Opel adds 130 hp Insignia EcoFlex, 136 g/km of CO 2
green.autoblog.com 9/2/2009 — Opel is expanding the Insignia ecoFlex lineup with a new 130 hp variant of the 2.0-liter diesel engine. GM's European branch has already been offering an ecoFlex variant of the mid-sized Insignia for some time, utilizing the more powerful 160 hp version of the same engine. Apparently, the ...

Opel adds Sports Tourer Wagon to Insignia ecoFlex line
autobloggreen.com 6/30/2009 — 2010 Opel Insignia Sports Tourer ecoFlex - click above for high res image Over in Europe, Opel has expanded it's Insignia ecoFlex line with a Sports Tourer model. That would be a station wagon in American English. Whatever you call it, this handsome machine gets the same range of ...

Frank Weber takes over product planning at Opel
green.autoblog.com 5 days ago — 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 ...

Opel planning a new minicar for Europe, looking for development partner
green.autoblog.com 10/16/2009 — 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 ...

Despite Opel Sale, GM Remains Committed to Euro Volt
earth2tech.com 5/6/2009 — General Motors’ European subsidiary, Opel, is up for grabs. It says it needs $4.3 billion to survive the downturn, and private equity investors, along with Italian automaker Fiat SpA and parts maker Magna International — the Canadian ...

Opel releases official photo of new Ampera ER-EV
autobloggreen.com 3/2/2009 — Click to enlarge 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 ...

REPORT: Opel Ampera pricing hint suggests Chevy Volt might cost $35,000
green.autoblog.com 9/7/2009 — Opel Ampera concept and one of the Cruze mules - click above for high-res image gallery 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 ...

GM trying to sell Opel, but will keep Ampera (the Opel Volt)
autobloggreen.com 5/6/2009 — Opel Ampera - Click to enlarge 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 ...

Opel will offer two factory-installed LPG models, Meriva and Corsa, in France
green.autoblog.com 10/4/2009 — 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 replaced ...

GM Restructuring: HUMMER Buyer, 300M Draw for Opel
greencarcongress.com 6/2/2009 — General Motors Corp. has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a buyer for HUMMER. The sale is expected to close by the end of third quarter of this year and is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of applicable regulatory approvals. Under terms of the ...

Reva: Electric Car's Future May Be In The Hands Of Small Indian Company — Green on HuffingtonPost.com 10/28/2009
What is indisputable is that as the whole automotive world seems to be racing suddenly toward the age of electricity, the Reva Electric Car Company is in the lead, ahead of better-known local competitors like Tata Motors and global giants like ...