Opel will discontinue the Ampera, the slow-selling rebadged version of the Volt made by General Motors sister brand Chevrolet, after the redesign of the 2016 Volt, according to two people familiar with the company’s plans.
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Opel reaches severance deal with workers at Bochum, Germany, plant
Opel has reached a severance deal with workers at its Bochum factory in Germany, a crucial step in the General Motors unit’s restructuring to return to profitability.
Mark Adams says, Regulation intensifies pressure on car design
Meeting Europe’s tougher CO2 regulations is intensifying the pressure on the people penning vehicles.
“In the last five to 10 years designing cars has gotten a hell of a lot tougher,” Opel/Vauxhall design chief Mark Adams told the Automotive News Europe Congress in Brussels.
Opel plans return to profit through closer ties with parent GM
Opel aims to return to profit and increase its market share in Europe by focusing on smaller cars using more components from parent company General Motors, CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann said.
Ford, Renault, Opel and PSA gain as European sales rise 4%
New-car registrations in Europe rose 4 percent in April with mass-market automakers Renault, Ford, Opel and PSA showing stronger growth than premium brands.
Registrations in the EU and EFTA markets increased to 1.13 million vehicles from 1.08 million a year earlier, industry association ACEA said today in a statement. Four-month sales gained 7 percent to 4.48 million.
