Opel Insignia

Opel Insignia: Four-door notchback and five-door hatchback

Rüsselsheim/London, 2008-07-03 -- Opel will showcase to the public for the first time at the British International Motor Show (July 23 – August 3) both the four-door notchback and five-door hatchback versions of its new flagship car, the Opel Insignia.

2009 Opel Insignia Hatchback

Highlights:
* Choice between equally elegant and dynamic notchback and hatchback
* Sleek, aerodynamic body has class-leading Cd value of 0.27
* The New Opel Insignia notchback and hatchback on sale before the end of the year

Opel Cars Can See

Rüsselsheim, 2008-06-18 -- Opel introduces a first: A camera that aids drivers in two different ways. The Traffic Sign Recognition function reads speed limit and no-passing signs and displays them on the instrument panel. The Lane Departure Warning alerts drivers when they unintentionally veer out of their lane. Together, these two systems improve driving safety, reduce stress and can even prevent costly speeding tickets.

Opel Eye

Highlights:
* Leading Technology: Two-in-one system available early 2009
* Opel Eye informs drivers about speed limits; warns when they veer out of their lane
* First in Opel Insignia and soon in other models

Ruesselsheim to add next Astra Generation, Trollhättan builds Saab 9-3

Ruesselsheim, 2008-06-20 -- Today, GME President Carl-Peter Forster announced two significant production allocations at an all employee meeting in Ruesselsheim, Germany. The plant in Ruesselsheim, Germany, now preparing for the production launch of the new Opel Insignia, will also manufacture the next generation Astra coming into market as of 2010. Other GME compact car plants are Bochum, Germany, Ellesmere Port, UK, Gliwice, Poland and Trollhättan, Sweden. The production of the next generation SAAB 9-3 has been allocated to the plant in Trollhättan.

* Premiere: Opel Insignia is first model to bear revised emblem
* Tradition: “Blitz” lightning bolt has adorned Opel cars for 45 years

Rüsselsheim, 2008-05-20 -- A fresh, bold car requires an equally striking emblem. So when the Insignia debuts in July at the London Motor Show it will sport a refined logo that heralds a new era for Opel in innovation, technology and design.

Refined Opel Logo Expresses Brand's New Confidence

Fishies, Flimmies and the art of misdirection

Rüsselsheim, 2008-04-23 -- Camouflage and disguise are all important when new model prototypes first leave the well-protected confines of the design studio or workshop and head out onto the test track or open road. Although a great deal of today’s vehicle proving can be conducted in advance by computer simulation or on the test bench, there inevitably comes the day when all test results have to be validated, and the car must be released into its natural habitat – the road.

Camouflaged Opel Insignia during track testing at Dudenhofen Test Center

A New Design Language For A New Era

Rüsselsheim, 2008-04-18 -- A new name, a new car, a new ambition. With its groundbreaking design and sophisticated technology, the Insignia makes a quantum leap toward rejuvenating the brand and providing the perfect opportunity to discover Opel. The styling of the new 4.83 meter five-seater clearly expresses Opel’s strategy to make advanced technology and attractive design affordable.

2009 Opel Insignia: Groundbreaking design and sophisticated technology: The new Opel Insignia. The car will make its world premiere July 22 at the London Motor Show. (© General Motors)

Highlights:
# Sculpted design with a flowing coupé silhouette

World premiere of new mid-size Opel Insignia in July 2008

2007-11-29, Rüsselsheim -- Opel’s next-generation range of mid-size cars promises a radical step forward. The new model family, which makes its world premiere at the London Motor Show in July 2008, sets technology and design standards for the Opel brand and mid-size segment. To lead off the proceedings, Opel today announced the new model’s name: 2008 Opel Insignia.

2008 Opel Insignia: © GM Corp.

The new Opel Insignia family will be built at Opel’s home plant in Rüsselsheim, one of the most state-of-the-art automobile production facilities in the world.