The Astra used to play a crucial part in any fleet manager's playbook - now, it's grist to Shed's mill Per ardua ad astra. Many of you will recognise this as the stirring official motto of the RAF. If ...

Not so long ago, company drivers chose estate cars because box-on-wheels shaping allowed maximum load versatility. But things are changing fast as business users are starting to appreciate that ...

THE first time I set eyes on the Vauxhall Astra GTC it was encased in a glass box in a muddy field. That box had been planted in the middle of Oulton Park, the Cheshire venue for a round of the ...

When Jeremy Clarkson speaks up about a vehicle, the collective automotive world listens. The man has been doing it for some 31 years, so his words do have merit. Unfortunately, the 2016 Vauxhall Astra ...

There is a particularly daft suggestion that surfaces every now and then, and I confidently predict that it will continue to be made in the pubs and public prints of Britain in the future. It is that ...

This latest-generation Astra is a tremendous car that – for once – puts Vauxhall up against the very best in the small family hatchback class. The newcomer drives superbly, with a firm, yet ...

THE Vauxhall Astra has been going strong for nearly four decades and the latest edition has already brought a new generation of fans. Since it first rolled off the production line at Ellesmere Port, ...

Marketing experts have long held opposing views about the value of domestic manufacture as an aid to clinching fleet supply deals. But Vauxhall has every reason to regard a Made in Britain sticker as ...

GTC. A few weeks ago, this meant Grand Touring Convertible, as in a new Bentley Continental. This time it means Grand Touring Coupé, and the tag is applied to a Vauxhall Astra. Cynics might assume ...

The latest buzzword in modern motoring is connectivity – and few cars come better connected than the sleek new Astra. How many cars do you know that can be locked and unlocked using your mobile phone?