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Frank Weber takes over product planning at 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 U.S. A couple of weeks ago, GM announced that Weber would return to Germany to take a high level position at Opel. This, of course, was when Opel was still set to be sold to Magna International. Now that the sale is not happening, GM has finally ... Read more →

Rendered Speculation: Vauxhall Ampera goes "Outback" for CUV Sam Abuelsamid

When new Opel/Vauxhall CEO Nick Reilly visited the company's Ellesmere Port factory in the UK last week, he dropped a hint that there would be more than one version of the upcoming Opel/Vauxhall ...

Opel introduces updated Corsa ecoFlex with 98 g/km CO2 Sam Abuelsamid

Opel is about to launch a heavily revamped version of the B-segment Corsa, although observers probably won't notice much difference on the outside. That actually isn't such a bad thing, since the ...

Opel introduces updated Corsa ecoFLEX, now at 98 g/km CO2 Sam Abuelsamid

Opel has just introduced an updated version of its high-mileage, low-CO2 sub-compact Corsa. The refreshed Corsa ecoFLEX now gets 20 hp more from its 1.3-liter CDTi diesel engine than before, ...

Chevy Volt leader Frank Weber leaving for Opel, reaffirms Volt remains on track Sebastian Blanco

One of the main men working to get the Chevy Volt out the door on time, Frank Weber, has announced he will leave General Motors on December 1 for a senior leadership post at Opel. This is the ...

Opel planning a new minicar for Europe, looking for development partner 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

According to Alain Visser, Opel's head of sales and marketing, Opel needs a minicar to compete. However, developing a new minicar is a huge expense, and even though Opel has set aside €250 million for this car, the company would like a partner. It's not unusual: Ford and Fiat share the Fiat ...

REPORT: Vauxhall unsure whether Ampera will be built in UK 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Just the other day, reports from the British motoring press indicated that the Vauxhall Ampera wouldn't be built in the UK as initially planned. Instead, the extended-range electric vehicle would reportedly be shipped over from America where the Ampera would presumably be built alongside the ...

Opel will offer two factory-installed LPG models, Meriva and Corsa, in France 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

The least alternative of the alternative fuels – LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) – has received some good news in the expanding market in France: Opel has decided to sell two factory-converted models there. The chosen models are the Corsa and the Meriva, even though the latter will be ...

REPORT: Opel Ampera pricing hint suggests Chevy Volt might cost $35,000 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

As we mentioned the other day, Opel is testing Ampera ER-EV mules in Germany on the way to the plug-in car's 2011 debut. Swiss news outlet the Tages-Anzeiger caught up with Open engineer Gherardo Corsini and learned a few new details about the European Chevy Volt that may help us learn more ...

Opel now testing Ampera ER-EV mules in Germany 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Now that the GM's Chevy Volt engineering team here in the U.S. is starting to get their hands on the 80 IVER prototypes, some of the Cruze based mules they have been using since last fall are being freed up for other uses. That means the engineers at Opel can now get some for local testing in ...

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