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REPORT: Vauxhall unsure whether Ampera will be built in UK

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 Chevy Volt at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant in Michigan. Further, those same reports suggested that GM's European arm would wait until 2015 or so to begin UK production when the second-gen model was ready. Not so fast, reports Autocar. According to an ... Read more →

REPORT: Opel Ampera pricing hint suggests Chevy Volt might cost $35,000 Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Opel now testing Ampera ER-EV mules in Germany Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Contrary to reports, second generation Chevy Volt is already under development Sam Abuelsamid

When automakers are getting a new vehicle ready for production, the main specifications are generally locked down about 18-24 months before production starts. After that point, validation testing ...

Vauxhall employees to miss out on building Ampera ER-EV Sam Abuelsamid

When General Motors unveiled the Opel Ampera at the Geneva Motor Show last March, employees at Vauxhall got their hopes raised that they would eventually get to build the sibling of the Chevy ...

Rendered Speculation: What if Saab made a Volt? 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Every automaker has specific styling cues that it uses to make its designs instantly recognizable. It would seem this is especially true of a car's front fascia, and it's often fun to graft the grille and headlights from one automaker onto a vehicle design from another. For instance, take a look ...

GM trying to sell Opel, but will keep Ampera (the Opel Volt) 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

With all the confusion and fast-moving news coming from GM troubles (Saturn hybrids? Say what?), there is one thing you can count on: GM is keeping the Volt. Of course they're keeping the Chevy Volt - that was never in question - but things were just a tiny bit less clear regarding GM's ...

The real world of EV operation may double Vauxhall Ampera emissions 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

The big problem with hybrid vehicles with plug-in capability is that the real world mileage and emissions are highly dependent both on duty cycle and the ability to actually plug in. The Vauxhall Ampera (aka the European Chevy Volt) is expected to be rated at approximately 40 g/km of CO2 ...

Geneva 2009: Opel goes Voltec, Ampera coming in late 2011 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

concept General Motors Europe boss Carl-Peter Forster began this morning's press conference in Geneva with an acknowledgment of the dire financial straights that the entire industry is experiencing right now. Forster also candidly admitted that GM is currently investigating all options when it ...

Geneva 2009: Ampera comes branded with Opel and Vauxhaull badges 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Holden. Chevy. Opel. Vauxhall. These are the brands that we so far know will get a version of the plug-in Volt. Granted, the Europeans will call it the Ampera, but under all those models will be the Voltec technology that gives the sedan a 60-km (37-mile) electric-only range and a 500-km (310 ...

Opel releases official photo of new Ampera ER-EV 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last week, Opel staffers foolishly left the new Ampera parked outside its Russelsheim, Germany headquarters in plain view of a photographer. There were of course no real surprises in the resulting shots, sincee the Ampera is essentially a Chevy Volt with new front and rear fascias. Opel has now ...

Opel Ampera caught undisguised in Germany 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Sources suggest that General Motors is readying the Opel Ampera for an expected debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The Ampera will be the first production vehicle in Europe using the Voltec powertrain that should make its first appearance in the Chevy Volt in 2010. We got an early sneak peek ...

Leaked sketches reveal entire Opel Ampera look thanks to OAMI 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

We got our first teaser look at the production version of the European Chevy Volt, aka the Opel Ampera, in late January. Now, thanks to the regulatory database run by the Office for Harmonization of the Internal Market (OHIM), the official European Union agency responsible for registering ...

Geneva Preview: Google translate says Chevy Volt = Opel Ampera 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

When we get to Geneva for the big show in early March, Opel will have the production of its first Voltec technology car ready to debut. The Ampera, as it will be called, is essentially an Opel-branded version of the Chevy Volt. Judging from the teaser that GM just released, it looks like the ...


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