General Motors Opel and Vauxhall have finally unveiled the new Astra GTC three-door sport hatchback, which will debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show later this year. A huge step up from the past Astra models, the new 2012 Opel Astra GTC stands out with a new aggressive design and strong driving capabilities (at least [...]
General Motors is officially moving ahead with its plans to to sell Buick models in Europe under the Opel brand. The first model set for Europe is the Buick Enclave, which will premiere in 2015. No change to the architecture is expected, but the engine could be swapped for a 4-cylinder, a crucial move for [...]
Opel unveiled its new MPV just before its Frankfurt Motor Show debut. The 2012 Opel Zafira Tourer is referred to as a completely new model that captures a good balance of “functionality and wellness” in which Opel hopes it to be the number one seller in the MPV segment. To abide by its slogan, the [...]
The new boss of General Motors’ Opel brand, Karl-Friedrich Stracke, is a product guy at heart. According to Stracke, Opel plans on introducing a new premium model above the top-of-the-line Insignia as well as an electric car smaller than the Ampera plug-in hybrid. “The Opel brand can’t content itself with the Insignia,” Stracke said. The [...]
Just last month, Opel unveiled the Corsa OPC Nurburgring Edition, known as the hottest hatch to ever come from the GM-owned German brand. We were instantaneously impressed by the Opel Corsa OPC Nurburgring Edition but were bit sad that GM didn’t release anymore than three images. Well, we now came across a bunch of new high-res [...]
After revealing the first images of new 2012 Opel Astra GTC last month, General Motors confirmed that the US of A will be getting a both a hatch and convertible version of Opel’s latest hot hatch…in the form of a Buick. The Astra itself however, is not new to the American market as a reworked [...]
General Motors today released the first images of the new 2012 Opel Astra GTC making the much-anticipated hot-hatch a a production reality. On June 7, Opel will unveil full details about the Opel Astra GTC to coincide with its order books opening. The first production version of the new Opel Astra GTC will then receive [...]
Opel has just unveiled its new and serious Corsa OPC Nurburgring Edition. But interestingly enough, it wasn’t debuted at any of the three major auto expos occurring around the world: New York, Shanghai, and Top Marques in Monaco. That’s like Steve Jobs unveiling the new iPhone 5 just in the New York Times OP-ED section [...]
Opel AG’s product planning chief Frank Weber has left General Motors to pursue “other business opportunities,” the company said today. Weber is leaving GM after less than two years on the job after overseeing all future planning for Opel vehicles. Weber was also the lead engineer in the development of the Chevrolet Volt. Word on [...]
GM named global engineering chief Karl – Friedrich Stracke to replace CEO of Opel Nick Reilly, effective April 1. Stracke, who has led GMs global vehicle engineering operations for the past 15 months, will report to Reilly, who will remain the head of GMs European operation. “The European market and our European operations are important [...]
