Irmscher Opel Astra J

It’s almost time for the Essen Motor Show, an event that will start in November 28 and for about a week we’re going to see a couple of impressive cars there. Irmscher, the well known Opel tuner is going to premiere their Irmscher Opel Astra J at the Essen Motor Show in just two weeks. The car features a new body kit which consists... [Read the rest of this article]

General Motors cancels Opel sale

General Motors announced today that the company is going to keep Opel and their board of directors decided to cancel the sale process of its subsidiary to a Russian group led by Magna. GM said that they decided to terminate this sale because the business environment was improving in these last months for GM and Opel & Vauxhall are important... [Read the rest of this article]

Opel launched the 2010 Corsa ecoFLEX

Opel launched today the new Opel Corsa ecoFLEX, a car that’s going to available on the market from January 2010. The car is going to combine driving pleasure with the eco-friendly features and it’s going to be equipped with a sophisticated 75 kW/95 HP 1.3 CDTI diesel engine which is boosted by a turbo with a variable geometry. The... [Read the rest of this article]

General Motors could keep Opel for $4.3 billion

Even though lately there were a lot of discussions, rumors and negotiations about selling Opel, General Motors is still interested in retaining the company. General Motors would need about $4.3 billion to keep Opel but since this amount is almost impossible to raise, especially when your company is close to bankruptcy there aren’t too... [Read the rest of this article]

2010 Opel Astra hatchback spied in Michigan

I don’t know if Opel is going to be around General Motors in the future but for now they seem to work together pretty well. This 2010 Opel Astra hatchback was recently spied in Michigan with manufacturer license places and featuring a General Motors Powertrain Engineering Vehicle sticker on the front windshield. The five door hatchback... [Read the rest of this article]

2009 Opel Insignia OPC spied

The 2009 Opel Insignia is already available in showrooms, but the guys from Opel are still working at the most powerful version of this popular car. The OPC model was tested at the Nurburgring circuit in Germany and someone managed to capture it on camera. The most powerful Insignia version will be equipped with a turbocharged V6 engine under... [Read the rest of this article]

First official image with Opel Ampera

Opel Ampera is one of the most interesting cars that are going to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show that starts this week and even though the company tried to keep it hidden until then we finally got an official image with it today. We’ve seen teasing pics with the new Ampera from General Motors, spy shots caught in the wild and... [Read the rest of this article]