Opel Astra
Opel tries to sell more station wagons with free underwear
The underwear boosts testosterone, which Opel thinks will boost wagon sales.
Opel Astra named 2016 European Car of the Year
The Opel Astra, GM's European C-segment hatchback, was named Car of the Year for 2016 by a jury of European automotive journalists, beating out the Volvo XC90 and Mazda MX-5 Miata.
GM's new Opel Astra TCR is a serious piece of kit for $100k
Opel is offering customer racing teams the new Astra TCR, packing a 330-horsepower turbo four and lots of competition equipment for $100k.
Opel Astra makes us yearn for a tri-shield
The new Opel Astra has made its big debut in Frankfurt, and yet, here we are wishing it'd show its face here in America.
GM's Opel Astra bringing wagonload of envy to Frankfurt
General Motors and Opel are rolling into the Frankfurt Motor Show this year with the new Astra Sports Tourer wagon and this custom Vivaro Surf van concept.
Opel launching new Astra TCR racer
The TCR International Series is picking up, and Opel is the latest automaker to announce its new touring-car racer, based on the new Astra, to take part.
Opel reveals all-new Astra hatchback in Europe
Smaller on the outside but bigger on the inside, Opel rolls out the all-new successor to its top-selling Astra hatchback, touted as safer, lighter, more comfortable and more efficient than the model it replaces.
Opel snapped testing next-gen Astra GSi hot hatch
Opel and Vauxhall appear to be preparing to launch GSi versions of the next-generation Astra, slotting in below the top-of-the-line OPC/VXR hot hatch and spied undergoing testing near the Nürburgring in Germany.
Holden brings Opel Astra VXR, GTC and Cascada to Australia
Holden is bringing over the Opel/Vauxhall Astra GTC and VXR three-door hatchbacks along with the Cascada convertible down to Australia for the first time.
GM to trim Russian output, raise prices amid currency woes
Russia's weak currency is proving troublesome for GM, as the company is planning to halt production at its St. Petersburg factory while also raising prices.
New Buick Verano testing in Germany
A refresh to Buick's popular Verano sedan appears to be nigh, thanks to these spy photos that show the tweaked four-door testing in Germany.
Holden getting Cascada, Astra and Insignia from Opel [w/videos]
Holden, General Motor's Australian arm, is just beginning a major transition. The automaker announced late last year that it would end local production in 2017. But recently, Gerry Dorizas, its new managing director, boldly declared that the marque is gunning to Chris Bruce
Opel putting Astra Extreme into production
Even more than in years past, this month's Geneva Motor Show press days were absolutely teeming with lust-worthy hot hatches. There was the new Seat Leon Cupra, the Honda Civic Type R concept, Volkswagen Scirocco R and Noah Joseph
Opel Performance Center takes Astra to the Extreme [w/video]
Vauxhall reveals stripped-out Astra VXR Extreme front-drive track toy
More power, less weight. It's a winning formula when it comes to performance automobiles, and one we've seen applied time and time again. It's what Ferrari did to transform the 360 Modena into the Challenge Stradale, the F430 into the Noah Joseph
Opel Astra OPC Extreme snapshots whetting our appetites
Opel has used its Facebook page to show off more of the woven carbon fiber bits that will adorn its Astra OPC Extreme, promised to be the fastest production car it has ever made available to the public. Utilizing lessons learned during last year's campaigns with
Astra OPC Extreme to be fastest Opel ever
A racecar for the road. Usually that statement is nothing more than marketing, but Opel may have actually done it with its Astra OPC Extreme. It promises that the hot hatch is the fastest production Astra it has ever sold.
Vauxhall Astra sets 12 World and 6 National Speed Endurance Records [w/video]
You may know it as an Opel, a Vauxhall, a Holden, a Chevy, a Buick or even a Saturn, depending on where you live. But whatever emblem it's wearing, the Noah Joseph
Opel plans return to motorsport
With a financial crisis ravaging the European automotive industry, many automakers have tightened budgets, and motorsports programs have, in many cases, been among the first things to go. That's the case at Ford and Mini, but it's the opposite at Ope