News By Topic: Opel

The Auto Channel's Branded Buyers Guide's Daily Visitor Count Scoreboard

Aug 23, 2011

Is a new car model's TV commercial effective? Does a car maker's new sales incentive message reach an in-market audience? Has a new truck model created a buzz? Find out here on The Auto Channel's Buyers Guide Visitor Scoreboard.Visitor count and corresponding interest in every one of The Auto Channel’s 42 Single B ... Continue reading

Surprise Debut Plus Two Frankfurt Premiers For Vauxhall

Aug 17, 2011

Vauxhall is set to unveil two new cars at this year's Frankfurt Show (September 15-25) in addition to the surprise debut of an experimental car that will emphasise the company's passion for driver-focused vehicles. ... Continue reading

Where New Cars Sold in USA Are Built

Aug 15, 2011

Featuring Where Built Data For 2010, 2011, 2012 Model Years Where in the world is the car you are interested in buying being built this model year? Like trying to find Waldo, it might be built anywhere in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Hungry, Netherlands, Poland, China, Japan, South Korea, France, UK, Australia, Au ... Continue reading

Van-Tastic Vauxhalls Top The Charts For Private Buyers

Aug 9, 2011

Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles topped the sales charts in July with retail volume up by 37 per cent year-on-year, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. ... Continue reading

Eco-Friendly Vauxhalls Scoop Hat-Trick At Next Green Car Awards

Aug 3, 2011

Vauxhall has been honoured with an impressive treble at the Next Green Car Awards 2011 with the Ampera winning both the overall gold award and the next generation award, whilst Corsa won the prestigious supermini accolade. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Helps Reduce Avoidable Insurance Write-Offs With 'Total Loss Avoidance Programme'

Jul 28, 2011

Every year, thousands of vehicles classified as category C or D after an accident are written off by insurance companies because their repair is deemed too expensive relative to the vehicle's market value. ... Continue reading

Opel Astra GTC: Exclusive High-Performance Chassis

Jul 22, 2011

Opel's compact coupé challenger caused a stir when it became available to order in June. With dramatic styling created under the lead of Mark Adams, Vice President Opel/Vauxhall Design, the GTC is set to wow customers and rock the established front runners in its class. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port Plant Celebrates 100,000th Astra Sports Tourer Milestone

Jul 22, 2011

The 100,000th Astra Sports Tourer left the production line at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port Plant in Cheshire (UK) yesterday. ... Continue reading

Capello Drives Vauxhall Insignia

Jul 22, 2011

Fabio Capello is the newest addition to the Vauxhall driving family. The England manager has been presented with the keys of a Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer Elite as part of Vauxhall's partnership with the Football Association. ... Continue reading

GM Powertrain Engineering Center Torino Invests €20 Mln

Jul 19, 2011

General Motors will invest 20 million € in the company's Powertrain Engineering Center in Torino throughout the next four years. This amount comes on top of the initial investment of 30 million € when the center was founded in 2005. The Torino Center is responsible for the development of all diesel engines for Genera ... Continue reading

Corsavan Flexes Green Muscle With Class-Leading Co2 Emissions

Jul 12, 2011

Vauxhall's new Corsavan ecoFLEX, the Luton-based manufacturer's most economical commercial vehicle ever, is top of the small van pack offering class-leading CO2 emissions of just 95g/km. ... Continue reading

Opel/Vauxhall And Europcar Launch Major Electric Vehicle Cooperation

Jul 11, 2011

Vauxhall, one of Europe's largest automakers, and Europcar, the leading car rental company in Europe, have announced an agreement to introduce the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera as a rental car throughout Europe ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Launches New Trade Club Website

Jun 30, 2011

Vauxhall is ensuring its Trade Club members have the best online resource for Vauxhall parts with the launch of its new Trade Club website, www.tradeclub.co.uk ... Continue reading

Home Of Vauxhall's Vivaro Welcomes New Griffin

Jun 23, 2011

As Vauxhall's celebrated Luton van plant goes from strength to strength a bold new Griffin reaffirms its supremacy over Luton's manufacturing operation. The new Griffin is now sitting prominently on the building reminding visitors of Vauxhall's presence and long-standing heritage in Luton. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Helps Your Summer Holidays Travel Smoothly

Jun 22, 2011

Summer is upon us and the holidays are approaching fast so look forward to those long summer trips with Vauxhall's extensive range of journey enhancing accessories. ... Continue reading