These are Opel Vauxhall’s engineering targets for 2014, according to Karl-Friedrich Stracke, its CEO. His ambition goes further, however, perhaps even stretching to re-entering markets such as the big-car segment long since abandoned by non-premium car...

The company has yet to announce what it will do to turn the losses around but says it plans to return its European arm, Opel/Vauxhall, to profitability. With the North American and international arms of the business making profits, General Motors made...

“We are jointly discussing our strategy and will keep our employees and the public informed. “Opel/Vauxhall is on a good path and thanks to our excellent model range with six new product launches in 2012, we are sure we will build on our success in the...

The company has placed Vice Chairman Steve Girsky in charge of the European supervisory board and is adding executives in preparation for restructuring. Girsky has said GM intends to fix the European unit, made up of the Opel and Vauxhall brands, and...

Vauxhall parent General Motors (GM) is under pressure to slash costs at its European arm – which lost £446m in the last year – as the continent’s economy remains in the doldrums. That led to reports from the US that GM’s plants in Ellesmere Port and in...

It replaces the Astra Sports hatch, which in 2007 and 2008 out-sold its nearest competitor by three-to-one, and up until last year was still the clear leader with sales totalling 11,451. The Astra GTC shares no body panels with either the Astra Hatch...