The Corsa E debuted at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. The underlying chassis and body structure, the glasshouse, as well as some minor parts such as side-view mirrors and turn signal repeaters, were carried over from the Corsa D.

There were 3 options of head unit on the Vauxhall Corsa E range: Basic, Intellilink R3.0 or Intellilink R4.0.