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Opel unveils the new Insignia - and it isn't a Vectra
The new car from GM Europe has different styling and technology, say the company's chiefs
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Insignia. Not Vectra.

 

Crossover may help take Opel and Vauxhall upmarket
GM thinks there's a limit how far its big brands can go upmarket, but wants to test it a bit.
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GM looks for local support to maintain UK site
In a wide-ranging interview GM Europe's chief talks candidly about the Ellesmere Port plant and its prospects
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GM opens new design centre
Built on the existing Rüsselsheim site, the centre will major on new product design for Opel, Vauxhall and Saab.
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GM achieves 1 million sales in Asia
For the first time since it began doing business in Asia Pacific in 1915, General Motors has achieved 1 million sales in a single calendar year.
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GM extends hybrid range
General Motors has expanded the availability of its full-size hybrid pick-up trucks nationwide beginning with the 2006 model year.
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Different brands, different perspectives
When you picture an Opel/Vauxhall car, it is highly unlikely that “great interior design” springs to mind. On the other hand Saab’s conjure up all sorts of desirable images.
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GM finally has a winner
GM finally has a winner in the all-important European C-segment sector. Enter the fifth generation Astra. It’s good, so good in fact that the big chiefs at Ford and VW should be worried.
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Heading for the black and beyond
At the premier of Vauxhall/Opel’s luxury-end concept car – the Insignia – chairman Carl-Peter Forster boldly declared: “The Opel Insignia is an expression of our new strength and it makes one thing clear: Opel is back.”
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