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Opel Cabrio Glamor at the Techno Classica Essen
2013-04-10
Essen/Rüsselsheim. With 14 cars spanning more than 100 years of car manufacturing, Opel exhibits a selection of its most popular convertibles at this year’s Techno Classica in Essen, Germany from April 10-14 ...
Let the Sun Shine in – the Story of Opel Convertibles
2013-03-28
Essen/Rüsselsheim. With thirteen cars spanning more than 100 years of car manufacturing, Opel exhibits a selection of its most popular convertibles at this year’s Techno Classica ...
Happy Birthday! Opel Corsa Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
2012-08-30
Rüsselsheim. The Opel Corsa is celebrating its 30th birthday on August 30. The production of the first generation Corsa started in 1982 at the Figueruelas plant in Zaragoza, Spain, which was founded for Opel´s first modern, small car ...
Getting better all the time: 50 years of Opel compact sedans
2012-08-23
Rüsselsheim. In 1962 the Opel Kadett A is launched. It lays the foundations for the modern compact segment of Germany during its economic boom years. It also makes mobility affordable to a growing middle class ...
Opel Embraces Luxury – 75 Years Super 6 and Admiral
2012-03-01
Rüsselsheim. At the 1937 Berlin Car and Motorcycle Exhibition Opel presents two new models with groundbreaking technology: the Super 6 and the Admiral. Both are equipped with advanced technology ...
Opel Rekord D: A Millionaire Hits 40
2012-02-14
Rüsselsheim. Forty years ago the new Rekord was making the headlines at Opel. The most recent generation of the successful Rüsselsheim-built mid-size vehicle is presented to the press in January 1972 with advanced technology ...
Opel Celebrates 150th anniversary
2011-12-19
Rüsselsheim. At midnight on New Year’s Eve, Opel employees will not just be raising their glasses to the New Year but will be toasting the start of the 150th anniversary year of Opel ...
Opel compact class: 75-year-old success story
2011-11-17
Rüsselsheim. The story of the five-door Astra, the Sports Tourer and the GTC started exactly 75 years ago as a humble beginning ...
Anja Kleyboldt Receives Rising Stars Award 2011
2011-06-29
Cologne/Kaiserslautern. This evening the director of the Opel Kaiserslautern plant, Anja Kleyboldt, will accept the Rising Stars Award in Cologne ...
Tough Tests Have Long Tradition at Opel
2011-06-29
Rüsselsheim. Before new car models are launched today, their prototypes cover thousands of kilometers under the toughest conditions, many of them on specially constructed test tracks ...
Opel Manta and Ascona A Turn 40
2010-09-14
Rüsselsheim. Opel has long mastered the art of turning niche products into successful high-volume models ...
Satisfying All Tastes: 50th Anniversary of the Opel Rekord P2
2010-08-27
One car, four variants. No other model line in the mid-size class at the start of the 60’s was as diverse ...
How Opel pioneered – and continues to perfect – the station wagon
2010-07-14
Rüsselsheim. The coming premiere of Opel’s new compact wagon, the Astra Sports Tourer ...
The Insignia of the 1950s: Opel Kapitän Celebrates Anniversary
2009-10-08
Rüsselsheim. In the fall of 1959, the new Opel Kapitän (known internally as the Kapitän P2 2.6-liter) rolled off the production line in Rüsselsheim for the first time ...
Rediscovered after 70 Years: Opel Kadett Roadster
2009-07-29
Rüsselsheim. With an automotive history spanning 110 years, Opel is one of the most tradition-rich brands in the industry. Over so many years, some developments are forgotten along the way ...
Re-discover the Spirit of Tradition with Opel
2009-04-18
Rüsselsheim. 110 years after the first Opel car was built, the brand is showcasing its origins in a wide array of activities. The company’s long and rich tradition, filled with innovations, is spotlighted ...
Opel works with Royal College of Art students to design future mobility
2009-03-26
London/Rüsselsheim. In celebration of the 40th year of the UK’s Royal College of Art (RCA) Vehicle Design course, Opel is sponsoring a competition for students. Their task: Design what the future ...
Wolfgang Scholz to head Opel Classic
2009-02-27
Rüsselsheim. Wolfgang Scholz (56) has been named the new head of Opel Classic, the brand’s collection of historic cars. In addition to his current duties in product communication for ...
110 YEARS OF OPEL AUTOMOBILE INNOVATION: Hans H. Demant meets with Adam Opel
2009-01-23
Hans H. Demant: Opel is celebrating 110 years of automobile innovation in 2009. But you Adam started much earlier, in 1862, building sewing machines. What’s the ...
80th Anniversary of Fritz von Opel’s Record-Setting RAK 2 Ride
2008-05-07
Rüsselsheim. Before the eyes of 3000 invited guests, the rocket age began May 23, 1928 at Berlin’s AVUS race track ...
Rekord P1 and Astra GTC: 50 Years of Dream Cars with Panorama View
2007-08-02
Rüsselsheim. In the mid-1950s the German economic miracle was in full swing and industry was booming – and with it automobile production. Exactly half a century ago, in 1957, a new mid-size class model from Opel, the Olympia Rekord P1, made its premiere at the IAA in Frankfurt ...
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