Volt’s Opel Ampera counterpart becoming popular in Europe
General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Volt may not be making waves in the United States, but the plug-in hybrid model is doing better in Europe under the Opel brand. According to the Detroit... Read more
Opel Ampera will debut at the 2012 Rally Monte Carlo
We have to admit that an electric rally car sounds a little bit weird, but Opel will provide six Ampera vehicles for the prestigious international Rally Monte Carlo. According to the... Read more
Vauxhall/Opel Ampera and Chevrolet Volt voted “Car of the Year 2012”
COTY’s UK jurors gave the Vauxhall/Opel Ampera and Chevrolet Volt the award for ‘Car of the Year’ with the highest score of 47 points. The judges, which consisted of 59 leading automotive... 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
GM may delay decision to build the Ampera in Europe for another two years
General Motors Co. may not decide on whether it will build the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera plug-in hybrid vehicle in Europe for another two years, GM Europe’s President Nick Reilly disclosed,... Read more
2011 Chevrolet Volt European pricing announced
Germany-based Opel just can’t seem to catch a break as while it is planning to launch its Ampera plug-in hybrid, General Motors Co. swoops in and decides to sell the Volt in Europe, in... Read more
Opel to offer an eight-year warranty for the new Ampera
General Motors Co.'s Opel/Vauxhall unit will offer an eight-year warranty for the new Ampera plug-in electric car’s battery system. At the Geneva Motor Show, Opel CEO Nick Reilly said... Read more
Opel/Vauxhall Ampera to receive GM’s Voltec electric propulsion technology
The latest, all-new concept called the Ampera is intended to be the arrow tip in the British carmaker's attack on the electric vehicle market. It is said to come alongside the upcoming... Read more
Opel Ampera likely to be offered with a price tag of GBP28,000
The plug-in hybrid Opel Ampera is likely to be offered with a price tag of 24,500 pounds (about 28,000 euros), according to Opel's managing director Hans Demant. The Opel Ampera was... Read more
Opel Ampera revealed ahead of Geneva debut
This is the new Chevrolet Volt Opel Ampera! As you can see the vehicle from the German manufacturer is based entirely on the American vehicle: only the front and the rear is modified. The... Read more
Opel is on track to start production of the Ampera by the end of 2011
Production of the Ampera plug-in hybrid will begin by the end of 2011, according to Andreas Lassota, the product marketing manager of Opel/Vauxhall. As the test drives of the Ampera were... Read more
Opel Ampera goes from Russelsheim to the Geneva Motor Show
Leading up to the events of the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, all eyes were at a newly installed recharging station at Opel's headquarters. The first prototype of the upcoming Opel... Read more
Opel Ampera officially unveiled
Finally, after few teasers the new Opel Ampera was finally revealed! Built on the Chevrolet Volt platform, the new hybrid vehicle comes with an autonomy of 60 km in the electric mode with... Read more
Geneva Preview: Opel Ampera
The new Opel Ampera, based on the well-known Chevrolet Volt, will be, according to the manufacturer, the first zero-emission, electrically propelled vehicle in Europe. The new vehicle... Read more
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