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01/31/2002
VECTRAS
HAVE FEELINGS TOO!
The all-new Vectra, designed to compete head-to-head with Ford's Mondeo
in the battle for Britain's best motorway cruiser, can see, hear,
feel -- and even smell. In fact with more than 30 sensors, Vectra
has more sensory organs than a human being. more... |
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01/31/2002
The
new Opel Vectra - A Car with Sense and Senses
Rüsselsheim. The new Opel Vectra can hear, see, feel and smell. In
fact, with more than 40 sensors, the Vectra has more sensory organs
than a human. Passengers benefit from these sensors with every kilometer
they travel in the completely re-designed mid-size range, which makes
its debut on European roads in the spring of 2002. more... |
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01/25/2002
Opel:
Investment of 50 Million Euros for Bochum Plant
Rüsselsheim. With an investment of over 50 million euros, Adam Opel
AG will modernize, over the coming months, the press shop at its Bochum
production facility, which builds the Astra and Zafira models. The
company is thus establishing the technological prerequisites for processing
high-quality steels to be used for future model generations. more... |
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01/24/2002
"Opel.
Fresh Thinking for Better Cars"
Rüsselsheim. Opel has started the year with a new, pan-European image
campaign. After launching the campaign with an image film that defines
Opel's identity in terms of its heritage, current products and new
orientation, the TV spots following in February will which feature
the Opel Astra Cabrio and Opel Zafira and carry an emotional message. more... |
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01/23/2002
Opel
"Concept M": Sporty Van with Natural Gas Turbo Engine
Rüsselsheim. A sporty and environment-friendly monocab design study
called "Concept M" will celebrate its world premiere on the Opel stand
at the Geneva Motor Show (March 7-17, 2002). With its height of 1.62
meters, the dynamically styled, monocab van has stacks of space for
four passengers. more... |
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01/21/2002
Zafira
Now with Most Powerful Diesel in its Class
Rüsselsheim. Opel is now offering a version of its seven-seat Zafira
compact van with a 2.2-liter, direct-injection turbocharged diesel
engine. This ultra-modern ECOTEC power unit develops 92 kW (125 hp)
and has an impressive maximum torque of 280 Nm. With this engine the
Zafira 2.2 DTI is the most powerful diesel in its class, with a top
speed of 187 km/h. more... |
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01/16/2002
Opel
Reports 87 Million Euro Net Profit
Rüsselsheim. Opel finished 2001 with a net profit of 87 Million Euro.
Results from Opel´s domestic subsidiaries were reported according
to U.S. GAAP accounting standards and for the first time included
the results of Opel Bank GmbH, which contributed decisively to Opel´s
net profit. The bank achieved a trading profit of 260 million Euro
in 2001. more... |
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01/10/2002
Astra
Cabrio - New Top-of-The-Line Turbo
Rüsselsheim/Brussels: the most powerful Opel convertible of all time
is making its first appearance at the International Motor Show in
Brussels from January 17 to 27, and helping to celebrate the centenary
of this event. The Astra Cabrio Turbo is the top-of-the-line version
of Opel's successful open-air model, some 15,000 of which have already
been built since its launch last year. more... |
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01/07/2002
Opel
Frogster: Cool Ideas for Tomorrow's Drivers
Detroit. Following its appearances in Frankfurt and Tokyo, the Opel
Frogster concept car continues its world tour at the Detroit Motor
Show (January 10 - 20, 2002). The Frogster is as green and fresh as
the Opel Laubfrosch (Tree Frog) of the 1920s and it reinvents today's
small car in a cool and provocative way. more... |
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01/07/2002
Production
Starts up at New Opel facility in Rüsselsheim
Rüsselsheim - Production at Opel´s new facility in Rüsselsheim, currently
the most modern passenger car plant in the world and the site where
the newly developed Vectra is being built, got off to a good start
on Monday. more... |
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01/07/2002
GM
"AUTOnomy" is World's First Car built around the Fuel Cell
Rüsselsheim / Detroit. At the Detroit Motor Show this week General
Motors unveiled the AUTOnomy, the world's first concept vehicle built
around a fuel cell drive system and free from the confines of traditional
automotive architecture. Up to now, fuel cell systems have been integrated
into production vehicles. more... |
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01/01/2002
Opel
Vivaro Voted "International Van of the Year, 2002"
Rüsselsheim. A major success for Opel in the commercial-vehicle sector:
the new Vivaro medium van and the Combo delivery van took first and
second places when the votes were counted for the 2002 "International
Van of the Year" title. The innovative Vivaro - and its sister-model,
the new Renault Trafic - scored a runaway victory, with 115 of the
total of 232 points. more... |
