Revised GM pricing reflects VED changes effective 1 May 2009

29 April 2009

Vehicle Excise Duty - 2009/2010

As outlined in the 2008 Budget Report, with effect from 1 May 2009 the Vehicle Excise Duty for Passenger Cars will be reformed to include six new bands. Also with effect 1 May 2009, the VED rate for Commercial Vehicles will rise by £5. The on-the-road prices of Cadillac, Saab, Hummer, Vauxhall Passenger Cars, Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles and Chevrolet models have therefore been adjusted to reflect these changes in VED. Please note that list prices remain the same.*¹

Revised Price Guides can be found by clicking on the links below where you will notice in particular that Insignia ecoFLEX models are now included in the Vauxhall Passenger Car Price Guide.

>> Cadillac Range Price Guide

>> Saab Price Guide

>> Hummer Range Price Guide

>> Vauxhall Car and Accessory Price Guide

>> Vauxhall Commercial Vehicle and Accessory Price Guide

>> Chevrolet Range Price Guide

Vehicle Excise Duty - 2010/2011

The 2009 Budget confirmed the reform to incentivise the purchase of lower-carbon cars and outlined that from April 2010, the bands will be further separated to thirteen and will include the introduction of a First-Year Rate. To clarify the VED band structure for this year and next year, please see our table below:

Vehicle Excise Duty for cars registered on or after 1 March 2001:


Band	CO2 (g/km)	2009 - 2010 Standard rate^#1	2010 - 2011 Standard rate^#1	2010 - 2011 First year rate^#1
A	Up to 100	£0	£0	£0
B	101 - 110	£35	£20	£0
C	111 - 120	£35	£30	£0
D	121 - 130	£120	£90	£0
E	131 - 140	£120	£110	£110
F	141 - 150	£125	£125	£125
G	151 - 165	£150	£155	£155
H	166 - 175	£175	£180	£250
I	176 - 185	£175	£200	£300
J	186 - 200	£215	£235	£425
K^#2	201 - 225	£215	£245	£550
L	226 - 255	£405	£425	£750
M	Over 255	£405	£435	£950

^#1 Alternative fuel discount: 2009-2010, A to I: £20, J to M: £15. 2010 onwards: £10 on all cars

^#2 Band K includes cars that have a CO2 figure of over 225g/km but were registered before 23 March 2006. These cars will stay in Band K for the above years.

Benefit-in-Kind Company Car Tax

The 2008 Budget announced that with effect from 5 April 2010, the lower threshold for the 15% BiK band will be lowered from 135g/km to 130g/km of CO2. The 2009 Budget further announced that this basic threshold will be reduced by a further 5g/km of CO2.

These changes mean that, the 15% band (18% for diesel) will be for vehicles emitting 121 to 134g/km for 2010/11 and for 2011/12 will be for vehicles emitting 121 to 129g/km of CO2.

Please note that there are no changes to Benefit-in-Kind taxation for the 2009/10 tax year.

The table below outlines the above announcements:


Percentage of car's price to be taxed		CO2 emissions in grams per kilometre
Petrol	Diesel	2009 - 2010 tax year	2010 - 2011 tax year	2011 - 2012 tax year
10	13	Up to 120	Up to 120	Up to 120
15	18	121 - 139	121 - 134	121 - 129
16	19	140 - 144	135 - 139	130 - 134
17	20	145 - 149	140 - 144	135 - 139
18	21	150 - 154	145 - 149	140 - 144
19	22	155 - 159	150 - 154	145 - 149
20	23	160 - 164	155 - 159	150 - 154
21	24	165 - 169	160 - 164	155 - 159
22	25	170 - 174	165 - 169	160 - 164
23	26	175 - 179	170 - 174	165 - 169
24	27	180 - 184	175 - 179	170 - 174
25	28	185 - 189	180 - 184	175 - 179
26	29	190 - 194	185 - 189	180 - 184
27	30	195 - 199	190 - 194	185 - 189
28	31	200 - 204	195 - 199	190 - 194
29	32	205 - 209	200 - 204	195 - 199
30	33	210 - 214	205 - 209	200 - 204
31	34	215 - 219	210 - 214	205 - 209
32	35	220 - 224	215 - 219	210 - 214
33	35	225 - 229	220 - 224	215 - 219
34	35	230 - 234	225 - 229	220 - 224
35	35	235 - 239	230 - 234	225 - 229
35	35	240 and above	235 and above	230 and above

General Motors UK Limited does not offer tax advice to individuals and recommends that all Company Car Drivers consult their own accountant with regard to their particular tax position.

Insignia SE Nav 2.0CDTi 16v (160PS) ecoFLEX - Pricing Update

Please be aware that there was an error in the pricing announced for the Insignia Saloon/Hatch SE Nav 2.0CDTi 16v (160PS) ecoFLEX in our e-bulletin sent last week (21 April 2009). Correct pricing information is listed below and is also contained within the 1 May Vauxhall Price Guide.


Insignia ecoFLEX Hatchback & Saloon	Price	VAT	Total	*On-the-road RRP¹**
SE Nav 2.0CDTi 16v (160PS) ecoFLEX	£19,891.30	£2,983.70	£22,875.00	£23,695.00

GM UK Fleet Hub makes all this information easy to find - www.gmukfleethub.co.uk

VED and BiK can get very confusing for both Fleet Decision Makers and Company Car Drivers in light of all the changes the Chancellor is implementing to build a low-carbon transport system. That's why, we have updated our GM UK Fleet Hub website to include the tables contained within this e-bulletin. That way, you can gather and print all the information you need from our one-stop-shop website for Fleet Decision Makers.

We are continually improving the Hub to make it as easy as possible for you access the latest information from GM UK Fleet. Details of all our greenest models - today and for the future - can be seen on the new "Going Green" section. Here you can also download spreadsheets on all our sub 160g/km models helping you to get the balance right between economy and ecology.

>> Click here to visit this new section

Electronic and effortless - Price Guides now available from the Hub home page

With our GM UK Fleet Hub saved as one of your 'bookmarks', the latest Price Guides are now only a click away. Because all GM UK Fleet pricing information is now electronic - you can simply access all the latest Price Guides from Saab, Vauxhall and Chevrolet via the Home Page.

If you have any queries regarding any of the information in this e-bulletin, please email gmukfleet@gm.com or contact our Information Centre on 0870 010 0651*² or if you wish to register for a 3 Day Test Drive*³ of any GM UK model please click on the link below.

Yours sincerely

Maurice Howkins
Fleet Sales Director