Press releases - December 2002
 

12/19/2002     
Opel Zafira 1.6 CNG Wins "Fleet Award 2002"
Rüsselsheim. More then 6,000 fleet managers and readers of the industry magazine "Autoflotte" have made their decision: the Opel Zafira 1.6 CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) is the best car of the year 2002 in the category "Alternative Propulsion".   more...

12/18/2002     
New Astra 1.7 CDTI First Diesel to Comply with Euro 4
Rüsselsheim. Higher performance, more refinement and significantly lower exhaust emissions. These are the advantages of the new Opel Astra 1.7 CDTI, the first diesel-engined car in the world that fully complies with the Euro 4 emission standard.   more...

12/17/2002     
Opel Documents Acknowledgement of its Responsibilities
Rüsselsheim. Adam Opel AG today presented here in Rüsselsheim its first Sustainability Report. Opel is the first German car manufacturer to align its activities with the voluntary Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 2002 Sustainability Reporting guidelines. Management Board Member Klaudia Martini assessed the report as a milestone in a new, integrated strategy.   more...

12/10/2002     
Prince Albert of Monaco takes HydroGen3 around his principality
Monaco. - Even for worldly-wise and race-proven Prince Albert of Monaco, this was a whole new experience: Without producing any noise at all, he drove around the Formula 1 Grand Prix course in his principality. Without ever changing a gear, he sped up to the "Hotel de Paris", and none of the visitors down at the old harbor were even bothered by the smell of racing oil.   more...

12/04/2002     
Innovative New Lighting Technology for Opel Vectra and Signum
Rüsselsheim. Opel is introducing a pioneering headlight technology, called Adaptive Forward Lighting (AFL), which provides a clear advantage in terms of active safety and comfort.   more...

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