Filed under: Spy Photos, Budget, Paris Motor Show, Hatchback, Opel, Vauxhall The new Opel minicar has been so long in gestation that it has worn three names (so far). From the Junior and Allegra, we are now being told that it will now be called the Opel Adam, no doubt a nod to company founder Adam Opel. Still clothed in enough camo to hide a barn, we can’t... 

Filed under: Europe, Plants/Manufacturing, GM, Opel, Peugeot The ink is only just dry on the contract detailing the collaboration between General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën, and already there is talk of going further. GM purchased a seven-percent stake in PSA to form an alliance that would work together on platforms, small and midsize cars, and MPVs... 

Filed under: Hybrid, Europe, Technology, Videos, Hatchback, Chevrolet, Opel, Comparisons Most gearheads know the Opel Ampera is the European near-twin of the Chevy Volt. There are obvious exterior differences, such as the Ampera’s “boomerang” headlights and Opel badging, but inside, the only noticeable difference is another Opel badge on the... 

Filed under: Budget, Paris Motor Show, Hatchback, GM, Opel, Vauxhall The resurrected Opel/Vauxhall Junior is expected to be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show later this year with a three-cylinder engine tucked in its engine bay. That motor will be a joint product of General Motors and its Chinese partner SAIC and the heart of Opel and Vauxhall’s gas-powered,... 

Filed under: Car Buying, Hybrid, Europe, Hatchback, Opel, Electric Found in translation? Demand for the Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in hybrid vehicle in the U.S. has been up and down over the car’s first 16-odd months, but executives at General Motors’ Opel division in Europe are saying that the Ampera, the Volt’s European twin, is getting... 

Filed under: Europe, GM, Renault, Opel, Citroën, UK Automotive News is reporting that stories in two other papers, France’s La Tribune and England’s The Financial Times, assert that General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroën are “in advanced talks about an alliance.” Neither maker would comment on the stories, but it has been well documented... 

Filed under: Classics, Videos, Opel One hundred and fifty years. That’s a mighty long time for any company to have been around, much less an automaker. Particularly since the automobile has only been around for 125 years or so. But while Opel, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, is known primarily as an automaker, cars are only part of its... 

Filed under: Etc., Safety, Videos, Opel, Humor Is there any higher form of comedy than Eastern Europeans doing stupid things with cars? This latest YouTube stunner features the usual stock characters: A guy wearing track pants, his cheap 15-year-old hatchback, and an audience egging him on. We’ll not give away the entire plot, but it involves an Opel with... 

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Opel On the one hand, Opel continues to pump out good looking sedans, hatches and wagons with some gumption and motoring chops. Meanwhile, there have also been so many proposed new products and segment competitors for the German brand (Calibra, standalone Astra cabrio, Insignia crossover, Junior hatch, vans, etc) that sometimes... 

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show, Convertible, Europe, Opel, Vauxhall The Opel Astra CC suffers from the same ailment as other small, hardtop convertibles like the Renault Megane and Peugeot 308 cc: an ungainly backside. Stowing a tin roof that needs to cover four people inside a small car just blows things up in the rear. That’s why the head of General...