Vauxhall Extends Swappage Programme To Three More Models

LUTON, UNITED KINGDOM – February 12, 2010: Due to the astonishing success of its Swappage Programme, where buyers can trade in cars over seven years old to obtain a discount worth at least £3000, Vauxhall has extended the scheme to three more of its best-selling models: the Insignia, Meriva and Zafira.

That means that in addition to the generous discounts already available on the new Astra, Astra Sports Hatch and almost all Corsa models, buyers can now bag a fantastic deal on two of the most popular MPVs on the market and a recent Car of the Year winner.

Vauxhall’s Swappage offer allows buyers to use any seven-year-old UK-registered car with insurance, road tax and MOT – no matter what its value or condition – as currency to reduce the cost of any of the six models listed by at least £3000.

But in some cases, the deal is almost double that. For example, the Swappage price on a Zafira Life 1.6, which normally retails at £18,670, tumbles to just £12,995, if the buyer has an eligible trade in – that’s a massive saving of £5,675!

‘There’s never been a better time to buy a new Vauxhall,’ said Rory Harvey, Vauxhall’s Retail Sales Director. ‘Better still, buyers can take full advantage of the Swappage programme just in time for the new ‘10’ plate on March 1.’

Vauxhall’s Swappage scheme launched on February 5th and applies to new cars ordered or registered before March 31 from participating dealers.

Vauxhall launches £3,000 swappage scheme

Vauxhall is offering customers at least £3,000 for trade-ins aged over seven years on a selection of new cars from now until the end of March.

The carmaker has called its scheme Vauxhall Swappage, Toyota starting using the same term last month, and can be used to buy the recently launched Astra five-door, Astra Sport Hatches and most new Corsa models.

No age limit

Vauxhall said the scheme will only apply to customers with a car which is at least seven years old and is covered by insurance, road tax and MoT. Vauxhall said it would not impose an upper age limit on the used car would accept cars from customers who had only owned it for 90 days.

"We're determined that our customers will continue to enjoy excellent offers as the government's scrappage scheme comes to an end," said Rory Harvey, Vauxhall's retail sales director.

"Vauxhall Swappage not only increases the amount of discount off selected Vauxhalls from £2,000 to at least £3,000, but it also widens the net to cars over seven years old, compared with 10 years plus in the old, government-backed scheme."