Opel Redesignes Astra for 2010
In about a year and a half Opel plans to present a new Astra that will be sold as Vauzhall in Britain, Saturn in North America, Opel in Germany and Holden in Australia. Right now Germans are testing its new features. The new model of the car is going to be redesigned to become a good competitor to Volkswagen Golf VI and Ford Focus. Astra is going to be bigger and more comfortable. It is planned to be made in a variety of models: three- and five-door hatchback, sedan and station wagon. Due to this factor...

Put your best foot forward with Opel Agila City Heels
Click above for high-res gallery of the Opel Agila City HeelsApril foolery a few days late? Unfortunately, no... the shoes you see above and in the gallery below are real. Opel has gone and commissioned a one-off pair of Opel Agila City Heels by Luca Stappers. Unveiled on April 2 at trendy shoe boutique Shoebaloo in Amsterdam, the shoes were delivered by a certain Prince Charming who rode, not in an Opel Agila, but on a white horse. We swear, we're not making this stuff up, though we honestly wish they...

Preview: 2010 Opel Astra
A heavily camouflaged prototype of Opel’s next-generation Astra hatch, due for launch next year, was recently spotted racking up some laps at Germany’s Nurburgring circuit. The new model is crucial for GM as it will need to recover market share lost by the current model to Ford’s strong-selling Focus hatch and it could possibly be manufactured in the U.S. for the first time in the model’s history. The new Astra is expected to go on sale in Europe following its debut at next year’s Geneva Motor...

Revealed: 2009 Opel Insignia
Images and details of Opel’s all-new Insignia sedan have been revealed ahead of its embargo lift planned for later this week. As predicted the car picks up a number of design cues from last year’s Opel GTC concept and it appears to have a more upmarket look than the outgoing model. There’s a lot of significance riding on this model because this is the car that will be sold in the U.S. as the next-gen Saturn Aura and it may even make it to other markets where GM cars are sold such as Australasia...

Opel Insignia unceremoniously revealed a week early
Click any of the images for a gallery of the Opel Insignia.The folks at AutoWeek.nl decided to take the wind out of Opel's sails by posting images of the new Insignia before it released official information later this week. We've seen the basic shape and several details of the Insignia when Opel sent out "official" spy shots of their new D-segment player think Mondeo, Passat, but these newest pictures tell the whole tale, sans artful camouflage.Due to hit dealers in Europe this October, the Insignia...

Updated: More 2009 Opel Insignia images
Updated with more images. Images and details of Opel’s all-new Insignia sedan have been revealed ahead of its embargo lift planned for later this week. As predicted the car picks up a number of design cues from last year’s Opel GTC concept and it appears to have a more upmarket look than the outgoing model. There’s a lot of significance riding on this model because this is the car that will be sold in the U.S. as the next-gen Saturn Aura and it may even make it to other markets where GM cars are...

Updated: 2009 Opel Insignia official details
Official images and details of Opel’s all-new Insignia sedan have finally been revealed and as predicted the car picks up a number of design cues from last year’s Opel GTC concept. There’s a lot of significance riding on this model because this is the car that will be sold in the U.S. as the next-gen Saturn Aura and it may even make it to other markets where GM cars are sold such as Australasia and South America. The car replaces the current Vectra sedan and is set to go on sale in Europe this...

Officially Official: Opel Insignia revealed
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Insignia.After a few leaks and an assortment of GM-sponsored "spy shots," the Opel Insignia is here. Take note. Aimed to compete in Europe with the Ford Mondeo, Honda Accord, Mazda6 and Citroen C5, the Insignia is set to replace the aging Vectra and could come Stateside sporting a Saturn badge.The sleeker, sexier Insignia takes a few cues from the GTC concept that helped to inspire the new sedan, with a taut fascia, muscular stance and deeply drawn side...

Preview: Opel Insignia Coupe and Estate
Now that Opel’s all-new Insignia sedan is out in the open the next new models to look forward to from GM’s Euro division is likely to be a new wagon variant as well as a possible coupe flagship. Opel has sold wagon versions of the previous Vectra the model the Insignia replaces for a number of generations so the chances of the new five-door hatchback are high but as for the coupe the only indications that such a model will be produced was the unveiling of the GTC coupe concept at last year’s...

Spy Shots: 2009 Opel Insignia hatchback
Opel recently took the covers off its new Insignia sedan, the replacement for its aging Vectra Saturn Aura, and now we have an early look at one of the first variations of the car, a new hatchback model. A prototype has been spotted testing at GM’s proving grounds in Germany ahead of the car’s official reveal latest this year. As the images reveal, the new hatchback variant is essentially the sedan with an extended roofline leading to a sloping rear-lifting tailgate. Load capacity should be similar...