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The Vauxhall Astra is a compact car/small family car that has been sold by Vauxhall since 1980. Over its eight generations, it has been made at several GM/Opel/Stellantis plants around Europe - however most versions have been sourced from Vauxhall's plant at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England.
Opel Astra 1.6 CDTI ecoFLEX Edition (Germany) Opel Astra 1.6 BiTurbo CDTI ecoFLEX Innovation Sports Tourer (Germany) Interior. Opel officially unveiled the Astra K on 1 June 2015 and made its official premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2015. [71] The Astra K is smaller (5 cm), and lighter (up to 200 kg) compared to Astra J.
Oldest surviving Vauxhall, delivered in November 1903 [15] 30–98 Velox Vauxhall Griffin on a 1921 Vauxhall 25. Scottish marine engineer Alexander Wilson founded the company at 90–92 Wandsworth Road, Vauxhall, London, in 1857. [16] It was founded as Alex Wilson and Company, and from 1897, the company built pumps and marine engines.
Although only two generations of Astra were built prior to the 1991 model, the new car was referred to across Europe as the Astra F, referring to its Kadett lineage. Until 1993, the Opel Corsa was known as the Vauxhall Nova in Great Britain, as Vauxhall had initially felt that Corsa sounded too much like "coarse", and would not catch on.
The Verano, the Buick Excelle GT, [7] which was developed for the Chinese market, and the Opel Astra/Vauxhall Astra sedan share General Motors' Delta II platform with the Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Orlando, and Opel/Vauxhall Zafira Tourer. In the US, it was manufactured by General Motors from 2012 to 2017.
The Opel Insignia is a large family car (D-segment in Europe) developed and produced by the German car manufacturer Opel from 2008 to 2022. Taking its name from a 2003 concept car, the model line serves as the flagship model, slotted above the Astra and Corsa in size.
The interior is similar to that of the 2009 to 2015 Astra and Insignia. [19] [20] The new Meriva uses front seat technology from the Insignia and Astra. The seat adjustment range is 240 mm (9.4 in) in length and 65 mm (2.6 in) in height. The Meriva B debuted at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March, and went into production in July 2010.
In June 2021, the Grandland X received a facelift and was renamed to just Grandland, dropping the 'X' suffix.Changes includes the adoption of Opel's 'Vizor' front fascia (debut on the Mokka), new matrix LED lighting technology, a revamped interior with a new dual-touchscreen layout, new gear selector for the automatic transmission, and added safety features.