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Great news for automakers: nine out of 10 cars tested this year earned the 5 starts in Euro NCAP’s crash tests. The five-star winners are: the Audi A6, the BMW X3, the Chevrolet Aveo, the Chevrolet Orlando, the Citroen DS5, the Hyundai i40, the Opel Ampera, the VW Golf Cabriolet and the VW Jetta.

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GM announced today that the Euro version of its Chevrolet Volt electric car, the Ampera, will go on sale in the last quarter of 2011 as an Opel in Europe and as a Vauxhall in the UK. The prices starting from €42,900 (US$59,100), which is significantly higher than the base price of the Volt in [...]

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2011 Opel Zafira MPV prototype in full camo has been caught on film out and about at the Nurburgring track in Germany. Opel Zafira is an MPV version of its C-segment model for euro market that will replace the current Zafira. The styling of this disguised test car has been hidden well, it’s obvious that [...]

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The all-new Opel (Vauxhall in the UK) Astra Sports Tourer has been revealed at the Paris Motor Show on October. This euro GM’s station wagon model go on sale across Europe in November. The exterior of the Astra Sports Tourer look like the Insignia ST. The Opel Astra Sports Tourer shares its footprint with its [...]

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GM has unveiled the first photos of its pre-production 2012 Opel Ampera. Its a European version of the American Chevrolet Volt, which will be assembled at the plant in Warren, Michigan. As General Motors said, the pre-production cars will not be sold at dealerships, but will be used for testing and validating the production intent [...]

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The interesting promo video from Opel’s advertising division. In this promo video, the 2.4-liter Opel Ascona 400 Rally Car is pitched against the Opel Insignia 4×4 in a race on ice. Behind the steering wheel of the Ascona 400 is rally legend Christian Geistdorfer while the all-new Opel Insignia is driven by racing talent Sina [...]

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While GM’s U.S. division was introducing the new Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, on the other side of the ocean, the UK arm Vauxhall, also known as Opel in Europe, has unveiling the all-new Vauxhall/Opel Meriva. The new mini-MPV for euromarket is the first Opel platform to feature GM’s FlexDoor technology. FlexDoors are rear-hinged back doors that [...]

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GM announced today that the next Buick’s mid-size sedan will be known as Regal. it is rumoured that the US model will be identical to the Chinese market Regal which in turn is based on the European Opel Insignia. These models differ only in styling of the front grille, the shape of the front fog [...]

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Opel released the first promo video of its all-new Insignia Sports Tourer OPC. The Insignia Sports Tourer OPC combines a 325HP and 435 Nm 2.8-liter V6 Turbo engine to Opel’s all-wheel drive system and an electronically controlled rear limited slip differential.

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General Motors says the new Vauxhall/Opel Insignia, will make its global debut at London Motor Show, will be the basis for the new Saturn Aura. The Aura will have a completely different skin and interior, but sub-systems, suspensions and powertrains will be shared, though we are not sure just how many of the six available [...]

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