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• 2010 Opel/ Vauxhall Astra receives already 45,000 orders

  
  Car news, Car reviews, Spy shots and Videos - 4wheelsnews.com — Authority: 543
  With 45,000 pre-orders since September, it doesn’t seem like General Motor Co.’s new sixth-generation Opel/Vauxhall Astra five-door hatchback would have a problem with sales. The model arrived at dealer showrooms in Europe last Saturday, upping the excitement further. The Astra is Opel’s most important model ...
  13 hours ago

• 2010 Opel Astra Gets Overwhelming Response

  
  Indian Cars, Bikes — Authority: 432
  General Motors ‘ new Opel Astra hatchback has just hit European dealerships and has received overwhelming response. The car received 45000 bookings before the official delivery started. Opel’s most important model, the Astra needs to hit the right notes for GM and Opel. The previous generation Astra sold close to ...
  1 day ago

• Buick Teases New Compact Sedan — Is The Opel Astra Coming To The US?

  
  Easy Car Blog — Authority: 152
  A 2011 Buick Regal press conference saw the company reveal a teaser of an up and coming compact sedan. There is little known about the sedan, however it is expected that the new model is based on the Buick Excelle XT, or simply just the Opel Astra.General Motors will restyle the Excelle for American buyers, [...]
  1 day ago

• Opel Astra launched in China as the Buick Excelle

  
  Paul Tan's Raves and Rants on the Automotive Industry — Authority: 439
  Chinese market tastes have become increasingly sophisticated over the past few years, and any first time visitor to Shanghai or Beijing would be surprised by the automobiles that ply their bumpy roads – turn up expecting little Cherys and Geelys and you’ll instead find large saloons from Buick, VW and Audi ...
  1 week ago

• VOLKSWAGEN POLO IS CAR OF THE YEAR 2010

  
  German Car Scene — Authority: 148
  The Volkswagen Polo is the Car of the Year 2010. It won a close contest with the Toyota iQ. Just ten points, 347 to 337, separated the two leading contenders, while the Opel/Vauxhall Astra took third place, with 221 points.
  1 week ago

• New VW Polo is Car of the Year 2010

  
  Carscoop — Authority: 646
  Volkswagens "mini-me Golf", the fifth-generation Polo, has won the coveted Car of the Year award for 2010 with 347 points against 337 for the Toyota iQ mini which came in second. The new Opel / Vauxhall Astra, which was considered by many a favorite to snatch the award and continue General Motors success with the ...
  1 week ago

• Auto Zeitung Auto Trophy: SLS AMG top supercar

  
  eurocarblog — Authority: 436
  The Auto Trophy 2009 awards have been given by Auto Zeitung after reader surveys of about 105,000 participants. Obviously the local German cars were very successful, with Audi taking home a total of 40 percent of votes across all categories, but there have been a couple of surprises, too. A special mention goes to ...
  1 week ago

• Frank Weber takes over product planning at Opel

  
  Autoblog Green — Authority: 680
  Filed under: Opel For the past two and a half years, readers here at ABG have come to know Frank Weber as the leader of the team working to transform the Chevrolet Volt from a wild-eyed concept to viable production car. Weber was the Global Chief Engineer for electric vehicles at GM during his time working in the ...
  1 week ago

• EURO NCAP – SAFETY: DEFYING BRAND EXPECTATION

  
  European Motor News — Authority: 151
  Euro NCAP, the organisation dedicated to revealing the safety of new cars, today releases the results for twelve vehicles.
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• What’s Wrong With This Picture: Baby Buick Apes Astra Edition

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 165
  No wonder GM decided it couldn’t give up Opel… it would have lost Buick as well! Expect this Buick Excelle (a rebadged Opel Astra in the style of the new Regal) to arrive in the US under a different name (and probably in sedan form only) around the 2012 model year. Read more: What’s Wrong With This Picture: ...
  1 week ago

• 2010 Opel Astra receives five-star Euro NCAP safety rating

  
  Car news, Car reviews, Spy shots and Videos - 4wheelsnews.com — Authority: 543
  General Motors announced today that the brand new 2010 Opel Astra was awarded with five stars for safety, the top rating for new tough regulations that took effect this year. The new vehicle received the highest points ever awarded for Astra’s active head restraints which protect against whiplash but it also scored ...
  1 week ago

• New Buick Excelle for China: Rebadged Opel Astra Debuts at Auto Guangzhou 2009

  
  Carscoop — Authority: 646
  The Opel-azation of Buick continues in China with the introduction of the all-new Excelle that made its premiere at the Auto Guangzhou 2009 motorshow. In the same way that the domestic market Buick Regal is based on the Insignia, the compact-sized Excelle is a rebadged 2010 Opel Astra with a different grille ...
  2 weeks ago

• OPEL ASTRA SHORTLISTED FOR CAR OF THE YEAR 2010

  
  German Car Scene — Authority: 148
  Rüsselsheim. One year after the Insignia won Car of the Year 2009, Opel is honored to have the new Astra named as a finalist for Europe’s top automotive award.
  2 weeks ago

• 2010 Mazdaspeed 3: The Secret Handshake

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 165
  When you tell someone that youre driving a Mazdaspeed 3, you get a certain look of respect. Its
  3 weeks ago

• Opel Astra shortlisted for Car of the Year 2010

  
  German Cars — Authority: 122
  Image by gmeurope via Flickr One year after the Insignia won Car of the Year 2009, Opel is honored to have the new Astra named as a finalist for Europe’s top automotive award. “This is like being nominated for the Oscars. We are really proud to be nominated two years in a row,” says Alain Visser, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Golden Steering wheel car of the year prizes: SLS AMG supercar of the year

  
  eurocarblog — Authority: 436
  The Car of the Year prizes have been dominated by the Germans with many being awarded one of Autobild’s “Golden Steering Wheel” awards. The Porsche Panamera won the luxury car category, beating the BMW 7-Series and Mercedes S Class , while the medium to large sedan category was won by the Audi A5 Sportback ...
  3 weeks ago

• NEW OPEL ASTRA WINS THE GOLDEN STEERING AWARD 2009

  
  German Car Scene — Authority: 148
  Russelsheim/Berlin. European car buffs have handed the Opel Astra its first major trophy last night in Berlin, winning the Goldene Lenkrad (Golden Steering Wheel) in the compact class. It is the most prestigious award issued by the Axel Springer Group’s Auto Bild magazines. This year’s election involved readers ...
  4 weeks ago

• Wolf Racing lifts the Ford Focus RS into an own league

  
  GotBroken.Com — Authority: 132
  Already in the serial version, the Ford Focus RS outplays the competitors in its class. 305 hp (224 kW) and a maximum torque of 440 Newton metres are neither achieved by the VW Golf GTI nor the Opel Astra opc. And on top of this, Wolf Racing now adds the refinement.With an optimised engine and [...]
  5 weeks ago

• Russian Automaker Avtotor Holding to Assemble Opel Cars

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 450
  The Russian automaker Avtotor Holding has announced it will assemble Opel cars in the country’s exclave of Kaliningrad, which borders Poland and Lithuania. Avtotor, which rolls out 27 models of seven different brands, including BMW, Kia and Chevrolet, will produce Opel Zafira and Opel Astra cars at its Kaliningrad ...
  6 weeks ago

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