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Insignia Sports Tourer wagon revealed before Paris Motor Show

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Vauxhall Insignia Sports TourerThe all-new Insignia is about to go on sale as a Vauxhall in Britain and an Opel throughout the rest of Europe, thereby replacing the Vectra sedan. It's a marked improvement over its predecessor in style, and we're eager for it t......

Spy Shots: Opel Astra caught

Friday, August 8th, 2008
Ja, Bjorn, tink dat's de new Astra? Shoor looks like it, Jan. Lutz will be asking you to kiss this thing when it comes out from under that checkerboard camo. The current Astra is good, and the new one promises to be better, with looks that aren't revolutionary, but nicely done nonetheless. We'll see......

Lutz: E-Flex to reach 1 million units worldwide by 2020

Monday, July 28th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Flexstreme.The first Chevy Volt and its E-Flex brethren are still more than two years away, but vice chairman and corporate quote machine Bob Lutz is already targeting 2020 for 1 million annual worldwide sales. The lofty target would go a long way towar......

London Motor Show Mega Post

Friday, July 25th, 2008
Click any image above for a high-res gallery.The British International Motor Show wrapped up earlier this week and although we weren't able to attend in person, we've assembled a sizeable gallery of live shots from the show floor. Unlike past shows in London, this year's event actually hosted some s......

Insignia will come to U.S. as a Saturn, with new sheetmetal, interior

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Insignia.Despite repeated rumblings from industry sources (including Lutz himself) that the Opel Insignia's transformation into a Saturn model was on hold, Bob Lutz now indicates that work is indeed proceeding on making that model ready for the American......

Opel and Vauxhall versions of Volt to be built in U.S.

Monday, July 14th, 2008
Click above for more shots of the Opel Flextreme conceptWhen the Volt concept was first unveiled, GM was not sure how to badge European versions of the E-Flex cars. Apparently, the decision has been made and the first Euro-bound EV's from GM will be badged as Opels, with a Vauxhall version coming sh......

British Motor Show Preview: Opel Insignia to debut in hatch and sedan forms

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
click the Insignia for a high-res galleryGM's European branch is planning a big debut later this month at the British Motor Show in London for one of its most important mainstream models. The new Insignia is replacing the venerable Vectra name plate and brings with it a whole new design language. We......

2010 Saturn Aura put on hold?

Friday, June 27th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Opel InsigniaAfter seeing plenty of shots of Opel's new Insignia mid-sizer, we're anxiously awaiting General Motor's official announcement of its statewide debut as the next-gen Saturn Aura. Unfortunately, current rumors indicate that we'll be waiting a bit lo......

Vauxhall Insignia sports all-seeing front camera system [w/VIDEO]

Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Safety technology has become a major selling point for car shoppers, and a new front-sensing camera co-developed by Vauxhall and Opel will give GM's European brands something to brag about. The new camera, which will be available on the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia beginning early 2009, is located between......

First official shots of Opel Insignia interior released

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel / Vauxhall InsigniaThe first official look at the Opel Insignia's interior leaves us with the impression that Opel / Vauxhall's new sedan is going to be a nice place in which to log some miles. Put simply, the cockpit is identical to the one first shown......