UK tests but no RHD sales for GM’s new electric Ampera-e

The new Ampera-e electric car, which will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show later this month, will be evaluated in the UK by Vauxhall with the possibility of right-hand-drive models being produced in a future generation, the company says.

First Astra Sports Tourer off the line is a diesel

The first new-generation Astra Sports Tourer has rolled off the line at Vauxhall/Opel’s Ellesmere Port production line in Cheshire. The first vehicle was an Elite 1.6CDTi in Flip Chip Silver.

GM to bring all-electric Ampera-e to Europe

Vauxhall’s parent Opel has announced that a version of the US-market all-electric Chevrolet Bolt will be coming to Europe as the Opel Ampera-e.

Back to basics

Mass-produced motor car manufacturers first adopted the stressed skin unibody, or monocoque design system, pioneered by the Opel Olympia and Citroën Traction Avant way back in the 1930s

Vauxhall-Opel invests £23 million in German test centre

Vauxhall-Opel has opened the completely renewed high-speed circuit at its Dudenhofen Test Centre.