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GENERAL MOTORS has decided to keep its European Opel brand, following improved business conditions in Europe and the first US sales gain for GM in 21 months.
Calling off negotiations with a Russian-backed group led by Canada’s Magna International, GM CEO Fritz Henderson said that the Opel and Vauxhall brands are too important to GM’s [...]
HOLDEN SPECIAL VEHICLES boss Phil Harding has confirmed that the Clayton-based company will be wheeling out a range of high-performance LPG-fuelled models early next year.
The gas-powered engine will be based on the current 6.2 litre LS3 V8, but will utilise advanced liquid propane injection (LPI) technology that allows more precise metering of the fuel.
Speaking [...]
AFTER WHETTING our collective appetites with the AWD Insignia OPC, word is circulating that Opel is preparing to launch a hi-po variant of the sharp-looking Astra hatch too.
The Astra OPC will be based on the upcoming three-door Astra GTC, which will flaunt a lower roofline and a much more steeply-raked windshield than its five-door stablemate.
Not [...]
WITH THE SALE of Opel currently in limbo after negotiations with the Magna/GAZ/Sberbank group have stumbled, it seems Opel’s future is no more assured now than it was months ago.
But there are other interested parties still hovering. According to Chinese newspaper Guangzhou Daily, Chinese carmaker Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corporation (BAIC) last week made [...]
THE FUTURE of GM Europe marque Opel may be something of a big question mark at the moment, but that fact hasn’t stopped the German manufacturer going about its business.
New photos of the European market 2010 Opel Meriva undergoing testing have surfaced this week, revealing a streamlined body bearing styling elements shared with its Insignia [...]
AFTER TALKS THAT stretched into the early hours of Saturday morning, the German Government has selected Canadian parts manufacturer Magna as its preferred bidder in the battle for GM Europe subsidiary Opel.
As part of the deal, Berlin will provide an immediate loan facility of 1.5 billion euros (AU$2.65b) to shore up Magna’s bid, with the [...]
ACCORDING TO UK Secretary of State for Business, Peter Mandelson, the UK Government has “not ruled out making a financial contribution” where it might help secure the future of GM subsidiary, British carmaker Vauxhall.
Mandelson’s comments followed the news that Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC) had been confirmed as a bidder, along with Italian carmaker Fiat, [...]
With the upcoming 2010 Holden Cruze filling a similar niche and sharing its platform with the new Opel/Vauxhall Astra, we’re not likely to see the European hatch here in Australia.
Of course, that doesn’t mean we can’t admire it from afar.
To help us do that (and to whet the appetites of those who will actually be able [...]
After having been partially revealed to the web yesterday, GM has unveiled its 2010 Opel Astra and filled in some of the blanks in the process.
The latest Astra is scheduled for public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September but at this rate there won’t be anything new to see.
Following in the Insignia’s [...]
Russian carmaker GAZ has put its hand up for a significant stake in German brand (and soon-to-be-former GM branch) Opel, and will team up with Magna International should they be successful in snatching the company away from competing bidder Fiat S.p.A.
If Magna’s bid gets them the keys to Opel, the role of GAZ would be [...]
We’ve had leaked images and a couple of official photos so far, but this is easily the best look we’ve had at Opel’s 2010 Astra. And as these images show, the new model lands with very appealing lines.
Set for debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the 2010 Astra follows design cues set by [...]
In terms of power, handling and engineering, the Opel Astra OPC - or HSV Astra VXR - may not be the hottest hatch around, but there’s one area the Astra two-door hatch has always had it over its competitors: that roofline.
While most two-door hot hatches have fairly square rear quarter windows, the two-door Astra has [...]
Following reports that Abu Dhabi (UAE) is considering making a bid for Opel shares, along with a collective of Opel and Vauxhall dealers, comes news that unnamed Chinese interests are looking at options for a stake in Opel as well.
According to Automotive News, several inside sources have confirmed that one or more groups in China [...]
If you’ve got a love for dividing your day into one minute segments great sounding all-wheel-drive turbo sedans, you’ll be happy to cancel that power nap at your desk and watch this minute-long promotional video of the 2009 Opel Insignia OPC.
The first official images and details surfaced online yesterday, and already the Vectra’s successor (to [...]
Update: Additional images added to the 2010 Opel Insignia OPC / Vauxhaull Insignia VXR gallery. Click through to check them out.
When the Opel Isignia was revealed to the world, it was clear Opel had a winner on its hands.
Things only got better from there, with news that Opel’s high performance division, OPC or Opel Performance [...]
The first official photos of the upcoming 2010 Opel Astra (also to be sold as the 2010 Vauxhall Astra) have leaked online ahead of its official debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
Little other information on the new Astra has been made available, although joining the photos are a pair of illustrations: one [...]
The wealthy emirate of Abu Dhabi is reportedly in discussions with German labour unions over the potential purchase of a stake in GM’s struggling Opel brand.
According to Rainer Einenkel, head of the works council at Opel’s Bochum, Germany, plant, Abu Dhabi have raised the possibility of providing the company with a generous cash injection [...]
The upcoming Opel Insignia OPC performance sedan has been spotted testing at the Nurburgring, and the lads at WorldCarFans have got a grab of spy photos.
While the photos show a largely uncovered Insignia OPC, the important bits such as badging and styling detail remain camouflaged for now.
The performance version of the Opel and Vauxhall Insignia sedan [...]
Dutch website autoblog.nl appears to have gotten its hands on images of the upcoming 2010 Opel Astra, set to succeed the aging delta platform’s H/C model.
While Holden’s predilection for Daewoo models means we’re unlikely to see the new Astra in Australia, we can at least stare longingly at the hatch of choice for Opel buyers [...]
The first version is still yet to go on sale, but engineers at General Motors are already hard at work developing the second and third generations of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.
With the first Volt still over twelve months away, GM has decided to start work on successive generations of the car in an attempt [...]
Opel and Vauxhall have both had plans for some time now to unleash a hot version of the award-winning Opel Insignia on the European markets, but with both companies currently fighting for their lives, you’d be forgiven if you thought the project had fallen by the wayside.
But it seems you’d be wrong. Spanish auto site [...]
Usually, at the first sign of trouble the rumour-mill goes into overdrive. No-one knows this better right now than General Motors. The condition of the car maker’s finances and future - in both the US and Europe - has been given unprecedented attention and press speculation.
In an attempt to counter the spread of misinformation, GM [...]
As part of a combined effort to keep GM Europe’s Opel and Vauxhall brands alive, dealers for the two companies are putting together a bid to buy a minority stake in the ailing carmakers.
A group called Euroda, which represents 4000 Vauxhall and Opel dealers in 25 countries, is behind the plan. The dealers will have [...]
How does your grocery list look? Milk, bread, eggs, new car…
It may not look that way just yet, but German discount supermarket Lidl hopes that’s just how it will appear soon.
Lidl is now offering buyers a choice of either the Opel Corsa or Volkswagen Cross Polo through its online shopping system. As well as the [...]
Following the announcement from its auditors that the future of General Motors is in substantial doubt, the European Commission has called a crisis meeting of European Union states that are home to GM plants.
GM has already announced an operating loss of USD $30.9 billion (AUD $48.1 billion) for 2008. The car maker has asked for [...]
More grim tidings today with news that GM’s European operations could be staring at the prospect of collapse in coming weeks, if European governments do not come to its aid.
According to GM Chief Operating Officer Fritz Henderson, funding to the tune of €3.3b (AU$6.4b, US$4.1b) is needed to assist the separation of Opel and Vauxhall, [...]
Whether these images are ‘as official’ as the first official image we showed you yesterday is tough to say – and something about the centre of the rear diffuser does look a little dodgy.
Nonetheless, these images look great. If this is the final styling of Opel’s version of the Chevy Volt, the German marque may [...]
General Motors’ tale of woe continues this week with news that its German division, Opel, is to be partially sold. The process would see Opel transformed into a joint-stock company by selling off a 25 to 50 percent stake in the company.
GM plans to keep a majority share in Opel, however selling off part of [...]
Opel first offered the world a glimpse of its version of the Chevrolet Volt back in late January, and now the first official image of the Opel Ampera is online.
Going by this one image, it looks as though the main difference between the two cars will be the unique Opel face.
Two deep, vertical gouges streak [...]
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