Vauxhall / Opel are taking the Flextreme GT/E Concept to Geneva, a re-bodied Insignia with Ampera powertrain. We still haven’t got the Vauxhall / Opel Ampera (Chevy Volt) on the road yet, but GM in Europe – in the shape of Vauxhall and Opel – are taking a new concept car to Geneva based on […]
Meriva 2010 – the Video
We have the first video of the 2010 version of the Opel / Vauxhall Meriva with driving footage and a walk round. GM’s European arm – Vauxhall and Opel – have been on a roll model-wise for quite some time. The Insignia is a really good car and the new Astra has turned out to […]
2010 Astra – the advert
Vauxhall / Opel have been on a bit of an advertising blitz with the 2010 Astra and have produced a cinema-length advert for the new Astra. The 2010 Astra – whether it’s an Opel or a Vauxhall – is a very big deal for GM in Europe. So it’s probably just as well that it’s […]
Vauxhall Meriva (2010) revealed
Vauxhall has released details of the new (2010) Meriva ahead of the launch at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Back at the end of September we reported on the 2010 Vauxhall Meriva after our photographers had spied the new Vauxhall tramping round the Nurburgring. As we said, not exactly where you’d expect to find the mini-MPV, […]
Vauxhall planning City Car
Vauxhall/Opel’s new European boss Nick Reilly has stated that their number one priority is to develop a City Car for the Vauxhall range. With the world and his dog seemingly trying to squeeze in to smaller and smaller cars, it should come as no surprise that Vauxhall/Opel’s new boss in Europe – Nick Reilly – […]
Vauxhall – Ellesmere Port jobs safe
The UK has escaped relatively lightly in the GM restructuring with Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant having no redundancies and Luton around 340. It looks like the bulk of the savings that GM need to make in Vauxhall/Opel are going to fall outside the UK, with the news that there will be no job cuts at the Astra-making […]
Vauxhall Corsa – 2010 Engine and Economy upgrades
Vauxhall / Opel have improved power, reduced fuel consumption and emissions and revised the steering and suspension on 2010 Corsa models. Vauxhall (and for that matter, Opel) has been having a play with the Corsa for 2010. But if you’re looking hard at the picture at the top to see what they’ve done to the […]
GM Sale to Magna Cancelled
In a surprise turnaround GM has this morning announced that it is cancelling the sale of its European division, including Vauxhall and Opel, to Canadian parts maker Magna. It’s been fraught with problems from the start, but what fire-sale isn’t? The unions have been unimpressed with what Magna were offering. The EU has had a […]
2011 Buick Regal spied
The Vauxhall Insignia based 2011 Buick Regal – due to be launched in 2010 as a 2011 model – has been spotted undisguised and posted on Facebook. It’s surprising where spy pictures of new cars turn up these days. Once upon a time it was persistent guys (and some girls) camped out in areas know […]
New Vauxhall Meriva (2010) spotted
Vauxhall have been testing the 2010 Meriva at the Nurburgring. The 5 Seat Compact MPV will launch at Geneva 2010. This is one of the best shots we’ve seen yet of the new Vauxhall Meriva – Vauxhall’s compact, five-seat MPV – which has been caught out testing round the Nurburgring. Not quite its natural turf, […]