Opel

  • 2020 Opel Mokka X spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    Opel's new owner, France's PSA Group, is moving quickly with the introduction of new models based on its own platforms, some of which will offer electric powertrains. The first to arrive will be a redesigned Corsa subcompact hatch that Opel on Thursday confirmed will be available to order in markets where the brand is present in the first half of 2019. The new Corsa will offer an electric option, making it Opel's first electric car since the Ampera-e was launched two years ago. The Ampera-E is simply a rebadged Chevrolet Bolt EV and will likely be dropped shortly from Opel's lineup. No...

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    PSA Group will decide in coming months what brand(s) to launch in US

    French automaker PSA Group, which controls the Peugeot, Citroën, DS and Opel (Vauxhall) brands, plans to sell cars in the United States no later than 2026. In the coming months the automaker will make some key decisions surrounding how it plans to return, including what brand(s) will lead the...

  • 2019 Buick Cascada
    Buick Cascada may bow out after 2019

    Buick only graced its showrooms with the Cascada a few years ago but the handsome, somewhat sporty convertible may soon be on its way out. You see, the Cascada was launched in 2012 by Opel, which builds the convertible at a plant in Poland. It was rebadged a Buick and introduced here for 2016. Opel...

  • Opel GT X Experimental concept
    Opel GT X Experimental concept debuts new design language

    Opel on Wednesday provided the first look at a new concept previewing the design destined for models arriving in the mid-2020s. The concept is called the GT X Experimental, and it's a compact crossover designed under the themes of “bold and pure,” the characteristics of Opel's new...

  • 2019 Opel Astra facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Opel Astra spy shots and video

    Opel engineers are out testing a prototype for a facelifted version of the Astra compact hatchback. The facelifted Astra is expected on sale in markets where Opel operates sometime next year. The tweaks constitute a mid-cycle update for the current Astra which made its debut at the 2015 Frankfurt...

  • 2018 Opel Insignia GSi
    Opel posts first profit in almost 2 decades

    Germany's Opel is already seeing the results of synergies with new parent PSA Group as the brand has just reported its first profit in almost two decades. Opel (Vauxhall in the United Kingdom) on Tuesday reported sales of 550,900 units and a profit of $587 million for the first six months of 2018...

  • Teaser for Opel concept introducing “bold and pure” design language

    Opel announced Wednesday plans to unveil a new concept car by the end of the year. The concept, previewed in a single teaser shot, will introduce Opel's new design language “bold and pure,” which the German brand will use to mark its new era away from the control of former parent General Motors. Coinciding with its arrival will also be a new brand strategy emphasizing Opel's German roots and accessible offerings. The bold and pure design language is said to feature strong proportions, simple but sculptural surfaces, bold graphics, and only a few well executed details. It's an...

  • 2018 Opel Corsa GSi
    2018 Opel Corsa GSi hot hatch revealed with 148 horsepower

    German automaker Opel recently revived its GSi performance trim with a hot version of its Insignia sedan and wagon. Now, Opel has revealed the second model to receive the GSi treatment: the Corsa subscompact. The Corsa GSi is all about agile handling. That's why the car's 1.4-liter turbocharged...

  • 2015 Opel Corsa OPC
    Opel's OPC performance sub-brand likely safe

    Since its sale last year by General Motors to French auto giant PSA Group, Opel has refrained from using its OPC (Opel Performance Center) designation for performance models, instead opting for GSi, which traditionally has sat below OPC. It doesn't mean Opel has dropped the OPC sub-brand, however...

  • Karl-Thomas Neumann
    Former Opel boss joins US electric car startup Evelozcity

    Evelozcity, an electric car startup based in Los Angeles and formed by ex-Faraday Future staff, announced last week the appointment of Karl-Thomas Neumann as the new head of mobility and European operations. Neumann has almost three decades of experience in the auto industry and served as CEO at...

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    Maker of Opel and Peugeot cars picks Atlanta for US headquarters

    France's PSA Group, the maker of Citroën, DS, Peugeot, and now also Opel cars, has a mission to sell cars in the United States, though the automaker, which is Europe's second biggest by volume, isn't rushing things. It has a decade-long plan split up into three phases, and right now we're only...

  • A glimpse of Opel in the future
    Opel gives glimpse at new design direction, potential electric SUV

    Finally free of years of mismanagement at the hands of General Motors, Opel has the potential to thrive under the stewardship of new owner PSA Group. In its new PACE! strategy announced on Thursday, Opel will address the complexities and inefficiencies that have led to almost two decades of losses...

  • 2018 Opel Insignia GSi

    Opel has been a money pit going on two decades. It’s arguably the main reason General Motors finally decided to sell the brand to France’s PSA Group, which also controls the Citroën, DS and Peugeot brands. PSA itself wasn’t in ideal financial shape not long ago but the company was turned around by current CEO Carlos Tavares who took the reins in 2014. He achieved this primarily by implementing painful cost-cutting measures while increasing market share in China. Now he plans to do the same to Opel, whose sale to PSA Group was only finalized in August. A new strategy for...

  • 2018 Opel Insignia GSi Sports Tourer
    Wagons ho! Opel Insignia GSi Sports Tourer revealed

    Hot wagons are a rarity in the United States but over in Europe they’re all the rage, outselling their sedan equivalents in many cases. Opel will use this week’s 2017 Frankfurt auto show to introduce its latest high-performance wagon, the Insignia GSi. We’ve already seen the car...

  • 2017 Opel Insignia Grand Sport
    Opel's range-topping SUV put on hold following brand's sale to PSA Group

    Opel in 2014 confirmed plans for a flagship SUV that would share a platform and production line with the Insignia range of models. But the platform in question, code-named E2XX, is a General Motors design no longer available to Opel due to the brand’s sale earlier this year to France’s...

  • 2017 Opel Insignia Grand Sport
    GM's sale of Opel to France’s PSA Group is complete

    General Motors and French automaker PSA Group on Tuesday announced the completion of the sale of Opel. Its acquisition of Opel means PSA Group is second only to the Volkswagen Group for size among European automakers. Combined deliveries for PSA and Opel totaled 4.3 million vehicles in 2016, or...

  • 2018 Opel Insignia GSi Sports Tourer spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Opel Insignia GSi Sports Tourer spy shots

    Opel’s new Insignia GSi, which we’re getting as the 2018 Buick Regal GS, has just been spotted testing in its wagon body style, which Opel refers to as a Sports Tourer. We’re only getting the Regal GS as a fastback sedan but Opel will offer both fastback sedan and wagon versions...

  • 2018 Holden Commodore VXR
    Buick Regal GS does double duty as Holden Commodore VXR, Opel Insignia GSi

    Buick on Wednesday unveiled a new Regal GS for North America, but elsewhere the car will be badged a Holden Commodore VXR or Opel Insignia GSi or Vauxhall Insignia GSi. The Commodore VXR will serve as the performance flagship for the latest Commodore which is essentially a rebadged Buick Regal sold...

  • Karl-Thomas Neumann

    Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann confirmed on Monday he is stepping down. He will remain a member of the board until after General Motors’ sale of Opel to French auto giant PSA Group is completed. The sale was announced in March and is expected to close in the coming months. Neumann's replacement at Opel has been revealed as Michael Lohscheller. He was previously Opel's CFO. Neumann’s departure from Opel was reported on Saturday by Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. Without citing a source, the newspaper said Neumann’s departure was partly due to concerns that PSA Group is...

  • Opel Ampera-e is the new Popemobile

    The Popemobile has taken the shape of many automobiles over the years, but the latest is likely the most environmentally friendly yet. Opel has bestowed the current pontiff, Pope Francis, with a 2017 Ampera-e as the Vatican City aims to become the first country in the world to produce zero carbon...

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    Maker of Peugeot and Citroën cars establishes North American ops

    French automaker PSA Group only last month agreed to purchase Opel from General Motors. The automaker has also got around to establishing PSA North America, with former TrueCar and Nissan executive Larry Dominique put in charge of the new operation. But PSA isn’t ready just yet to establish a...

  • 2018 Opel Insignia Country Tourer
    2018 Buick Regal TourX’s Euro twin is the Opel Insignia Country Tourer

    Last night we were treated with the reveal of the 2018 Buick Regal TourX, a wagon—yes, a new Buick wagon!—with all-wheel drive, a raised ride height, and underbody protection. It’s not unique to Buick, however, as General Motors will sell the vehicle in Europe as the Opel Insignia...

  • 2018 Opel Insignia Country Tourer spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Opel Insignia Country Tourer spy shots

    Opel’s Insignia mid-sizer has just been redesigned. So far we’ve only seen the Grand Sport fastback sedan and Sports Tourer wagon. Also in the pipeline is a Country Tourer soft-roader, which has just been spied in prototype form. The Insignia Country Tourer is a rival to the Subaru...

  • 2017 Opel Crossland X
    What’s in store for Opel’s future

    Recently we looked at what’s in store for General Motors now that it’s sold its struggling European unit Opel to PSA Group. But what about the future of Opel? CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann has discussed the matter with Auto Motor und Sport, revealing that he won’t be treading far from...

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