News By Topic: Opel

Vauxhall & British Gas Team Up To Enhance Ampera Ownership Experience

Mar 26, 2012

The new Car of the Year-winning Vauxhall Ampera will now be available with a fast-charge kit that reduces its full charging time by around two hours, thanks to an agreement made today between Vauxhall and British Gas. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Launches Webstore for Latest Navigation Updates

Mar 21, 2012

Vauxhall has launched a new online store offering the latest map updates for Vauxhall-fitted satellite navigation systems. The website, www.navigation.com/vauxhall is also offering special introductory prices on many of its Vauxhall products. ... Continue reading

Drive It Day - Vauxhall Opens Its Doors To All Classic Car Owners in UK

Mar 15, 2012

Vauxhall is again supporting this year's annual classic car celebration and will open its Heritage Centre to mark "Drive it Day". ... Continue reading

15 Vauxhall VX 220s Support Youth Skills Training

Mar 12, 2012

To mark National Apprentice Week and to support budding mechanics and engineers, Vauxhall has donated 15 VX 220 sports cars to universities and colleges across the country, reaching out as far as Scotland. ... Continue reading

Ground-Breaking Technology And Apprenticeships At Vauxhall

Mar 12, 2012

As many as 100 students from local secondary schools visited Vauxhall's Apprenticeship Fair at Millbrook Proving Ground this week to explore career opportunities in automotive manufacturing. ... Continue reading

Fixed Price Servicing Value From Vauxhall

Mar 7, 2012

From the beginning of March, Vauxhall MasterFit is introducing a Fixed Price Service for only £99 on any Vauxhall vehicles aged 3 years and older. ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera Voted European "Car of the Year 2012" +VIDEO

Mar 6, 2012

GENEVA March 5, 2012; The Opel Ampera and the Chevrolet Volt electric cars with extended-range capability today won the European “Car of the Year 2012” award voted by a panel of 59 judges from 23 European nations. The Ampera/Volt 330 points against the Volkswagen Up with 281 and Ford Focus with 256. For the f ... Continue reading

Ampera and Volt Voted "Car Of The Year 2012" +VIDEO

Mar 6, 2012

The Vauxhall Ampera and Chevrolet Volt have today won the 'ar of the Year' award, with the highest score of 47 points coming from COTY's UK jurors. ... Continue reading

GM Reports 2011 Net Income of $7.6 Billion

Feb 16, 2012

DETROIT February 16, 2012; General Motors Co. today announced 2011 calendar-year net income attributable to common stockholders of $7.6 billion, or $4.58 per fully diluted share, up from $4.7 billion, or $2.89 per fully diluted share, in 2010. Revenue increased 11 percent to $150.3 billion, compared with $135.6 billion ... Continue reading

Heuliez Retractable Hard Top IP Portfolio and Technical Services Being Sold by Hilco Streambank

Feb 13, 2012

Heuliez SAS, designer and coach builder for over 100 years, will divest more than 750 patents relating to hard top convertible design as the company shifts away from the automotive market in order to focus on other business. Heuliez has selected Hilco Streambank to conduct the sale process. 'Any significant automotive ... Continue reading

Crime-Fighting Vauxhall Ampera Goes On Display

Feb 13, 2012

Vauxhall has won a competition run by the Association of Chief Police Officers Intelligent Transport Systems (ACPO ITS) to demonstrate an electric vehicle that uses cutting-edge crime-fighting technology that could be introduced into active Police service by 2015. ... Continue reading

Hot Hatch Heaven: Opel Astra GTC Confirmed to Join Launch Line-Up

Feb 9, 2012

Opel Australia today confirmed that the Astra GTC three-door sports compact will be completing the launch line-up. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Fashion Scout Announces: Ones To Watch Men Winners AW12/13

Feb 9, 2012

Vauxhall Fashion Scout - the internationally recognised home of new talent - is delighted to announce BODYBOUND, Joseph Turvey, Julian Zigerli and TOBEFRANK as the line up for Ones To Watch MEN for AW12/13. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Reveals Geneva Show Stars

Feb 8, 2012

Vauxhall is to unveil a brace of stunning new models and a groundbreaking concept car at this year's Geneva Show, which opens to press on March 6. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Special Vehicles Goes Nordic

Feb 8, 2012

Vauxhall Special Vehicles accompanied the Association of Chief Police Officers Intelligent Transport Systems (ACPO ITS) to the Norwegian Police Conference in Oslo in January to demonstrate the Single Vehicle Architecture fitted to its Astra and Insignia models. ... Continue reading