Opel cars were first made in Germany by Adam Opel GmbH, a German automobile company founded by Adam Opel in 1863. It became a subsidiary of General Motors (USA) in 1929 with GM holding an 80 per cent interest. General Motors was very impressed by Opel’s modern production facilities and More
The German made Opel Insignia is sold as a medium-large sedan and a station wagon. Though it was launched in Europe in 2009 it didn’t reach Australia until September 2012. Insignia turned out to be a failed marketing experiment in this country. The idea was to promote it as an More
From 1996 the Astra was imported from the Opel in Europe but rebadged as a Holden. Holden Astra was sold as the AH Series from November 2004 until 2009. However, Holden chose to sell low-cost models of the otherwise-superseded TS series when the AH series was introduced. These had the More
Australian engineers working on the next-generation Commodore may have played a major part in having the Opel Insignia listed as a finalist for the 2018 World Car of the Year awards. Opel Insignia has had many positive reviews in Europe since its introduction a few months ago – and that’s More
Opel Insignia was launched in Europe in 2009, and took out the European Car of the Year award. It didn’t reach Australia until September 2012 in what turned out to be a failed marketing experiment. The idea was to promote Insignia as a semi-upmarket European import, which it was and More
The Astra was a star in the House of Holden for years, starting in 1984 with the Australian-made five-door model also sold, with some changes, as the Nissan Pulsar. In 1996 this first Astra was replaced by an Opel-based model from the German division of General Motors that, as the More
Only a few months after going on sale in Europe, Opel has announced that its Mokka compact SUV is on its way to Australia. The Mokka will hit showrooms here, “in the third quarter of this year”, the German company won’t be more specific about timing at this stage. Opel More
Opel, the German arm of General Motors, produces a range of high-performance models stamped with the OPC suffix – for Opel Performance Center. So far, two of the sporty cars have come our way – the Corsa OPC and Insignia OPC, with the Astra OPC slated for release within weeks. More
