Organisation: Russelsheim

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

motoring

X marks Grandland spot for Opel

I’m not a ‘kick ’em while they’re down’ sort of guy, but in the case of Opel over the last five years or so, it has been very hard not to be that person, given the alarming fall from grace we have witnessed at the once great company.

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Crossland will give Opel the X-factor

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Opel revs up to introduce three new models

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New Opel Astra is definitely worth the wait

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Opel gets back in form with Astra OPC

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New sharp-looking Astra could be a game-changer for Opel in Europe

Bold new Corsa verges on the sublime

I have to put my hands up and admit I was bold. I crossed a solid white line to pass out a dawdling old guy in a Mk II Escort.

Sat, 23 May, 2015

Opel are back in the game with Corsa

WE SHOULD count ourselves lucky that Opel is still with us at all. Over the last decade a number of scenarios were proposed during discussions about the future of Opel’s parent, General Motors; one of those was the closure of the European arm.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2015

Opel Insignia review (11/04/2014)

IT WOULD not be a lie to say that against the might of contemporaries such as Ford and VW, that Opel has struggled in recent years and that the Russelsheim concern has had to fight against dwindling sales across Europe, largely thanks to an indifferent American owner which has long debated about the usefulness and profitability of its European subsidiary.

Mon, 19 May, 2014