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 [...]
The Opel Zafira Tourer Concept made its world debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The study offers a hint at the future generation Opel Zafira MPV. “We have transferred the idea of a relaxing lounge to a vehicle and created an automobile wellness oasis, a place to relax and enjoy. Passengers can retreat in [...]
Opel and Vauxhall confirmed that they will build a convertible based on the Astra compact car at the factory in Gliwice, Poland. The move is a part of the brand’s planned 11 billion Euro investments to renew its lineup over the next five years. CEO of Opel/Vauxhall Nick Reilly said that convertible will end up [...]
General Motors has plans to expand its Ampera series in Europe with three additional extended-range vehicles within the next five years. The Detroit automaker is still considering whether to sell the cars under the Ampera sub-brand. “At that point it will make business sense to ramp up volumes of the Volt and Ampera, and to [...]
Fiat said in a statement yesterday that it has agreed to supply Opel GmbH with at least 250,000 commercial vehicles beginning 2011. The commercial vehicles will be based on the Fiat Doblo platform and will replace the Opel Combo Light Commercial Vehicle. The vehicles will be produced at the Tofas plant in Bursa, Turkey, where [...]
We recently heard reports that Ford will revive the Capri as a Focus Coupe, scheduled to make its concept debut at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show in January. According to AutoExpress, Vauxhall/Opel are planning a competitor and have plans to resurrect the Calibra. “I believe we should have one, so we will have one,” GM [...]
The 2011 Opel Ampera, the better-looking European version of the Chevrolet Volt, is available for reservations now with prices starting at 42,900 euros ($58,430 USD). The 2011 Chevrolet Volt in the United States carries a price tag of $41,000 but with a full federal income tax credit (which range from $0 to $7,500), the Volt [...]
At the 2010 Paris Motor Show Opel and Vauxhall revealed the GTC Paris Concept, a strong hint “to the Astra Sport Hatch”s successor.” According to AutoCar, General Motors German and British brand turned to Lotus Engineering to fine-tune the upcoming Astra VXR (OPC) for buyers. While most of the development work on the next-generation is [...]
Following a short preview from Vauxhall earlier this month, Opel today released some more details and images of the two brand’s new GTC Paris concept. As stated before, the Paris GTC concept gives the “strongest hint yet to the Astra Sport Hatch”s successor.” Power for the Opel/Vauxhall GTC Paris concept comes from a 2.0L twin-scroll [...]
