Opel Astra GTC Paris Concept to debut on the market as Astra SRi

British sources say that the Astra GTC Paris Concept seen at the Paris Motor Show last month will become the three-door Opel Astra Sri, instead of the next generation Astra VXR. What this... Read more

Forthcoming Opel city car will have a premium feel

The latest parts and gadgets will be used in Vauxhall/Opel’s new three-door city car codenamed ‘Made in Eisenach’. The new city car will overlap on price with the Corsa and is described... Read more

Opel chief engineer belted out German drinking songs to loosen people up

In Rita Forst’s role as chief engineer at General Motors Co.'s unprofitable Opel brand, she is advocating the bridging of a cultural gap between the US and Germany to overhaul the... Read more

Geely interested in buying Opel’s Antwerp factory

As you may know already, yesterday we told you that GM will shut its plant in Antwerp, Belgium due to the fact that it didn’t find any buyer. Today, a news agency reported that China's... Read more

Opel’s new minicar set to take on the Fiat 500

Opel/Vauxhall's new minicar will compete in Europe's fast-growing minicar segment and is expected to come up against Fiat's 500, Ford’s Ka and Volkswagen's Up, according to sales and... Read more

2010 Paris Motor Show: 2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer

Opel has revealed the 2011 Astra Sports Tourer at the Paris Motor Show, the second variant of its new version of the Astra. The German manufacturer aims for this compact wagon to match or... Read more

Opel releases first details of the Meriva EV (electric vehicle)

Opel released today the first details of the Meriva EV(electric vehicle). The German manufacturer joined forces with MeRegioMobil to advance future mobility by developing three... Read more

Opel to build a new small car below its Corsa subcompact in Germany

Opel/Vauxhall’s new small car is expected to rival the Ford Ka or Volkswagen's Up and will be slotted beneath its Corsa subcompact in Germany, according to the automaker. Opel said that... Read more

Opel GTC Paris Concept powered by a 2.0-liter turbo engine with 290 hp

Opel/Vauxhall released today new details regarding the GTC Paris Concept, which will make its debut later this month in the French capital. Finally, we know that engine is in this... Read more

Opel/Vauxhall Meriva EV in the works

Vauxhall/Opel will be joining MeRegio (Minimum Emission Region), a project that is meant to integrate electric vehicles into modern networks and infrastructures. During a charging cycle... Read more

Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro e-Concept makes its debut

Opel revealed the Vivaro e-Concept, its first electric van capable to deliver an impressive extended range of up to 400 kilometers or 248 miles. The new electric van is powered by a 111... Read more

Opel range updated for 2011, gets greener

Opel has made numerous improvements for its Model Year 2011 product range, including those for fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. In particular, Opel will introduce the Start/Stop... Read more

GM will be patient in making Opel profitable again, says CEO Akerson

As General Motors Co. boosts efforts to make European Opel/Vauxhall unit profitable once again, CEO Dan Akerson said that the company will be “patient.” He told reporters at GM's... Read more

2011 Opel Corsa Color Line: details, photos and specs

Opel is developing new special editions of the Corsa under the name “Color Line.” Opel Design’s development program will offer the sporty special editions in three and five-door body... Read more

2010 Paris Motor Show Preview: Opel GTC Paris Concept

As expected, Opel unveiled today the GTC Paris concept car, which will make its world debut at this year’s Paris Motor Show. This new concept previews the production version of the... Read more

Opel will begin selling cars in Israel in 2011

As part of General Motors Co.'s plan to expand Opel, its European brand, outside of Europe, its cars will be offered in Israel next year. In a statement, the company said that the... Read more

Opel planning a Corsa-based SUV

Back in 2008 we found out that Opel considered a compact SUV based on the Corsa but after the crisis came the German manufacturer abandoned the project. Now, according to the latest... Read more

Official: Opel GTC Paris Concept announced for the 2010 Paris Motor Show

[Update: Opel GTC Paris Concept unveiled, check it out here: 2010 Paris Motor Show Preview: Opel GTC Paris Concept] Opel announced today that it will unveil at this year's Paris Motor... Read more

2011 Opel Astra GTC coming to the Geneva Motor Show

As you may know already, Opel revealed the 2011 Astra Sports Tourer last week and this means that there is one more model left in order to complete the lineup: the Astra GTC Coupe. We... Read more

2011 Opel Astra GSI coming to the Paris Motor Show

Opel fans al already asking when will the new Astra GSI will make its debut. Today we have the answer for them: the new 2011 Opel Astra GSI will make its debut this autumn at the Paris... Read more

2011 Opel Corsa: official details and specs released

Opel is making huge strides early on in the year as it released the modified version of the Corsa, the car responsible for 30% of European Opel/Vauxhall sales. Performance and visual... Read more

Opel will build its new Agila without Suzuki

Opel/Vauxhall won’t be teaming up with Suzuki Motor Corp. as it builds a new Agila small minivan, according to its head of sales and marketing Alain Visser. In an interview at the Geneva... Read more

Audi, Volkswagen, Opel, Bmw and Ford planning key launches in 2010

European automakers (Audi, Volkswagen, Opel, BMW and Ford) hope to minimize the expected huge drop in new-car sales in 2010 by having key launches. Meanwhile, French carmakers Renault,... Read more

R.I.P: Opel GT production comes to an end

Although it has been in service for almost three years, Opel decided to stop the production of the GT due to the poor sales registered by the car. And this is not all: according to our... Read more

2011 Opel Zafira sketch revealed

We revealed you earlier some leaked photos with the new 2010 Opel Astra & GTC and we were lucky to receive another sketch with the 3rd generation of the Zafira MPV. As you can see from... Read more

Preview: 2010 Opel Astra Cabrio

The latest five-door Astra hatchback was unveiled by Opel several months ago and it has received lots of coverage by now, so that other versions of the model are now the focus of... 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 Flextreme Concept takes the “Red Dot Award”

An international board of judges has seen the remarkable design of the Opel Flextreme concept car and it has gained the esteemed Singaporean red dot award. Among the biggest and... Read more

Former Opel boss, Hans Demant, quits General Motors

Hans Demant has resigned from General Motors Co. as its head of global intellectual property rights to pursue other professional opportunities. Demant, who is pushing 60 years old, had... Read more

General Motors has no interest in buying back Opel

General Motors denies having plans to buy back Opel from the winning bidder in the future, according to its lead negotiator.

RHJ International was believed to be GM's favored bidder... Read more