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 [...]
Every time someone asks us what is the best performance sedan we’ve ever drive – the General Motors’ Cadillac CTS-V Sedan comes to mind. Well, on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, GM offers the British another performance four-door – the Vauxhall VXR8 Sedan and it has just been updated for the 2011 model [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
One model we were really sad to see go when General Motors killed Saturn was the Astra – and now with an exciting new successor on the way, we’re even more upset. What you’re looking at here is the Vauxhall GTC Paris Concept, a study that “gives the strongest hint yet to the Astra Sport [...]
In a move to combat declining sales, Opel/Vauxhall is introducing a 100,000 mile warranty on all of its vehicles. The European unit of GM calls this a ‘lifetime warranty’ and says that it will include the powertrain and steering systems as well as the brake system and on board electrical equipment until the car reaches [...]
Europeans tend to go for diesel vehicles over hybrids since they care about the performance they get from their cars. With that in mind, General Motors may dramatically reengineer the Chevrolet Volt/Opel Ampera extend-rage electric-vehicle to better suit high-speed European needs. How will GM go about doing that? A report by the Telegraph suggests that [...]
