Opel reveals the Corsa Kaleidoscope Edition
Opel is offering a new sporty and stylish Kaleidoscope edition of the Corsa. Two upmarket metallic exterior colors -- pepperdust and technical grey – are available for the three or... Read more
UAW President Bob King might join GM Opel board
In a previous Reuters report, sources said that UAW President Bob King will be named to the Opel board by German union IG Metall next month but until today, no appointment has been made... Read more
Opel e-bike “RAD e” Concept will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show
Did you know that Opel started as a cycle manufacturer? Opel aims to remind people of its roots at the Geneva Motor Show next month where it will display an electric bicycle concept,... Read more
Opel teams up with SAIC to sell its cars in China
For Opel to expand sales in China, it may decide to team up with Chinese automaker SAIC, according to German newspaper Handelsblatt. Opel has been in talks with SAIC about a sales... Read more
Opel unveils special models to mark its 150th anniversary
Opel is encouraging customers to participate in the 150th anniversary of the day that it was founded by Adam Opel in the Hessian town of Rüsselsheim in 1862. Opel will launch several... Read more
Opel aims to increase its vehicle sales in China by 10 percent this year
Kevin Wale, General Motors Co.’s head of China operations, said that Opel’s sales in China will get a 10% boost this year but will continue to be a niche brand in China, the largest auto... Read more
2013 Opel Mokka makes its debut ahead of the 2012 Geneva Motor Show
Right after the 2013 Buick Encore was unveiled at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, GM revealed the European version of the vehicle, the 2013 Opel Mokka. Set to make its official debut in March... Read more
Leaked: Opel Insignia Sports Tourer Crossfour
It is rumored that Opel is building an Insignia Sports Tourer Crossfour to rival Audi's A4 Allroad and VW's Passat Alltrack cross variants. Opel tuning arm Irmscher, which designed the... Read more
Opel confirms the Mokka compact SUV based on the Corsa
Opel/Vauxhall plans to soon produce the Mokka, a new compact SUV based on the architecture of the Corsa, according to German magazine AutoBild. It’s expected to compete within the segment... Read more
Berlin Brandenburg Airport receives the first Opel HydroGen4 vehicles
Opel’s market trial on fuel cell vehicles started in 2008 but it has since expanded. Volker Hoff, the Opel Vice President of Government Relations, said that a HydroGen4 vehicle has been... Read more
Opel to reduce product engineering positions in German facility
Opel intends to slash hundreds of jobs in product engineering in Germany, according to an internal letter obtained by Automotive News Europe and drawn up by the IG Metall union.... Read more
GM delays the deliveries of Opel/Vauxhall Ampera on battery worries
Deliveries of the Ampera plug-in hybrid to Europe have been delayed, according to General Motors Co.'s Opel/Vauxhall unit. The U.S. authorities’ investigations over the battery fires are... Read more
Opel aims to reach the 1 billion euro profit mark from 2016
Opel/Vauxhall, the European unit of General Motors Co., aims to reach the 1 billion euro ($1.33 billion) profit mark from 2016, according to CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke in an employee... Read more
GM’s vice chairman admits that firm’s strategy failed to turn around Opel
General Motors Co.’s Vice Chairman Steve Girsky has acknowledged that the company’s strategy failed to turn around Opel (its carmaking unit in Europe), according to a report by Financial... Read more
2012 Opel Insignia receives new biturbo diesel engine
The Insignia BiTurbo, Opel/Vauxhall’s most powerful diesel engine ever, is now available in the Insignia range. It is capable of delivering 195PS and 400Nm of torque and it has low CO2... Read more
Stephen Girsky is the new Opel boss
The appointment of General Motors Vice Chairman Stephen Girsky as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Adam Opel AG is effective immediately. Girsky is the replacement for Nick Reilly,... Read more
2013 Corsa to resume full capacity at Opel’s plant in Spain
Opel will be manufacturing its new-generation Corsa model in Spain by 2013, GM Europe President Nick Reilly told Spanish newspaper Expansion. By that time, Opel will resume full capacity... Read more
Opel CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke sees a drop for cars demand in Europe next year
By next year, the demand for cars in Europe will significantly weaken, according to Opel CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke. At the Automobilwoche annual conference in Berlin, Stracke said that... Read more
2012 Opel/Vauxhall Astra GTC OPC officially revealed with 280 hp
Opel/Vauxhall unveiled today the all-new 2012 Astra GTC OPC, the most powerful Astra ever. Set to go on sale in summer 2012, the new OPC variant of the Astra GTC will be powered by a... Read more
Opel union boss wants more models built in Europe
The management and labor union at Opel seem to be heading toward a clash with regard to where the General Motors subsidiary will manufacture three key models. Union leader Klaus Franz... Read more
Opel wants to become a leader in electric cars
Opel/Vauxhall’s sales and marketing chief Alain Visser said that the GM unit aims to lead the electric car segment. In an Automotive News Europe interview, Visser said that Opel hopes to... Read more
Opel aims to double its market share in Russia
Opel, which is the European subsidiary of General Motors, seeks to boost its share in the Russian market from 2.6 percent to 5 percent in the following two to three years, CEO... Read more
Opel to launch its largest ever product offensive
On the 150th anniversary of Opel/Vauxhall next year, a barrage of products will be introduced. In fact, this is the automaker’s “largest ever product offensive,” according to Alain... Read more
Opel working on a new engine range which will arrive between 2013 and 2016
A completely new engine range from Opel/Vauxhall will arrive between 2013 and 2016. This lineup will include a new 1.6-litre turbodiesel and a sub-100g/km three-cylinder petrol unit.... Read more
The new convertible from Opel will be a standalone model, similar to the Vw Eos
The new convertible from Opel/Vauxhall won’t be the Astra cabriolet. What Vauxhall will be producing is a new Astra-based convertible that will be built as a separate, standalone model... Read more
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