Opel continues its expansion outside Europe with a return to the Japanese market announced for 2021.
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Erhard Schnell, Opel Designer, Dies Aged 92
Erhard Schnell died last weekend in Trebur, Hesse.
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Holzer and Michelin become partners for ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup
Opel Motorsport has extended the long-standing cooperation with Holzer Motorsport.
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ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup Presented at Essen Motor Show
Preparations for the world’s first electric one-make rally cup are in full swing.
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Blog Post Corsa Corsa-e Rally Motorsports Opel
Opel presents new Corsa-e Rally at German Rally Championship finale
Development of the Opel Corsa-e Rally has begun as planned.
The Corsa-e Rally powered by a 50 kWh battery is currently undergoing numerous endurance and performance tests at the Test Center in Dudenhofen to ensure that the 136hp Corsa-e Rally with 260 Nm of torque meets the high standards of the ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup.
The debut of the world’s first rally brand cup for electric cars is scheduled for late summer 2020. The first Cup season will include at least eight events over the year into 2021, primarily within the framework of the German Rally Championship (DRM). The final schedule is planned to be announced at the Essen Motor Show (November 30 – December 8, 2019).
The Opel Corsa-e Rally will already be presented to participants and media representatives next weekend (October 18-19) at the 2019 DRM season finale, the ADAC 3-Städte Rallye around Freyung in Lower Bavaria. Presentation of the ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup and the associated Opel and ADAC joint promotion concept is scheduled for Friday at 1 p.m. for the teams and at 2 p.m. for media representatives.
The electric racing car will be on display in the Freyung service area on both rally days. Opel Motorsport Director Jörg Schrott will be on site and available to answer any questions from interested parties and journalists.
“Until now the German rally scene was able to read about the Opel Corsa-e Rally and admire the vehicle for the first time at the official world premiere at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt – and now we are pleased to present our show car to the rally teams at the DRM season finale. Some potential participants, some of them from abroad, will travel to the ADAC 3-Städte Rallye specifically to see the vehicle and learn more about our forward-looking concept on site. We’re looking forward to the contact and interaction with the teams,“ says Jörg Schrott.
Blog Post Corsa Motorsports Opel
Electric rally car based on Corsa-e to debut at IAA
Opel has become the first vehicle manufacturer in the world to offer an electric car for customer rally sport.
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Blog Post Insignia Opel PSA Group Spy Shots Vauxhall
2020 Insignia Spied testing at the Nürburgring
After unveiling the slightly refreshed Astra earlier this year, Vauxhall is back testing the face lifted Insignia. This time around, two prototypes a saloon and a estate, are spied lapping the Nurburgring track in Germany.
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Astra Opel PSA Group Vauxhall
Next generation Astra will be built in Germany
After the signature of an agreement with the works council and the IG Metall and as mentioned in the PACE! plan, Groupe PSA will invest in the Rüsselsheim plant and create the sustainability of the site with the production of the next generation Opel Astra as of 2021.
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PSA ordered to recall petrol Adam & Corsa
German authorities have ordered a recall the Adam and Corsa after it was found that they exceeded emissions allowed by law, according to the information published by Bild am Sonntag. The order covers 210,000 cars, of which 53,588 in the UK.
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Astra Blog Post Opel PSA Group Vauxhall
PSA could axe left-hand-drive production in the UK
German business paper Handelsblatt reports PSA Group will decide in the coming weeks which European factories will build the new-generation Astra, due in 2021.
Adam Corsa Motorsports Opel
Opel Focusses on Rally Sport with ADAM and next Corsa
Opel remains loyal to its long and successful history in motor sport. The German brand will compete again on national and international rally stages during the coming season.
