▁Victor , ▁V iva , ▁Che v ette , ▁and ▁Caval ier . ▁The ▁current ▁car ▁range , ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁Op el ▁and ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁V aux hall ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁includes ▁the ▁A stra ▁( small ▁family ▁car ), ▁C ors a ▁( super min i ), ▁In sign ia ▁( large ▁family ▁car ), ▁Cross land ▁X ▁( sub comp act ▁c ros so ver ▁SU V ), ▁M ok ka ▁( sub comp act ▁SU V ), ▁and ▁ ▁Grand land ▁X ▁( comp act ▁SU V ). ▁V aux hall ▁s ells ▁high - per formance ▁versions ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁models ▁under ▁the ▁G Si ▁sub - brand . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Foundation ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁ ▁Scottish ▁marine ▁engineer ▁Alexander ▁Wilson ▁founded ▁the ▁company ▁at ▁ 9 0 – 9 2 ▁W and sw orth ▁Road , ▁V aux hall , ▁London , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁Origin ally ▁named ▁Alex ▁Wilson ▁and ▁Company , ▁then ▁V aux hall ▁Iron ▁Works ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁the ▁company ▁built ▁p umps ▁and ▁marine ▁engines . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁the ▁company ▁built ▁its ▁first ▁car , ▁a ▁five - hor se power ▁single - cy l inder ▁model ▁ste ered ▁using ▁a ▁till er , ▁with ▁two ▁forward ▁g ears ▁and ▁no ▁reverse ▁g ear . ▁About ▁ 7 0 ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁year , ▁before ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁improved ▁with