Vauxhall

Vauxhall has partnered up with Wellhouse Leisure to create a camper as British as the Union Jack itself. The Vauxhall Vivaro Elite Campervan will launch next year, first as a diesel-powered pop-top, later as an all-electric Vivaro-e camper.

In the midst of a global pandemic the success of Gooding & Company’s “Passion of a Lifetime” auction on the weekend seems like a miracle. Eight cars topped US$1 million and $45,231,210.76 was realized in just 90 minutes … at just over $500,000 a minute.

Ahead of its launch before the end of the year, Vauxhall has thrown the covers off the UK's only all-electric light commercial van that can tow a trailer. The Vivaro-e is a battery-electric delivery van with a range of up to 330 km (205 mi).

The Vauxhall Vivaro is not a regular of camper van conversion, but Wellhouse Leisure builds on its British roots to create an all-British mini-motorhome. The Blighty camper van includes a pop-top layout and available body kit for sports car flair.

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este has been held annually at the palatial 16th-century villa on Lake Como since 1929.​ As a setting for a celebration of automotive heritage, there could be no finer location, as the former royal residence is world-renowned for its terraced Renaissance gardens.​

Opel and Vauxhall are officially part of Peugeot and Citroen Group (Groupe PSA), which acquired the brands from General Motors in a deal worth just over €2.2 billion (US$2.6 billion). The deal was stuck in March this year, but has only just been finalized.

Having announced the high-riding Insignia Country Tourer would be headed stateside wearing a Regal TourX badge, the team at Buick has whipped the covers off the range-topping Regal GS. With a punchy six-cylinder engine and torque vectoring, it certainly looks good on paper.

Australia will be saying farewell to Holden this year, spelling the death of locally developed rear-drive performance cars Down Under – and in the UK. The Vauxhall VXR8 GTS-R will be the last Aussie muscle car sold in the UK, but its 600 hp engine means it won't be going quietly into the night.

Manufacturers are clamoring to create SUVs in every shape and size at the moment, but that doesn't mean wagons can't thrive. The Buick Regal TourX, developed as an Opel, mixes the perks of high-riding SUVs with city-friendly road manners to create a compelling, stylish package.

The van ... possibly the most versatile piece of transportation man has ever crafted. We've seen vans as mobile living quarters, four-wheeled offices, and even motorized raw bars – in the past two months alone. Now, Vauxhall shows a van that works all week before racing bikes on the weekend.

New Atlas has racked up the miles this year, crossing the globe to cover motor shows, launches and stories in the automotive world. Starting in Detroit, we've seen concept cars putting a new spin on classic luxury and modern sports cars. Here's our pick of the best concept cars launched in 2016.

It's a simple concept yet at least four cars are regularly claimed to be the world's first sportscar. Mike Hanlon looks at the validity of the claims of the four contenders and adds another four, choosing a new winner.