How Vauxhall lost its independence to Opel

Chevette, launched in the UK as a Vauxhall in 1975, was merely a renosed Opel Kadett
Opel produced cars on the continent while Vauxhall built cars at Luton and Ellesmere PortStellantis’s UK boss recently reassured us that Vauxhall has a future and reaffirmed that it legitimately is a British car brand – things that executives have had to do repeatedly for the half century since it was effectively subsumed into German manufacturer Opel.
Vauxhall launched its first car in 190