 1940's until 1965, Vauxhall sold their cars here in the US, through selected Pontiac dealers???...
HTH...
Neil's answer is just as good...thanks, Neil
2006-09-12 12:46:23 · answer #3 · answered by baldwin91006 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The company was originally founded in the Vauxhall area of London.
The area had become known as Vauxhall as a corruption of Falkes's Hall - a Hall (or medieval manor house) owned by someone called Falkes.
Hence the car company of today is named after a medieval manor house, but in rather a round-about way.
2006-09-12 18:36:36 · answer #4 · answered by Neil 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vauxhall Motors originally came formt he Vauxhall area of London (I think near Vauxhall Bridge
They were bought out buy General Motors pre 1940's (in fact GM companies supplied the same basic design of vehicle to Germany and teh UK in the Second World War. The GM German company is Opal
The Vauxhall name is now used only in the UK & Switzerland (I think), the Opal name is used elsewhere - the cars are effectivley the same (there are minor differences in specification). Effectievly GM European opeartions (including most of the design and engineering is now done by Opal in Germany. Vauxhall Motors keeps one manufacturing palnt int he UK, the rest (primarily Luton / Dunstable) shut down many tears ago)
2006-09-12 10:24:16 · answer #5 · answered by Mark J 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Originally British manufacturer in 'Vauxhall'.
The NAME bought by GM (General Motors), griffen emblem kept.
Same brand as: Cadillac (US), Opel (Euro), Holden (Aus) SAAB (Swed)
eg. Cadillac Catera sold as Vauxhall Omega and Opel Omega
2006-09-12 10:55:52 · answer #6 · answered by creviazuk 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
vauxhall is a place in the south of the united kingdom,where the first vauxhalls were made, witch idiot ,put a thumbs down
2006-09-12 10:18:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
They are called "OPEL" in all other world. It is German car (however now they are under GMC). They are care called "Vauxhall" because of right hand driving in England.
2006-09-12 10:18:36 · answer #8 · answered by Stephen C 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
to dupe the british public into believing that they are still a british company.
I think opel is a better name.
or chugaboom
2006-09-12 10:21:18 · answer #9 · answered by badgerbeetle 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
there called opel everywhere else,but there really gm general motors from usa,check it out if you dont believe me
2006-09-12 10:20:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋