OpelOpel shakes up operations in Russia 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 22, 2014
Opel will reduce output at its St. Petersburg plant to one shift, because of the Ukraine crisis. It will operate the plant a total of 16 days in the three-month period from August through October....Read More »
Opel shakes up Russia operationsSept. 16, 2014 09:30 CET
Opel will reorganize its Russian operations in response to difficult market conditions amid the crisis over Ukraine. The GM subsidiary will reduce output at its St. Petersburg plant to one shift....Read More »
NICK GIBBS
Vauxhall flexes its muscles 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 14, 2014
Opel and Vauxhall's harmonious relationship was tested recently by the naming of their new minicar. Vauxhall fought against using a name that just wouldn't work in Britain -- and won....Read More »
Opel targets Chevy buyers with new entry-level carSept. 11, 2014 12:41 CET
Opel/Vauxhall will launch a budget minicar in Europe next year to win customers from the Chevrolet brand, which will be discontinued in the region at the end of 2015....Read More »
Buick-badged droptop looks just like sporty Opel Cascada, sources say 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 8, 2014
Buick dealers recently were given a sneak peek of a Buick-badged Opel Cascada convertible, which is slated for a U.S. launch in late 2015 as a '16 model....Read More »
GM hails Opel dealership take-up in European turnaround plan 2:37 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 12, 2014
General Motors' European transformation is gathering pace, with the vast majority of its former Chevrolet dealers in the region now selling only Opel-branded vehicles to boost the once-flagging brand, the automaker said today....Read More »
MIKE COLIAS
Eurofication of Buick lineup continues with … an imported Regal? 1:51 pm U.S. ET | July 31, 2014
The Buick Regal already is the most Euro-looking vehicle in Buick's lineup. In a few years, it might literally be European....Read More »
Opel plans 'electric' successor to Ampera plug-in hybrid 3:53 pm U.S. ET | July 23, 2014
Opel said it plans an "electric" successor to the Ampera. The plug-in hybrid was introduced across Europe in 2011 but will be discontinued....Read More »
Opel plans 'electric' successor to Ampera plug-in hybridJuly 23, 2014 21:53 CET
Opel said it is working on an "electric" successor to the Ampera, a plug-in hybrid based on the Chevrolet Volt which hit European showrooms in 2011 but will be discontinued....Read More »
Opel/Vauxhall to woo budget clients with low-end cars, report saysJuly 22, 2014 09:09 CET
Opel plans to build a range of entry-level cars to recapture the type of budget customers who in the past bought Chevrolets, a report said....Read More »
Opel will discontinue weak-selling Ampera, sources sayJuly 21, 2014 06:01 CET
Opel will discontinue the weak-selling Ampera plug-in hybrid, according to people familiar with the company's plans....Read More »
GM won't offer version of next Volt in Europe 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 21, 2014
GM's Opel division will discontinue the Ampera, a rebadged Volt, after the redesign of the 2016 Volt, according to two people familiar with the company's plans....Read More »
Opel hopes fresh design will boost Corsa salesJuly 9, 2014 13:05 CET
Opel/Vauxhall unveiled the first images of the upcoming Corsa subcompact, hoping the same design cues sported by most other new Opels will rejuvenate sales of the key model....Read More »
Renault narrows sales gap with Opel in bid to be Europe's No. 2 brandJune 27, 2014 06:01 CET
Renault is narrowing its European sales gap with rivals in its bid to rise to No. 2 from No. 4 by 2017. To get there it will need to pass third-ranked Opel/Vauxhall and current No. 2 Ford....Read More »
DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC
BMW's iDrive earns high marks, but doesn't match Apple 7:37 am U.S. ET | June 27, 2014
BMW's iDrive system ranked highest in Germany and Italy for user experience in a recent test, but the automaker and its peers have a long way to go to match Apple....Read More »
Opel will launch new Corsa with improved infotainment, frugal enginesJune 24, 2014 19:22 CET
Opel said a new version of the Corsa subcompact with upgraded infotainment and fuel-efficient engines will arrive in European showrooms at the end of this year....Read More »
Citroen's move down-market key part of PSA's turnaround planJune 22, 2014 12:11 CET
Citroen's C4 Cactus is more than just another compact car. It's a manifesto on wheels for the brand's move down-market as parent PSA struggles to return to profit....Read More »
Opel reaches severance deal with workers at Bochum, Germany, plantJune 16, 2014 17:18 CET
Opel has reached a severance deal with workers at its factory in Bochum, Germany, a crucial step in the GM unit's restructuring to return to profitability....Read More »
Opel exec: EU regs make car design tougher 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 16, 2014
Europe's increasingly stringent emissions standards are putting more pressure on vehicle designers. "In the last five to 10 years designing cars has gotten a hell of a lot tougher," Opel/Vauxhall design chief Mark Adams said at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Brussels....Read More »
BRADFORD WERNLE
Ford of Europe's quiet designer made a big impact 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 6, 2014
Martin Smith, Ford's longtime design director for Europe, is not a man of many words. Smith has always preferred to let his vehicle designs do the talking from his long career at Audi through stints at Porsche and Opel and the last 10 years at Ford of Europe....Read More »
2014 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE CONGRESS
EU rules up pressure on car design, Opel exec saysJune 5, 2014 06:01 CET
Opel/Vauxhall design chief Mark Adams told the Automotive News Europe Congress that car designers are facing increasing pressure to meet the demands of tougher EU rules on CO2 and pedestrian protection....Read More »
Opel plans return to profit through closer ties with parent GMJune 4, 2014 12:38 CET
Opel aims to return to profit and increase its market share in Europe by focusing on smaller cars using more components from parent company General Motors, CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann says....Read More »
BRADFORD WERNLE
Ford of Europe's quiet designer made a big impact 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 2, 2014
The Sunday Times of London once referred to him as "Audi's Modest Mr. Smith." Indeed, Martin Smith, Ford's longtime European executive design director, is not a man of many words....Read More »
Opel factory closure will cost more than 550 million euros, report saysMay 16, 2014 19:10 CET
The closure of Opel's factory in Bochum, Germany, is set to cost at least 550 million euros ($754.41 million), sources said....Read More »
European auto sales expand at slowest pace in 5 months 7:18 am U.S. ET | May 16, 2014
European car sales rose at the slowest pace in five months in April as doubts about economic growth in the region contributed to a drop in deliveries in Germany, Europe's biggest market....Read More »
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