Opel/Vauxhall will build a new small car below its Corsa subcompact in Germany and may add an electric version, the automaker announced today.
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Opel/Vauxhall has confirmed that it will build an all-new small car below the Corsa, at its Eisenach plant in the east German state of Thuringia from 2013.
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Starting next year, Opel will begin selling vehicles in Chile, making it the first country in Latin America to launch the brand. just-auto takes a look at the market with the help of research partner Business Monitor International.
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Starting next year, Opel will begin selling vehicles in Chile, making it the first country in Latin America to launch the brand.
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GM will invest 500 million euros ($655 million) to expand capacity at its Opel/Vauxhall engine factory in Hungary, where it will produce three new engine lines starting in 2012.
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Opel is expanding its engine operation in Szentgotthárd in south west Hungary with a EUR500m (US$657m) investment that will create 800 jobs.
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Renault has said it would continue its light commercial vehicle partnership with General Motors' Europe's Opel/Vauxhall brands but would not answer questions relating to the move, in particular, the future of the UK plant currently making some versions.
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Renault has said it would continue its light commercial vehicle partnership with General Motors' Europe's Opel/Vauxhall brands but will not at this point answer questions relating to assembly plants.
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General Motors will be 'patient' with efforts to turn around its unprofitable European unit, CEO Dan Akerson said. Akerson doesn't see a need to find a partner for Opel unit at this time.
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General Motors will be 'patient' with efforts to turn around its unprofitable European unit, CEO Dan Akerson said. Akerson doesn't see a need to find a partner for Opel unit at this time.
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Growth of so-called mega-cities is leading automakers to come up with ever-more inventive ways of propelling us to to our destinations, with General Motors recently showcasing its EN-V concept car model in London.
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French industrial production rose strongly in July, propelled by a recovery in auto industry production.
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Rüsselsheim - Opel's Vice President of Design Mark Adams gave his team the briefing: "show me the most emotional side of Opel's new design language, 'sculptural artistry meets German precision'." What they created, the GTC Paris concept car, will be shown for the first time at the Mondial de l'Automobile 2010 (October 2 - 17).
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Opel/Vauxhall has released pictures of a concept for an Astra coupe that will be unveiled at the Paris auto show later this month.
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Opel/Vauxhall has released pictures of a concept for an Astra coupe that will be unveiled at the Paris auto show later this month. Opel hints that a production version of the Paris concept will not stray far from the rakish lines of the concept.
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When former Opel CEO Hans Demant jumped to archrival Volkswagen last month, it hit some at General Motors' German subsidiary like a punch in the gut. "It surprised everyone," said a source at Opel's Ruesselsheim headquarters.
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Opel will begin selling cars in Israel next year as part of GM's strategy to expand the Germany-based brand outside Europe.
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Volkswagen has pulled off a masterstroke hiring Hans Demant away from GM. Demant, a veteran of Opel, knows GM's past and near-future products inside out. VW plans to put Demant to work overseeing its new alliance with Suzuki.
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