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Young, Bold, Award-winning: Opel ADAM Wins “red dot design award”
2013-04-15
Rüsselsheim. The Opel ADAM is all the rage with experts and customers alike thanks to its unconventional looks and groundbreaking technology...
Student wins paid internship at Opel/Vauxhall design studio
2012-10-10
Paris. One lucky design student has been awarded an internship at Opel/Vauxhall’s design studios in Rüsselsheim, Germany, as a result of being announced as the overall winner of the Car Design News-Opel/Vauxhall interactive design competition ...
Opel Astra GTC wins red dot design award
2012-07-03
Rüsselsheim/Essen. The Opel Astra GTC has been given the prestigious “red dot design award” by a panel of international judges in this year’s product design category ...
ADAC Breakdown Statistics: Opel Meriva Best Minivan
2012-05-04
Rüsselsheim. In the recently published ADAC (German Automobile Club) breakdown statistics for 2011, all five Opel models listed achieved above-average results, with the Opel Meriva leading the way ...
Opel Ampera Wins Monte Carlo Rally
2012-03-26
Rüsselsheim/Monte Carlo. After winning the “Car of the Year 2012” award, the Opel Ampera has now also won the 13. International Monte Carlo Rally for electric cars and alternative propulsion in which it competed for the first time ...
Opel Ampera Celebrates Double Win at the “10th Internet Auto Award”
2012-03-06
Rüsselsheim/Geneva. After the start of deliveries to customers, the Opel Ampera has won two prizes in the “10th Internet Auto Award” sponsored by the AutoScout24 website ...
Ampera and Volt voted “Car of the Year 2012”
2012-03-05
Geneva. The Opel Ampera and the Chevrolet Volt have today won the “Car of the Year 2012” award ...
DEKRA Report 2012: Astra and Insignia Get Top Marks for Quality
2012-01-12
Rüsselsheim. The Opel Astra is the vehicle with the fewest faults according to the results of the “DEKRA Used Car Report 2012”. With an index of 96.9 percent, the Opel Astra achieved the top result of all tested cars in the category “best individual ranking” ...
Opel AFL lighting system wins Euro NCAP Advanced award
2011-11-23
Rüsselsheim/Brussels. The independent consumer organization, European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP), has given its Advanced award to Opel for the automaker’s safety lighting system AFL (Adaptive Forward Lighting) ...
Opel Ampera wins “Auto Trophy” two years in a row
2011-11-23
Rüsselsheim/Düsseldorf. For the second time in a row, the Opel Ampera has won the annual German “Auto Trophy” award. In the electric car category the vehicle scored a clear victory against 17 competitors ...
Highest safety standards: Five Euro NCAP stars for Opel Zafira Tourer and Astra GTC
2011-10-26
Rüsselsheim/Brussels. There have been further top marks for new Opel car models from the independent consumer organization Euro-NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme). Crash test experts awarded five stars in terms of safety and accident prevention ...
Opel Ampera Electric Car Excels in Real-world Driving Range Test
2011-09-02
Rüsselsheim. At the Opel Ampera’s international media presentation in The Hague, Netherlands, last month, more than one thousand journalists had an opportunity to assess the vehicle prior to its launch at the end of the year. One of the tests in the event’s “Eco Drive Contest” ...
Five Euro NCAP Stars for the Opel Ampera
2011-08-25
Rüsselsheim. The Opel Ampera has been awarded five stars by the independent consumer organization Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme). With this, the first electric vehicle from a European manufacturer suitable for everyday use achieved the maximum safety level...
ADAC Breakdown Statistics: Opel Meriva Best Minivan
2011-05-13
Rüsselsheim. In the recently published ADAC (German Automobile Club) breakdown statistics for 2010, all four Opel models listed achieved above-average results, with the Opel Meriva leading the way. The flexibility champion for the registration years 2005 ...
DEKRA Faults Report 2011: Opel Insignia Gets Top Marks for Quality
2010-12-15
Rüsselsheim. The Opel Insignia is the vehicle with the fewest defects according to the results of the DEKRA Faults Report 2011 ...
Opel Insignia OPC Sports Tourer races ahead with (yet) another award
2010-12-06
Essen/Rüsselsheim. For the second time in two years, the Opel Insignia OPC Sports Tourer took the “Best Sport Car of the Year” award Friday in the station wagon category at a ceremony sponsored by Auto Bild SportsCars, the sister publication of the German car magazine Auto Bild ...
Opel Flextreme GT/E receives red dot design concept award
2010-11-26
Rüsselsheim/Singapore. The Opel Flextreme GT/E concept car has been recognized by an international jury for its outstanding design ...
Top Five-Star Euro NCAP Rating for Opel Meriva
2010-11-24
Rüsselsheim. The Opel Meriva, already lauded for its innovative ergonomics and flexibility, has been awarded five stars by Euro NCAP for its excellent safety performance ...
Opel Meriva is shortlisted for Car of the Year 2011
2010-11-02
Rüsselsheim. Opel is honored to be named as a finalist for Europe’s top automotive award for the third year in a row ...
Opel Wins Safety Innovation Reward from Euro NCAP Advanced
2010-10-01
Paris/Rüsselsheim. Opel was honored with a first-ever safety award for its Opel Eye system by Euro NCAP, the consumer safety organization ...
Opel Named “Most Innovative Brand 2010”
2010-05-28
Rüsselsheim/Cologne. The winners of the “Plus X Award 2010”, the world’s largest contest for technologies, sport and lifestyle products, were announced at an awards ceremony in Cologne ...
Opel Receives Allianz “Genius 2010” Safety Award
2010-04-16
Rüsselsheim. Insurance company Allianz has awarded its “Genius 2010” prize to Opel for its safety lighting system AFL+ ...
Opel Astra Wins red dot Design Award
2010-03-18
Rüsselsheim. A great honor for the new Opel Astra: An international expert jury has recognized the compact car with the internationally known “red dot” award in the product design category ...
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