▁the ▁respective ▁Hold en ▁Gem ini ▁versions . ▁V aux hall ' s ▁compact ▁car , ▁the ▁V iva , ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Hold en ▁Tor ana ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Many ▁cars ▁bad ged ▁as ▁Op els , ▁even ▁L HD ▁models , ▁are ▁produced ▁by ▁V aux hall ▁for ▁export . ▁V aux hall ▁has ▁built ▁some ▁Hold ens ▁for ▁export , ▁too , ▁not ably ▁V ect ra - As ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁A stra - B s ▁to ▁both ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁V aux hall ▁is ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁L ut on , ▁Bed ford shire , ▁and ▁has ▁major ▁manufact uring ▁facilities ▁in ▁L ut on ▁( com mer cial ▁vehicles , ▁owned ▁by ▁sister ▁company ▁I BC ▁Ve h icles ) ▁and ▁Ell es m ere ▁Port , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁( pass enger ▁cars ). ▁ ▁The ▁L ut on ▁plant ▁currently ▁emp lo ys ▁around ▁ 9 0 0 ▁staff ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁units . ▁The ▁plant ▁site ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁ 3 8 7 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁metres . ▁The ▁plant ▁currently ▁produces ▁the ▁Viv aro ▁light ▁commercial ▁van . ▁ ▁The ▁Ell es m ere ▁Port ▁plant ▁currently ▁emp lo ys ▁around ▁ 1 , 8 8 0 ▁staff ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 1 8 7