Vauxhall: Britain's Oldest Car Maker

The first Vauxhall car left the factory in 1903 and the solely car-making company Vauxhall Motors Ltd was formed in 1907. Famed as a maker of sporting and luxury cars, Vauxhall was bought by the American giant General Motors in 1925. GM took the company into a new era of mass production and turned it into one of the UK top five car companies.