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  • 2010 Opel Astra tuned by Steinmetz

    2010 Opel Astra tuned by SteinmetzSteinmetz is a traditional tuning company specialized in the modification of Opel models. The headquarters of Steinmetz is in the city of Aachen, in Germany. They are a traditional company in the industry. One of the first times Steinmetz became popular was back in 1971 thanks to its Steinmetz Commodore A 3000 GS that enjoyed success in certain motorsport competitions. Since then, they have been an important tuning company for Opel models. Their latest project is for the new Opel Astra. Steinmetz presented their tuning proposals for the 2010 Opel Astra during the Tuning World Bodensee 2010 that took place last week. The ...

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  • The new Opel Astra received over 100,000 orders

    The new Opel Astra received over 100,000 ordersThe all-new Opel Astra unit has just been debuted in December last year, it appears that this car - Germany-made is a hit; over 100,000 orders for this model have been placed all over the European territory. Opel anticipated for its new Astra, 180,000 orders for the 1st complete year sales. Astra is now available only as a 5-door hatchback. Opel affirms that soon will follow a 3-door and a station wagon variant. This German hatchback also has been honored on Europe’s car world for the beautiful design, technology and innovation, like Goldenes Lenkrad award (Golden Steering Wheel) in Germany by AutoBild.The brand new Astra ...

    Tags: astra, orders, record, opel, sales, award

  • Former Opel boss appointed as Tata Motors CEO

    Former Opel boss appointed as Tata Motors CEOUntil November 2009 Carl Peter Forster was the boss of General Motors Europe, where he tried to administrate as best he could the European activities of Chevrolet, Saab and Opel / Vauxhall. In November last year, the 55 year old executive resigned from his job after objecting to the decision of General Motors to reverse a sale of its European operations to a Magna consortium. Thus, this was the end of eight successful years for Carl Peter Forster in charge of General Motors Europe. Before his job at General Motors, Carl Peter Forster worked 13 years for the BMW Group, in various ...

    Tags: boss, ceo, former, general-motors, europe, opel, tata-motors, tata

  • Opel Insignia Sports Tourer tuned by Irmasher

    Opel Insignia Sports Tourer tuned by IrmasherIrmscher – the popular tuner dedicated for Opel will be launching its refining Opel Insignia Sports Tourer program at the next Auto Show in Geneva.This tuning company used materials of high quality to make the car parts (carefully redesigned), for obtaining a sporty, discreet look for Opel Insignia Sports Tourer.The exterior of the car has a new front bumper, radiator grille – new also that has an Irmsher traditional design, a roof spoiler, fresh side sills and a steel rear quadruple stainless muffler.This tuning house from Germany prepared an unique treatment for the passengers of the auto. The Insignia Sports Tourer Irmscher is using (for ...

    Tags: irmasher, insignia-sports-tourer, tuning, tuned, turbo, 20-inch, rims, opel

  • Aston Martin DB9 created from an Opel Calibra

    Aston Martin DB9 created from an Opel CalibraThe tuning industry is getting more and more crowded every day practically. It is extremely hard for a new tuning company to make its way in a world governed by old traditional companies that have been modifying cars for the last decades. The tuning industry is a segment of the market that has been drawing a lot more attention in the last couple of years and as a consequence the tuning business became profitable. The vast majority of tuning companies that have been formed in the last couple of years have entered the industry with exactly this thought: to earn some easy money. Well, it ...

    Tags: db9, calibra, created, replica, aston-martin, opel, thailand, tuners, tuning

  • New photos of 2010 Opel Meriva launched

    New photos of 2010 Opel Meriva launchedAll the automakers do the same thing when they reveal a car. I am talking about the serious promoting done in the period between the revealing and the world debut that usually takes place some months afterwards at some important auto event. This is exactly what General Motors is doing now. After offering details a number of official photos of the new Opel Meriva , now the German automaker has decided to offer some more official photos, including pictures of the interior of the car. As you can remember, the main attraction of the new Opel Meriva is the set of ``suicide`` ...

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  • Real life photos of new Opel Meriva

    Real life photos of new Opel MerivaThe new generation Opel Meriva has been officially revealed some days ago and it made quite an impression with its suicide style doors. Still, the world debut of the Opel Meriva will take place at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March this year. Until then, a series of pictures have leaked online. These images show us the new Opel Meriva in real life. The small MPV (Multi Purpose Vehicle) will be a direct competitor for other models like the Citroen C3 Picasso. According to the German automaker, the fuel consumption has been reduced by 15% on average in comparison to the current generation ...

    Tags: meriva, real-life, real, life, photos, new, mpv, opel, spy

  • The viability plan of Opel is delayed until January

    The viability plan of Opel is delayed until JanuaryNick Reilly, in charge at the moment of Vauxhall and Opel, unveiled that the viability plan of Opel might be actually delayed until next year in January, despite that he gave assurances, at the beginning, the plan goes public in the middle of December. Reilly stated 'To ensure that prosperous future, our company needs great products and a winning product portfolio, which includes future technologies and investments. To that end, I held a day-long meeting with senior Opel leadership Tuesday to strategise on what needs be done now and in the New Year'.'While it is indeed exciting to see that things are coming together, bear ...

    Tags: delay, nick-reilly, vauxhall, gm, opel, viability-plan

  • Car of the Year 2010: The New Polo is Car of the Year

    Car of the Year 2010: The New Polo is Car of the Year•International jury - 59 members from 23 European countries•International customers - 130,000 Polos already ordered worldwide Wolfsburg/Madrid, 30 November 2009 - The new Polo is Car of the Year 2010:Today the Car of the Year jury chose the Volkswagen as number 1; this is the crowning achievement of an extraordinary year for the new Polo."The new Polo stands for German engineering craftsmanship and superior cutting edge technology. The fifth generation Polo was designed to address customer expectations with even greater uncompromising standards. That is why we are naturally very pleased to see our efforts validated in the form of this award," says Professor Martin Winterkorn, ...

    Tags: car-of-the-year, 2010-polo, award, volkwagen-polo, toyota-iq, opel-astra, skoda-yeti, mercedes-ben

  • German official said General Motors` job cuts are totally unacceptable

    German official said General Motors` job cuts are totally unacceptableGM talked with the officials in Germany and work leaders about the proposed cuts, unveiling that Germany will be the affected one if its plan of restructuring gets approved. Roland Koch thinks Magna wanted to cut, by 2014, 1,400 - 1,600 jobs in Ruesselsheim.On Thursday, Hesse premier affirmed, quoted by Reuters: 'We expect that GM orients itself very closely to this concept and clarifies that the figures published by the media are overly exaggerated'.The estimates pointed at first to a cut of 9,000 jobs expected to work on the European workforce of Opel, having 50 - 60 % arriving from Germany. The firm plans ...

    Tags: job-cut, germany, gm, general-motors, opel, vauxhall
  • july 2007 Opel Agila
  • 5-doors, wagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 189 km/h
  • january 2007 Opel Antara
  • 2-doors, wagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 180 km/h
  • january 2007 Opel Astra GTC
  • 4-doors, wagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 180 km/h
  • january 2009 Opel Astra
  • 3-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 187 km/h
  • january 2009 Opel Astra Stationwagon
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 187 km/h
  • april 2008 Opel Astra TwinTop
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 188 km/h
  • january 2009 Opel Corsa
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 187 km/h
  • august 2007 Opel GT
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 188 km/h
  • january 2009 Opel Insignia
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 188 km/h
  • december 2007 Opel Insignia Sports Tourer
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 162 km/h
  • march 2007 Opel Meriva
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 173 km/h
  • january 2009 Opel Tigra TwinTop
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 174 km/h
  • september 2008 Opel Tour
  • 5-doors, wagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 178 km/h
  • november 2005 Opel Vectra GTS
  • 2-doors, coupé - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 315 km/h
  • january 2008 Opel Vectra
  • 5-doors, mpv - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 173 km/h
  • january 2007 Opel Vectra Stationwagon
  • 5-doors, wagon - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 132 km/h
  • december 2007 Opel Zafira
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 240 km/h
  • march 2005 Opel Ascona
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 237 km/h
  • october 1989 Opel Astra Coupe
  • 2-doors, coupé - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 205 km/h
  • october 1989 Opel Astra Cabrio
  • 2-doors, cabriolet - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 205 km/h
  • january 2002 Opel Calibra
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 195 km/h
  • january 2003 Opel Commodore
  • 5-doors, mpv - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 176 km/h
  • july 2000 Opel Commodore Voyage
  • 5-doors, mpv - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 190 km/h
  • january 2003 Opel Corsa TR
  • 5-doors, mpv - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 190 km/h
  • november 1970 Opel Frontera Sport
  • 4-doors, sedan - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 115 km/h
  • august 1991 Opel Frontera Wagon
  • 3-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 167 km/h
  • july 1995 Opel Kadett
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 167 km/h
  • december 1989 Opel Kadett Caravan
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 193 km/h
  • december 1989 Opel Kadett Combi
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 189 km/h
  • march 2002 Opel Kadett Cabrio
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 161 km/h
  • may 2004 Opel Manta
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 180 km/h
  • january 2006 Opel Manta CC
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 194 km/h
  • november 2004 Opel Monterey RS
  • 3-doors, coupé - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 194 km/h
  • november 2004 Opel Monterey LTD
  • 3-doors, coupé - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 194 km/h
  • november 2004 Opel Monza
  • 3-doors, coupé - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 207 km/h
  • march 2007 Opel Omega
  • 3-doors, coupé - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 180 km/h
  • september 2004 Opel Omega Caravan
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 202 km/h
  • april 2005 Opel Omega Stationwagon
  • 5-doors, mpv - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 182 km/h
  • may 1969 Opel Rekord
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 120 km/h
  • november 1979 Opel Rekord Caravan
  • 5-doors, stationwagon - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 158 km/h
  • january 1998 Opel Senator
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 175 km/h
  • july 1984 Opel Signum
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 152 km/h
  • january 1998 Opel Sintra
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: petrol
    Topspeed: 213 km/h
  • november 1998 Opel Speedster
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 162 km/h
  • january 1998 Opel Tigra
  • 5-doors, hatchback - Fuel: diesel
    Topspeed: 177 km/h