A group of 59 judges voted on the European “Car of the Year 2012” at the Geneva Motor Show, marking the first occasion that the decision was made at the event. Winning the award this year is the Opel Ampera and the Chevrolet Volt electric models with 330 points, beating out the Ford Focus’ 256 [...]
General Motors and LG Group have just agreed to team up and collaborate on efforts for future electric vehicles. In the agreement, LG will start off supplying battery cells for the Chevrolet Volt and the Opel Apera extended-range EVs. “Many solutions for tomorrow’s transportation needs may be available more quickly by building on our partnership [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The first pre-production 2012 Opel Ampera, the Chevy Volt’s European sibling, rolled off the assembly line at GM”s Pre-Production Operations assembly line in Warren, Michigan on April 23. “We”re right on target for producing the Ampera for European markets later next year,” said Andrew Farah, Vehicle Chief Engineer for the Ampera “There”s still work to [...]
General Motors of Europe is planning more extended-range electric-vehicles for the continent, including models that will be positioned above and below the new Opel/Vauxhall Ampera. According to Opel/Vauxhall boss Nick Reilly, each model will have its own distinct style with hints from the Flextreme GT/E Concept that was unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. [...]
Many are worried how much say the U.S. government will have in future General Motors’ products since it will be a major shareholder of the new restructured company. Speaking at the Automotive Press Association luncheon, Bob Lutz confirmed that GM will still be making vehicles like the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, Corvettes and full-size pickup trucks [...]
Opel and Vauxhall seem to have a few Trixx up their sleeve (sorry we couldn’t help it). According to AutoExpress, Opel and its UK division Vauxhall are working on a electric-powered production version of the Trixx concept that was first seen in 2004. Sources say that the 3+1 seater is aimed at the Toyota iQ, [...]
