Press Releases

• Up to date: Short printed overview as Quick Guide instead of thick manual
• Online: Detailed instructions for car and infotainment digitally accessible via QR code
• “Greenovation”: Hundreds of millions of pages in paper saved every year

Rüsselsheim.  Rebecca Reinermann has been assigned the responsibility of leading Opel/Vauxhall marketing activities as of January 1, 2023. Reinermann currently holds the position of Area Operations Manager for Fiat & Abarth in Germany, Austria and Poland. She will succeed Patrick Fourniol who will be responsible for Brand Marketing Communications for Stellantis in Europe.

• Huge selection: Gift ideas from the Astra, Vintage, or Brand Collection
• Stylish and practical: Fashion and accessories in characteristic Opel look
• For young fans: Opel football, toy cars, baby socks

• Treasures from the Opel archive: Opel developments that made history
• In the vineyard and field: Opel machines to make life easier in agriculture
• For two-wheelers and planes: Opel makes people mobile on more than four wheels
• Close to world affairs: The newsreel “Opel Wochenschau”

• Traditionally innovative: “Jubilee” Grandland GSe combines top technologies and driving pleasure
• Birthday parties: 160 years of Opel, 40 years of Corsa and 30 years of Eisenach plant
• Legendary millionaires: Opel Kapitän, Rekord, Senator and Omega

Rüsselsheim.  Opel will soon have a new international creative agency: Jung von Matt HAVEL will work with the German carmaker as of January 1, 2023. The partnership covers all matters of strategic brand positioning and campaign development on all marketing channels and in all markets for Opel and Vauxhall.

Rüsselsheim.  With effect from September 1, 2022, Christophe Mandon is appointed Head of Sales at Opel/Vauxhall, reporting to Opel CEO Florian Huettl. Mandon currently is responsible for the Commercial Management of all Stellantis’ brands in the Middle East and Africa Region.

Rüsselsheim.  Florian Huettl (45) has been named the new CEO of Opel/Vauxhall by the Supervisory Board of Opel Automobile GmbH. This was formally decided during the meeting of the Supervisory Board yesterday evening. The previous Head of Sales and Marketing of Opel/Vauxhall will assume leadership of the two brands on June 1, 2022. Huettl succeeds Uwe Hochgeschurtz, who has been appointed Enlarged Europe Chief Operating Officer of Opel’s parent company Stellantis and will take over Maxime Picat's responsibilities. Uwe Hochgeschurtz assumed his position as Opel/Vauxhall CEO on September 1, 2021. During this time, he gave further impetus to Opel/Vauxhall's electrification and digitization offensive.

• All-time high: Launch quality improved by 25 per cent in just one year
• Ambitious goal: Number 1 in quality among volume automakers
• Analysis results: New methods introduced to prevent faults
• Currently: Top scores for Opel models in ADAC breakdown statistics and TÜV Report

• Opel offer already includes twelve electrified versions
• Electric offer for entire light commercial vehicle line-up
• Electrified version of each model by 2024, purely electric in Europe by 2028
• Opel Crossland and Insignia successors also battery-electric
• Opel Vivaro-e HYDROGEN with fuel cell technology already in use with customers
• New Opel Manta with purely electric drive by mid-decade
• Production of high-performance batteries in ACC giga factory in Kaiserslautern from 2025
• Opel pioneered electric mobility in Europe with Ampera and Ampera-e

• Stephen Norman to retire after more than 45 years in the automotive industry
• Tobias Gubitz to report directly to CEO Uwe Hochgeschurtz as Head of
  Product & Pricing

• 15^th month in succession with market share growth in Germany
• Full year market share up by almost 1.2 percentage points on 2020 to circa 6.2%
• Opel Corsa best-selling small car in Germany

• Spring: New Opel Astra five-door rolls out to customers
• Summer: Dealer-premiere for new Opel Astra Sports Tourer
• Anniversary year: Opel will be 160, the Kadett 60; Corsa to celebrate its 40th birthday

• Highlight of the year: World premiere for all-new Opel Astra
• Astonishing: Opel reveals Manta GSe ElektroMOD and Opel Rocks-e
• Debut season: Strong start for Opel Corsa-e Rally and ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup
• E-offensive continues: New Mokka-e, Combo-e Life and Grandland plug-in-hybrid
• Electric newcomers: Opel Combo-e, Vivaro-e and Movano-e join LCV portfolio

Rüsselsheim.  Opel is opening the next chapter of its comprehensive electrification offensive: The tradition-rich German brand is currently not only expanding the electric model portfolio but will focus entirely on battery electric vehicles in Europe as of 2028. Opel will also enter the world's largest automobile market China –as a purely electric brand. Furthermore, the legendary Opel Manta will celebrate its comeback as a purely electric car.