When Vauxhall Meriva was launched in 2003, the small MPV was the only vehicle in that car-segment. It re-opened that car category.

Introduced in 2010 at the Geneva Motor Show, the second generation of the small-sized minivan from Vauxhall brought new ideas to a segment where there were not too many contenders.

Vauxhall introduced the Meriva on the British small-segment market in 2003 to answer the customer's needs for a small yet spacious vehicle.